Only two more weeks...

[Ripken]

Plenty of time for two major trades and two major FA signings.  Someone hold DD's beer.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Isn't it telling that Cubs don't want Arrieta back?

[Ripken]

7 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

Isn't it telling that Cubs don't want Arrieta back?

Ya know, I've been wondering about that.  It's not like they have a great rotation or money problems...

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, Ripken said:

Ya know, I've been wondering about that.  It's not like they have a great rotation or money problems...

http://www.spotrac.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/payroll/

Heyward and Lester combine for over 55M this year.

I can see where they wouldn't want to add another pitcher at 20M+.

[Ripken]

6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

http://www.spotrac.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/payroll/

Heyward and Lester combine for over 55M this year.

I can see where they wouldn't want to add another pitcher at 20M+.

I hated that Heyward contract.  Never, ever understood why folks wanted him so much.  

[Yardball85]

3 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Yessir, I agree.

And a walk year Manny Machado at SS.

 

Well, they can't trade him because... this year!!

[Bahama O's Fan]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

http://www.spotrac.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/payroll/

Heyward and Lester combine for over 55M this year.

I can see where they wouldn't want to add another pitcher at 20M+.

But I read somewhere that they were interested in Darvish, I thought

[tntoriole]

4 hours ago, El Gordo said:

Bundy, Gausmann, ??, ??,  Castro/Cortes/Tillman.

I was betting it would have been that exactly except for adding Miggy...but even he told them to go spit. 

[tntoriole]

31 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

But I read somewhere that they were interested in Darvish, I thought

Yeah and I am interested in Penelope Cruz

 

[SteveA]

58 minutes ago, Ripken said:

I hated that Heyward contract.  Never, ever understood why folks wanted him so much.  

And yet they are rumored to be in the Darvish market.

[foxfield]

1 hour ago, weams said:

 

The Oriole Bird is saying:

 

 

Hey wait... you don't have any pitchers!!!!!!!

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

[ChuckS]

1 hour ago, Ripken said:

I hated that Heyward contract.  Never, ever understood why folks wanted him so much.  

One of the few contracts out there which could POSSIBLY be argued, is worse than Chris Davis.  

I would still make that trade all day, but Heyward has been just as bad offensively and has six years left versus Davis' five. 

[Can_of_corn]

17 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

One of the few contracts out there which could POSSIBLY be argued, is worse than Chris Davis.  

I would still make that trade all day, but Heyward has been just as bad offensively and has six years left versus Davis' five. 

I'll take the plus plus defender in right over the first baseman.

[ScGO's]

So when do we sign Raffy?