I'm probably in the minority but I want Girardi to get the gig. Don't think that is who Theo will go with though.
Weird. Bet some people didn’t have the Nationals and Cardinals as top 5 teams in the MLB but they’re in the final 4!
remember when you said the cubs were a top 5 team and would make the playoffs easily?
If they pay Addison Russell 5.1 million I'm boycotting
They can non tender himI don’t think they really get to choose but my guess is they’ll trade him after arbitration
They can non tender him
He was the worst hitter in baseball not so sure about that.Yes but non-tendering him, I think, would be silly, since I’m sure there is some team out there willing to take him for $5.1. Might as well get something in a trade.
Yes but non-tendering him, I think, would be silly, since I’m sure there is some team out there willing to take him for $5.1. Might as well get something in a trade.
He was the worst hitter in baseball not so sure about that.
At this point what are they really going to get for him other than some low level prospects possibly? He has a lot of baggage and honestly hasn't really developed in the player they thought he could be. They can try to trade him pre-arbitration too and let another team tender him a contract. I'm to the point with him that if you can't trade him prior to the deadline to tender him a contract you cut bait with him. If you can't get anything of value for him by then you sure won't get anything more when he has a $5 mil price tag that comes with him.
He needs a change of scenery one way or another
I could also see a pre-arb deal.
Bottom line, from a pure business aspect, I wouldn’t just let any guy just walk, especially one that has the youthful resume Russell has. Sure, he has a TON of baggage, but there are certainly teams outside of Chicago that find some value in him.
I know you guys don’t like Kaplan but he’s switched his prediction from Girardi to David Ross.