[ESPN] Jed Hoyer says Cubs’ woes surprising, could lead to sell-off
June 29, 2024
[ESPN] Jed Hoyer says Cubs’ woes surprising, could lead to sell-off
21 comments
Sell them all
My favorite part:
> Hoyer admitted he can’t tinker with it much considering his core players are all under longer-term contracts. In other words, the trade deadline won’t fix the team’s run-scoring problems; it will have to come from within.
> “There’s not a ton of wiggle room on as far as how we can shake things up and improve things, positionally,” Hoyer said.
Gee, I wonder whose fault that is.
Who are even the assets that would make sense to sell?
Have they tried sacrificing a live chicken? Or looking for live arms in the California penal league?
Jed, you suck
😆 Ya think so?
Just bring up the kids…let’s accelerate their timelines and end our mediocrity
Really only talking about Nico, Happ, Swanson, Seiya as guys that are locked up. Problem is you either can’t trade them or don’t want to because it’s selling low. Prospects aren’t ready to contribute to winning, and the team hasn’t been good enough to use prospects to trade for a veteran to bring in. So I get what he’s saying, they either get better by their players playing better, or they don’t and they try to trade belly and maybe morel at the deadline if anyone wants them. There really is no other option for this season.
Instant success or it can’t be much worse (you choose): swap the MLB relief corps with the AAA relief corps.
Maybe don’t trot out the equivalent of The Replacements for 3 straight years.
Hold on, he may change his mind. If the cubs put together a two game winning streak, it’s all off.
Surprising? To whom? There were literally no upgrades made from a team that collapsed in September!
Can we trade Jed?
Surprising to who? The the offense underachieved and we ran it back
Just an absolute embarrassment. Fire Jed
What I see a lot in this thread is people naming players they’re okay losing not players other teams want to take. There needs to be an assessment of when the next contention window is in the plan. Assad Wicks Wesneski Steele Shota Nico PCA Busch Morel are the players teams will be calling about with offers that can eventually help a future Cubs team. Not a $50M Belli for a single A reliever.
How about a firing?
Give us a large market GM, we aren’t a small market team, give us the big brain & balls GM
This is why if you’re not going to spend Yankees & Dodgers levels of money you have to commit to a full rebuild. Jed didn’t do that after 2021, he only half assed it. Instead we have a hodge who of mediocre veterans and prospects who aren’t ready to play at the next level yet
Fuck you, Jed.
Send this asshole packing.
Ah yes, instead of swapping out a couple pieces, let’s sell everything and start fresh again. That’s worked so well for us the past few years. Go home Jed.
Trade Imanaga while he has still value. Teams have already figured him out. Fire Counsell. Worst manager in baseball
21 comments
Sell them all
My favorite part:
> Hoyer admitted he can’t tinker with it much considering his core players are all under longer-term contracts. In other words, the trade deadline won’t fix the team’s run-scoring problems; it will have to come from within.
> “There’s not a ton of wiggle room on as far as how we can shake things up and improve things, positionally,” Hoyer said.
Gee, I wonder whose fault that is.
Who are even the assets that would make sense to sell?
Have they tried sacrificing a live chicken? Or looking for live arms in the California penal league?
Jed, you suck
😆 Ya think so?
Just bring up the kids…let’s accelerate their timelines and end our mediocrity
Really only talking about Nico, Happ, Swanson, Seiya as guys that are locked up. Problem is you either can’t trade them or don’t want to because it’s selling low. Prospects aren’t ready to contribute to winning, and the team hasn’t been good enough to use prospects to trade for a veteran to bring in. So I get what he’s saying, they either get better by their players playing better, or they don’t and they try to trade belly and maybe morel at the deadline if anyone wants them. There really is no other option for this season.
Instant success or it can’t be much worse (you choose): swap the MLB relief corps with the AAA relief corps.
Maybe don’t trot out the equivalent of The Replacements for 3 straight years.
Hold on, he may change his mind. If the cubs put together a two game winning streak, it’s all off.
Surprising? To whom? There were literally no upgrades made from a team that collapsed in September!
Can we trade Jed?
Surprising to who? The the offense underachieved and we ran it back
Just an absolute embarrassment. Fire Jed
What I see a lot in this thread is people naming players they’re okay losing not players other teams want to take. There needs to be an assessment of when the next contention window is in the plan. Assad Wicks Wesneski Steele Shota Nico PCA Busch Morel are the players teams will be calling about with offers that can eventually help a future Cubs team. Not a $50M Belli for a single A reliever.
How about a firing?
Give us a large market GM, we aren’t a small market team, give us the big brain & balls GM
This is why if you’re not going to spend Yankees & Dodgers levels of money you have to commit to a full rebuild. Jed didn’t do that after 2021, he only half assed it. Instead we have a hodge who of mediocre veterans and prospects who aren’t ready to play at the next level yet
Fuck you, Jed.
Send this asshole packing.
Ah yes, instead of swapping out a couple pieces, let’s sell everything and start fresh again. That’s worked so well for us the past few years. Go home Jed.
Trade Imanaga while he has still value. Teams have already figured him out. Fire Counsell. Worst manager in baseball