Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[PenFoe]

Payroll this year is around $93 M. Before taking arbitration into account, they've only got $32 M committed for next year. Even if you figure that goes up to $50 M or so when you take arb raises into account for guys like Wood, Valbuena and Arrieta, that's still at least $40 M for Epstink to play with, and that's not counting the funds they "banked" when they missed out on Tanaka. They're going to have a big pile of money to work with this offseason even if you assume it doesn't jump significantly above $100 M.

Most likely. Which should be fun. I think a lot of it will depend on whether they trade/extend Shark. Given the "saved" Tanaka funds and alleged new revenues coming, it'd be great to see them extend Shark, then get two of Price/Lester/Masterson/Scherzer (though he'll cost too much to be worth it, probably). Given that they'll just cost money, Lester and Masterson would be ideal. Probably a pipe dream, I realize.

Wait, wait...extend Samardzija and sign two of those pitchers?

You can't honestly think that's even remotely possible, right?

[Eli]

Payroll this year is around $93 M. Before taking arbitration into account, they've only got $32 M committed for next year. Even if you figure that goes up to $50 M or so when you take arb raises into account for guys like Wood, Valbuena and Arrieta, that's still at least $40 M for Epstink to play with, and that's not counting the funds they "banked" when they missed out on Tanaka. They're going to have a big pile of money to work with this offseason even if you assume it doesn't jump significantly above $100 M.

Most likely. Which should be fun. I think a lot of it will depend on whether they trade/extend Shark. Given the "saved" Tanaka funds and alleged new revenues coming, it'd be great to see them extend Shark, then get two of Price/Lester/Masterson/Scherzer (though he'll cost too much to be worth it, probably). Given that they'll just cost money, Lester and Masterson would be ideal. Probably a pipe dream, I realize.

Wait, wait...extend Samardzija and sign two of those pitchers?

You can't honestly think that's even remotely possible, right?

Of course not. I specifically wanted to make your head explode.

[Eli]

Actually, I'd put Alcantara ahead of Almora at this point.

Alcantara is closer, but Almora has more upside.

Almora's father has been fighting prostate cancer, and I'm guessing it's been a distraction for him. So I'm not putting too much stock in him not destroying the Florida State League like he did earlier this season.

I don't agree. Hasn't the whole point of Almora been his "floor" and not his "upside?"

[Quality Start Machine]

Actually, I'd put Alcantara ahead of Almora at this point.

Alcantara is closer, but Almora has more upside.

Almora's father has been fighting prostate cancer, and I'm guessing it's been a distraction for him. So I'm not putting too much stock in him not destroying the Florida State League like he did earlier this season.

I don't agree. Hasn't the whole point of Almora been his "floor" and not his "upside?"

His floor is quite high, but I do think he'll be a better ballplayer at the major league level than Alcantara. Not that I'm saying either will be stiffs, mind you. I just think Almora will be better.

[BH]

Actually, I'd put Alcantara ahead of Almora at this point.

Alcantara is closer, but Almora has more upside.

Almora's father has been fighting prostate cancer, and I'm guessing it's been a distraction for him. So I'm not putting too much stock in him not destroying the Florida State League like he did earlier this season.

Did Gally tell you this?

[Quality Start Machine]

Actually, I'd put Alcantara ahead of Almora at this point.

Alcantara is closer, but Almora has more upside.

Almora's father has been fighting prostate cancer, and I'm guessing it's been a distraction for him. So I'm not putting too much stock in him not destroying the Florida State League like he did earlier this season.

Did Gally tell you this?

It's been in the Daytona paper. He took a couple days off in May to be with his father for the surgery, and he did a "Fuck Cancer" tweet.

[CT III]

Actually, I'd put Alcantara ahead of Almora at this point.

Alcantara is closer, but Almora has more upside.

Almora's father has been fighting prostate cancer, and I'm guessing it's been a distraction for him. So I'm not putting too much stock in him not destroying the Florida State League like he did earlier this season.

Did Gally tell you this?

It's been in the Daytona paper. He took a couple days off in May to be with his father for the surgery, and he did a "Fuck Cancer" tweet.

If it ain't on Rotoworld, it didn't really happen.

[PenFoe]

5th Round Pick, Justin Steele, appears to have signed.



Bonerific.

[Powdered Toast Man]

The Lord, doing his best work here. We can all agree, I'm sure.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Revenge?

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Wonder how his evangelical family will feel about Crane Kenney forcing him to accept Greek Orthojesus as his Lord.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

DPD...

I guess I'd never actually seen images of Crane's dugout priest before, because... Can we be certain that this "Rev. Fr. James L. Greanias" isn't actually BC?

[Powdered Toast Man]

Have you seen them in the same room together?

Do they make rooms for such events?

[Tony]

Does he go to the same barber as Carlos Boozer?

[Saul Goodman]

Revenge?

There's nothing Jesus loves more than some sweet revenge.