2015 Cubs Offseason: Building a Winner Around David Ross

[SKO]

In a sea of tweets calling him a trader and wishing that he would suffer a debilitating injury, I enjoyed this one the most:

https://twitter.com/Stlknight25/status/675159302777253889

"Baseball insider. Speaker of Truth. Voice of Reason. Champion for Justice and the American Way."

[SKO]

Great article about Heyward in CF: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jason-heyward-as-a-center-fielder/

Basically, he's been a +20 DRS RF, and even if he loses about 10 DRS in CF, as the average player does moving from RF to CF (and he's pretty clearly not an average player so it may not be that big a drop off, plus Wrigley's CF is the 4th smallest in baseball), his bat goes from above-average in RF to downright elite in CF, so he'd probably still be a 5 win player easily.

[PenFoe]

Great article about Heyward in CF: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jason-heyward-as-a-center-fielder/

Basically, he's been a +20 DRS RF, and even if he loses about 10 DRS in CF, as the average player does moving from RF to CF (and he's pretty clearly not an average player so it may not be that big a drop off, plus Wrigley's CF is the 4th smallest in baseball), his bat goes from above-average in RF to downright elite in CF, so he'd probably still be a 5 win player easily.

So you're saying that his bat plays better in CF, in the abstract?

Wither art thou, BC?

[ChuckD]

Jesus, when I heard they got him for less than $200mm, I assumed it was over 7 years.

$184/8 is a bargain.

[SKO]

Jesus, when I heard they got him for less than $200mm, I assumed it was over 7 years.

$184/8 is a bargain.

2 opt outs, apparently, first after 3 years. I'm good with it. 3 years, 69 million for Heyward is great. Their window is as open as it can get right now, take advantage.

[Eli]

I'm good with it. 3 years, 69 million for Heyward is great.

It's also NICE.

[SKO]

I'm good with it. 3 years, 69 million for Heyward is great.

It's also NICE.

Oh man. I have to resign from the internet in shame now that I missed that. I forgot that 69 is the sex number.

[Eli]

I'm good with it. 3 years, 69 million for Heyward is great.

It's also NICE.

Oh man. I have to resign from the internet in shame now that I missed that. I forgot that 69 is the sex number.

A big-time one.

[SKO]

So opening night is in Anaheim, let's say they don't trade Soler:

LF Zobrist
1B Rizzo
3B Bryant
DH Schwarber
CF Heyward
RF Soler
SS Russell
2B Baez
C Montero

Boing.

[PenFoe]

No big deal.

[SKO]

No big deal.

I like the "took less to play for the Cubs" narrative but I'm also guessing the two opt outs had more to do with it than anything. Will have to see if St. Louis also offered him the chance to bolt in 3-4 years.

[Oleg]

No big deal.

I like the "took less to play for the Cubs" narrative but I'm also guessing the two opt outs had more to do with it than anything. Will have to see if St. Louis also offered him the chance to bolt in 3-4 years.

I'd also guess that the 200MM offers were for 9 or 10 years.

[Bort]

No big deal.

I like the "took less to play for the Cubs" narrative but I'm also guessing the two opt outs had more to do with it than anything. Will have to see if St. Louis also offered him the chance to bolt in 3-4 years.

I'd also guess that the 200MM offers were for 9 or 10 years.

STOP RUINING MY NARRATIVE YOU FUCKING NERDS

[D. Doluntap]

Get amp'd for the most creative thing since the 2004 NSBB pitching staff shirts:

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/12/12/9927990/welcome-cubs-jason-heyward-hey-jude-parody

[Quality Start Machine]

Get amp'd for the most creative thing since the 2004 NSBB pitching staff shirts:

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/12/12/9927990/welcome-cubs-jason-heyward-hey-jude-parody

Only Alvin and his band of idiots could ruin both the Heyward signing and the Beatles.