Theo Epstein Sploosh Thread

[D. Doluntap]

-Three straight 90+ win seasons (first time since 1928-1930)
-Three straight postseason appearances (first time since 1906-1908)
-Three straight years winning at least one postseason series (not done since...ever)
-Best record in baseball since start of 2015

Oh and for what it's worth even after losing on purpose for the first 3 years of the Epstein Era the Cubs are now well over .500 in his tenure as GM anyway (492-479).

I guess this is that "sustained success" thing they were talking about.

How's this for keeping it going for a bit...

C- Contreras (age 25)
1B - Rizzo (age 27)
2B Baez (Age 24)
SS - Russell (Age 23)
3B - Bryant (Age 25)
LF - Schwarber (Age 24)/Happ (Age 22)
CF - Almora (Age 23)
RF - Heyward (Age 27)

That's fucking awesome. It's amazing to think that at one point we were sorta intrigued about a roster that featured Brian Dopirak and Ryan Harvey. I wonder if Brian ever took the advice re: the Bloomingdale's executive training program?

[SKO]

-Three straight 90+ win seasons (first time since 1928-1930)
-Three straight postseason appearances (first time since 1906-1908)
-Three straight years winning at least one postseason series (not done since...ever)
-Best record in baseball since start of 2015

Oh and for what it's worth even after losing on purpose for the first 3 years of the Epstein Era the Cubs are now well over .500 in his tenure as GM anyway (492-479).

I guess this is that "sustained success" thing they were talking about.

How's this for keeping it going for a bit...

C- Contreras (age 25)
1B - Rizzo (age 27)
2B Baez (Age 24)
SS - Russell (Age 23)
3B - Bryant (Age 25)
LF - Schwarber (Age 24)/Happ (Age 22)
CF - Almora (Age 23)
RF - Heyward (Age 27)

There was a Phillies prospect dude a few weeks ago who said he hadn't seen how bad Zobrist's 2017 season had been so far and noted that the Cubs "big splashes" in free agency have sucked, also citing Lester's 2017 campaign. I found that a very weird analysis and it only really applies to Heyward, and it also only applies if you're looking at a strict Dollar/WAR thing and not looking at the Cubs FA signings in context with their payroll flexibility. They signed Zobrist to go for broke in 2016 and it worked, anything else he does is gravy and their stacked with internal options at 2B as he declines. Lackey got basically 2 years at the qualifying offer rate and delivered as a league average dude. Lester's been worth more than he's been paid so far (Fangraphs has him at 96 million in production so far, he's been paid 55 mildo). The only actual whiff has been Heyward, but again paying Heyward 23 million to produce 1.5 wins is easier to swallow when you've built a roster where Kris Bryant gets 1 million to produce almost 7 wins.

[CBStew]

... paying Heyward 23 million to produce 1.5 wins is easier to swallow when you've built a roster where Kris Bryant gets 1 million to produce almost 7 wins.

As someone whose 50+ years career has been the representation of working people,  that makes me feel guilty.

[Saul Goodman]

-Three straight 90+ win seasons (first time since 1928-1930)
-Three straight postseason appearances (first time since 1906-1908)
-Three straight years winning at least one postseason series (not done since...ever)
-Best record in baseball since start of 2015

Oh and for what it's worth even after losing on purpose for the first 3 years of the Epstein Era the Cubs are now well over .500 in his tenure as GM anyway (492-479).

I guess this is that "sustained success" thing they were talking about.

The plan sucks. How many more tears, Theo?

[Canadouche]

-Three straight 90+ win seasons (first time since 1928-1930)
-Three straight postseason appearances (first time since 1906-1908)
-Three straight years winning at least one postseason series (not done since...ever)
-Best record in baseball since start of 2015

Oh and for what it's worth even after losing on purpose for the first 3 years of the Epstein Era the Cubs are now well over .500 in his tenure as GM anyway (492-479).

I guess this is that "sustained success" thing they were talking about.

How's this for keeping it going for a bit...

C- Contreras (age 25)
1B - Rizzo (age 27)
2B Baez (Age 24)
SS - Russell (Age 23)
3B - Bryant (Age 25)
LF - Schwarber (Age 24)/Happ (Age 22)
CF - Almora (Age 23)
RF - Heyward (Age 27)

Yeah -- I'm pretty sure the Cubs are fielding the youngest team in the playoffs this year.

[Quality Start Machine]

-Three straight 90+ win seasons (first time since 1928-1930)
-Three straight postseason appearances (first time since 1906-1908)
-Three straight years winning at least one postseason series (not done since...ever)
-Best record in baseball since start of 2015

Oh and for what it's worth even after losing on purpose for the first 3 years of the Epstein Era the Cubs are now well over .500 in his tenure as GM anyway (492-479).

I guess this is that "sustained success" thing they were talking about.

How's this for keeping it going for a bit...

C- Contreras (age 25)
1B - Rizzo (age 27)
2B Baez (Age 24)
SS - Russell (Age 23)
3B - Bryant (Age 25)
LF - Schwarber (Age 24)/Happ (Age 22)
CF - Almora (Age 23)
RF - Heyward (Age 27)

Yeah -- I'm pretty sure the Cubs are fielding the youngest team in the playoffs this year.

Guessing the pitching staff & Zobrist skew the average age pretty damn high.