Kyle SKOwarber Hulking Thread of Sploogepower

[Oleg]

My son wants a Schwarber jersey. Bad investment?  Going to be traded before the credit card bill shows up?  I think Arrietta is second choice.

How old is the kid?  5?  You figure you need a jersey with assured staying power for a good 3-5 years before the explanation of why his favorite player is no longer on The Cubs is complicated with a jersey.

In my mind, I would only feel comfortable with saying that this current team only has about 4 players who are, with near certainty, going to be Cubs in that time span: Rizzo, Bryant, Russell, and Lester.

Now, certainly, they're not going to trade away both Schwarber and Soler, I would think.  But, you can't really say which one would be dealt; or, they both could stay.  And, I think that's also true of a lot of other combinations (Baez and Castro, Baez and Soler, perhaps, etc).

Does that make sense?

[Tonker]

My son wants a Schwarber jersey. Bad investment?  Going to be traded before the credit card bill shows up?  I think Arrietta is second choice.

How old is the kid?  5?  You figure you need a jersey with assured staying power for a good 3-5 years before the explanation of why his favorite player is no longer on The Cubs is complicated with a jersey.

In my mind, I would only feel comfortable with saying that this current team only has about 4 players who are, with near certainty, going to be Cubs in that time span: Rizzo, Bryant, Russell, and Lester.

Now, certainly, they're not going to trade away both Schwarber and Soler, I would think.  But, you can't really say which one would be dealt; or, they both could stay.  And, I think that's also true of a lot of other combinations (Baez and Castro, Baez and Soler, perhaps, etc).

Does that make sense?

I'd say it's more likely than not that, by the beginning of the 2018 season, both Schwarber and Arrieta are no longer with the Cubs.

Kris Bryant is the correct answer to this question.  Kris Bryant.

[SKO]

My son wants a Schwarber jersey. Bad investment?  Going to be traded before the credit card bill shows up?  I think Arrietta is second choice.

How old is the kid?  5?  You figure you need a jersey with assured staying power for a good 3-5 years before the explanation of why his favorite player is no longer on The Cubs is complicated with a jersey.

In my mind, I would only feel comfortable with saying that this current team only has about 4 players who are, with near certainty, going to be Cubs in that time span: Rizzo, Bryant, Russell, and Lester.

Now, certainly, they're not going to trade away both Schwarber and Soler, I would think.  But, you can't really say which one would be dealt; or, they both could stay.  And, I think that's also true of a lot of other combinations (Baez and Castro, Baez and Soler, perhaps, etc).

Does that make sense?

I'd say it's more increasingly likely than not that, by the beginning of the 2018 season, both Schwarber and Arrieta are no longer with the Cubs.

Kris Bryant is the correct answer to this question.  Kris Bryant.

Get the verbiage right, at least.

[smg]

Thanks guys. The almost 5-year-old has deemed Bryant's jersey acceptable.  :). Most of the games he saw this year were those early playoff games; hence the Schwarber love.

[Quality Start Machine]

My son wants a Schwarber jersey. Bad investment?  Going to be traded before the credit card bill shows up?  I think Arrietta is second choice.

How old is the kid?  5?  You figure you need a jersey with assured staying power for a good 3-5 years before the explanation of why his favorite player is no longer on The Cubs is complicated with a jersey.

In my mind, I would only feel comfortable with saying that this current team only has about 4 players who are, with near certainty, going to be Cubs in that time span: Rizzo, Bryant, Russell, and Lester.

Now, certainly, they're not going to trade away both Schwarber and Soler, I would think.  But, you can't really say which one would be dealt; or, they both could stay.  And, I think that's also true of a lot of other combinations (Baez and Castro, Baez and Soler, perhaps, etc).

Does that make sense?

I'd say it's more increasingly likely than not that, by the beginning of the 2018 season, both Schwarber and Arrieta are no longer with the Cubs the National League will have the designated hitter.

Kris Bryant is the correct answer to this question.  Kris Bryant.

Get the verbiage right, at least.

Kyle's not going anywhere.

[CT III]

My son wants a Schwarber jersey. Bad investment?  Going to be traded before the credit card bill shows up?  I think Arrietta is second choice.

How old is the kid?  5?  You figure you need a jersey with assured staying power for a good 3-5 years before the explanation of why his favorite player is no longer on The Cubs is complicated with a jersey.

In my mind, I would only feel comfortable with saying that this current team only has about 4 players who are, with near certainty, going to be Cubs in that time span: Rizzo, Bryant, Russell, and Lester.

Now, certainly, they're not going to trade away both Schwarber and Soler, I would think.  But, you can't really say which one would be dealt; or, they both could stay.  And, I think that's also true of a lot of other combinations (Baez and Castro, Baez and Soler, perhaps, etc).

Does that make sense?

I'd say it's more increasingly likely than not that, by the beginning of the 2018 season, both Schwarber and Arrieta are no longer with the Cubs the National League will have the designated hitter.

Kris Bryant is the correct answer to this question.  Kris Bryant.

Get the verbiage right, at least.

Kyle's not going anywhere.

Welp, it was nice knowing him, I guess.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

My son wants a Schwarber jersey. Bad investment?  Going to be traded before the credit card bill shows up?  I think Arrietta is second choice.

How old is the kid?  5?  You figure you need a jersey with assured staying power for a good 3-5 years before the explanation of why his favorite player is no longer on The Cubs is complicated with a jersey.

