2015 Cubs Offseason: Building a Winner Around David Ross

[SKO]

[Eli]

happy monday to you

[SKO]

happy monday to you

Hard to blame Ross. Just don't understand why in God's name a 38 year old catcher got a fucking two year deal. Countless articles have been written this year about all of the Cubs hot young prospects and the roster squeeze they'll be in trying to protect them all from the Rule V draft and oh hey here's a guaranteed spot for David Ross

[Brownie]

Ross will have an OPS above .650 next season. It will be his death rattle, but there you go.

[Eli]

I missed this last week, but I think it's a pretty fair and measured analysis of Schwarber's offensive skills and his defensive, uh, skills(?).

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-playoffs-kyle-schwarber-chicago-cubs-future/

Something that I don't think gets talked about with trading Schwarber is his body type (insert standard Desipio BMI joke). Guys like him age differently than thinner players and it's not particularly pretty. Then again, it's entirely possible that the value of his bat will be so substantial in the next 2-3 years it would surpass whatever value you could get from him in a trade this winter. I worry more about him once he hits his later 20s, but I guess that's still a ways off.

All that said, this is mostly for the sake of combating offseason boredom. I still don't think he's going anywhere.

[Slaky]

happy monday to you

Hard to blame Ross. Just don't understand why in God's name a 38 year old catcher got a fucking two year deal. Countless articles have been written this year about all of the Cubs hot young prospects and the roster squeeze they'll be in trying to protect them all from the Rule V draft and oh hey here's a guaranteed spot for David Ross

A whole winter of this.

[SKO]

happy monday to you

Hard to blame Ross. Just don't understand why in God's name a 38 year old catcher got a fucking two year deal. Countless articles have been written this year about all of the Cubs hot young prospects and the roster squeeze they'll be in trying to protect them all from the Rule V draft and oh hey here's a guaranteed spot for David Ross

A whole winter of this.

I will vow, for the sake of peace, not to complain about Ross between now and his first start next year.

[Eli]

happy monday to you

Hard to blame Ross. Just don't understand why in God's name a 38 year old catcher got a fucking two year deal. Countless articles have been written this year about all of the Cubs hot young prospects and the roster squeeze they'll be in trying to protect them all from the Rule V draft and oh hey here's a guaranteed spot for David Ross

A whole winter of this.

I will vow, for the sake of peace, not to complain about Ross between now and his first start next year.

I think someone needs a signature change.

[SKO]

happy monday to you

Hard to blame Ross. Just don't understand why in God's name a 38 year old catcher got a fucking two year deal. Countless articles have been written this year about all of the Cubs hot young prospects and the roster squeeze they'll be in trying to protect them all from the Rule V draft and oh hey here's a guaranteed spot for David Ross

A whole winter of this.

I will vow, for the sake of peace, not to complain about Ross between now and his first start next year.

I think someone needs a signature change.

Done

[Slaky]

happy monday to you

Hard to blame Ross. Just don't understand why in God's name a 38 year old catcher got a fucking two year deal. Countless articles have been written this year about all of the Cubs hot young prospects and the roster squeeze they'll be in trying to protect them all from the Rule V draft and oh hey here's a guaranteed spot for David Ross

A whole winter of this.

I will vow, for the sake of peace, not to complain about Ross between now and his first start next year.

I think someone needs a signature change.

Done

I guess it can also apply to Ross from Friends.

[Tony]

I missed this last week, but I think it's a pretty fair and measured analysis of Schwarber's offensive skills and his defensive, uh, skills(?).

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-playoffs-kyle-schwarber-chicago-cubs-future/

Something that I don't think gets talked about with trading Schwarber is his body type (insert standard Desipio BMI joke). Guys like him age differently than thinner players and it's not particularly pretty. Then again, it's entirely possible that the value of his bat will be so substantial in the next 2-3 years it would surpass whatever value you could get from him in a trade this winter. I worry more about him once he hits his later 20s, but I guess that's still a ways off.

All that said, this is mostly for the sake of combating offseason boredom. I still don't think he's going anywhere.

The AL scouts quoted in that article all think he can't play left or catch because the want him traded to their team. They're clearly biased.

[SKO]

happy monday to you

Hard to blame Ross. Just don't understand why in God's name a 38 year old catcher got a fucking two year deal. Countless articles have been written this year about all of the Cubs hot young prospects and the roster squeeze they'll be in trying to protect them all from the Rule V draft and oh hey here's a guaranteed spot for David Ross

A whole winter of this.

I will vow, for the sake of peace, not to complain about Ross between now and his first start next year.

I think someone needs a signature change.

Done

I guess it can also apply to Ross from Friends.

I fixed it so that I can celebrate the trade for Tyson Ross.

[Armchair_QB]

I missed this last week, but I think it's a pretty fair and measured analysis of Schwarber's offensive skills and his defensive, uh, skills(?).

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-playoffs-kyle-schwarber-chicago-cubs-future/

Something that I don't think gets talked about with trading Schwarber is his body type (insert standard Desipio BMI joke). Guys like him age differently than thinner players and it's not particularly pretty. Then again, it's entirely possible that the value of his bat will be so substantial in the next 2-3 years it would surpass whatever value you could get from him in a trade this winter. I worry more about him once he hits his later 20s, but I guess that's still a ways off.

All that said, this is mostly for the sake of combating offseason boredom. I still don't think he's going anywhere.

I'm hanging my hat on the DH coming to the National League before his career is over. Until then, I don't care if he needs a road map to play left field as long as he keeps raking.

How many runs does a LF realistically cost a team over season? I'm guessing fewer than he's going to drive in.

[Quality Start Machine]

I missed this last week, but I think it's a pretty fair and measured analysis of Schwarber's offensive skills and his defensive, uh, skills(?).

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-playoffs-kyle-schwarber-chicago-cubs-future/

Something that I don't think gets talked about with trading Schwarber is his body type (insert standard Desipio BMI joke). Guys like him age differently than thinner players and it's not particularly pretty. Then again, it's entirely possible that the value of his bat will be so substantial in the next 2-3 years it would surpass whatever value you could get from him in a trade this winter. I worry more about him once he hits his later 20s, but I guess that's still a ways off.

All that said, this is mostly for the sake of combating offseason boredom. I still don't think he's going anywhere.

So who are these people I keep hearing about who think the Cubs should trade Schwarber?

[Eli]

How many runs does a LF realistically cost a team over season? I'm guessing fewer than he's going to drive in.

Well, if you want a depressing example, 2008 Adam Dunn hit 40 homers with a .900 OPS and was still a below-replacement-level player because his defense was so bad. Of course, Dunn was historically terrible in the outfield and Schwarber should be able to top that (I sure hope).