In my mind, I would only feel comfortable with saying that this current team only has about 4 players who are, with near certainty, going to be Cubs in that time span: Rizzo, Bryant, Russell, and Lester.

Now, certainly, they're not going to trade away both Schwarber and Soler, I would think.  But, you can't really say which one would be dealt; or, they both could stay.  And, I think that's also true of a lot of other combinations (Baez and Castro, Baez and Soler, perhaps, etc).

Does that make sense?

I'd say it's more increasingly likely than not that, by the beginning of the 2018 season, both Schwarber and Arrieta are no longer with the Cubs the National League will have the designated hitter.

Kris Bryant is the correct answer to this question.  Kris Bryant.

Get the verbiage right, at least.

Kyle's not going anywhere.

I agree.  Even if the NL doesn't get a DH, at his age and strength he can play a passable LF for at least 5 years.  I want to stab you in the neck with Schwarber's bat shard for the mere suggestion, Oleg.   

[CBStew]

My son wants a Schwarber jersey. Bad investment?  Going to be traded before the credit card bill shows up? 

How old is the kid? 
Does that make sense?

I counted four questions.  Kris Bryant is not the answer to any of them.

[Oleg]

My son wants a Schwarber jersey. Bad investment?  Going to be traded before the credit card bill shows up?  I think Arrietta is second choice.

How old is the kid?  5?  You figure you need a jersey with assured staying power for a good 3-5 years before the explanation of why his favorite player is no longer on The Cubs is complicated with a jersey.

In my mind, I would only feel comfortable with saying that this current team only has about 4 players who are, with near certainty, going to be Cubs in that time span: Rizzo, Bryant, Russell, and Lester.

Now, certainly, they're not going to trade away both Schwarber and Soler, I would think.  But, you can't really say which one would be dealt; or, they both could stay.  And, I think that's also true of a lot of other combinations (Baez and Castro, Baez and Soler, perhaps, etc).

Does that make sense?

I'd say it's more increasingly likely than not that, by the beginning of the 2018 season, both Schwarber and Arrieta are no longer with the Cubs the National League will have the designated hitter.

Kris Bryant is the correct answer to this question.  Kris Bryant.

Get the verbiage right, at least.

Kyle's not going anywhere.

I agree.  Even if the NL doesn't get a DH, at his age and strength he can play a passable LF for at least 5 years.  I want to stab you in the neck with Schwarber's bat shard for the mere suggestion, Oleg.   

If The Cubs got offered Harvey or Syndergaard plus something else for Schwarber, would you be upset at that trade?  I might be but if something of that ilk came along, I'd think Schwarber would have a chance at getting dealt.

I don't want him gone but if I was making a $100+ investment in a jersey for a kid, I'd probably want better odds than that of the player sticking around.

[Eli]

Even if the NL doesn't get a DH, at his age and strength he can play a passable LF for at least 5 years. 

Five years? No way. He may make a quick improvement next year from getting heavy coaching/reps, but physically he's only going to get worse from here, especially with his bigger body type.

[Oleg]

Even if the NL doesn't get a DH, at his age and strength he can play a passable LF for at least 5 years. 

Five years? No way. He may make a quick improvement next year from getting heavy coaching/reps, but physically he's only going to get worse from here, especially with his bigger body type.

#BMI

[Quality Start Machine]

If The Cubs got offered Harvey or Syndergaard plus something else for Schwarber, would you be upset at that trade?  I might be but if something of that ilk came along, I'd think Schwarber would have a chance at getting dealt.

I don't want him gone but if I was making a $100+ investment in a jersey for a kid, I'd probably want better odds than that of the player sticking around.

If the Mets are offering one of those guys, then yeah. But why would they be?

As far as making an investment in a jersey for a kid...there's a process that you are unfamiliar with here. Mainly, he'll grow out of it in a year.

[Yeti]

My son wants a Schwarber jersey. Bad investment?  Going to be traded before the credit card bill shows up?  I think Arrietta is second choice.

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Hi

[Oleg]

If The Cubs got offered Harvey or Syndergaard plus something else for Schwarber, would you be upset at that trade?  I might be but if something of that ilk came along, I'd think Schwarber would have a chance at getting dealt.

I don't want him gone but if I was making a $100+ investment in a jersey for a kid, I'd probably want better odds than that of the player sticking around.

If the Mets are offering one of those guys, then yeah. But why would they be?

As far as making an investment in a jersey for a kid...there's a process that you are unfamiliar with here. Mainly, he'll grow out of it in a year.

Maybe because they'll realize they'll need to score runs as well as prevent them?  I don't know.

[smg]

If The Cubs got offered Harvey or Syndergaard plus something else for Schwarber, would you be upset at that trade?  I might be but if something of that ilk came along, I'd think Schwarber would have a chance at getting dealt.

I don't want him gone but if I was making a $100+ investment in a jersey for a kid, I'd probably want better odds than that of the player sticking around.

If the Mets are offering one of those guys, then yeah. But why would they be?

As far as making an investment in a jersey for a kid...there's a process that you are unfamiliar with here. Mainly, he'll grow out of it in a year.

Eh ...  Jerseys are big and loose, and we're ordering it a size up. I think it'll last longer than a year. It wouldn't be the end of the world if a guy were traded in a year or two, but it would kind of suck if he was traded before opening day. I wouldn't put it past Theo.