Jed Hoyer’s methods are unsound. The money is there to sign a superstar and invest in a major league caliber bullpen. Overpaying a group of 4, 5, and 6 hitters in expectation that they will perform like 1, 2, and 3 hitters is not a serious approach. Insisting that Jose Cuas is a suitable set up man is not a serious approach.
This does not negate the fact that Ricketts can and should spend more money, especially given the cost of watching a game at Wrigley. But he spent twice as much as the Brewers this year. The Cubs payroll is substantially higher than six playoff teams this year. What is Jed’s excuse? He has no excuse and he has no plan.
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They don’t have any 4 hitters. They’ve got plenty of 7’s.
Intelligent spending indeed.
This subreddit is so negative sometimes
Not to mention all the money they paid to Barnhart, Hosmer, Mancini, Heyward etc
But like, where is all the money going?
Hell yeah #1 at something!
Hell yeah!
So it’s not that the Cubs don’t spend enough (Ricketts) it’s that it’s not allocated properly (Jed/Carter).
Let’s try to remember this throughout the offseason
You have to C it!
There’s plenty to criticize Hoyer for but anyone who thinks GMs are the ones who decide whether to hand out $300 million contracts is too laughably ignorant to merit an opinion.
What the fuck is Jed spending on? Like Jesus, this is idiocy.
Well the Astros are about to join us on the couch at least lol
I heard next year will be better…
You said it. They paid too much money for guys who ended up being solid role players, while they still lack true stars. A bunch of their players even had decent to good individual years (plus Shota being insane), but they couldn’t put it together enough to win. Of course, it didn’t help that they blew so many saves early in the season, or that they couldn’t beat bad teams at the end when it counted.
I know they won the same number of games as last year, but I could argue that they were technically improved this year. Last year, I think they overperformed, especially with Cody Bellinger carrying them for a large chunk of the summer. Whereas, this year’s group ended up exactly where they deserve to be, I think. Which means there’s still work to be done.
The next 3 teams on the list finished the season under 0.500. Every season most teams won’t make the playoffs. Last year the Mets spent *crazy* money and still finished below 0.500. There doesn’t have to be some profound lesson to be learned, the Cubs just didn’t do it this year. Sometimes you just fail.
The difference between 230 and 300 buys a lot though
But but but but my cheap-o Ricketts narrative!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Wait I was told the cubs don’t spend money!
Please sign Juan Soto. The Cubs basically print money, they can afford it.
Maybe it’s time we stop treating Wrigley like a Disney world selfie, and start demanding Ricketts to spend money on the actual roster.
The problem is Jed only thinks we need a bullpen. He’ll get a top closer and a #3 starter this offseason. That is all. Just you wait…
Anyone have details how that $230 million breaks down per player?
>Insisting that Jose Cuas is a suitable set up man is not a serious approach.
Cuas wasn’t supposed to be the setup guy going into the season.
>Overpaying a group of 4, 5, and 6 hitters
Who is being overpaid?
>He has no plan.
I’m sure he had and has a plan. Whether or not it’s a sound plan is another story altogether.
I expected the Cubs to compete for the division this season. I’m sure a lot of folks did. It didn’t happen for a variety of reasons. On to the hot stove.
This subreddit: the Ricketts are cheap! They never spend any money!
Ricketts: (spends money)
This subreddit: Not like that!!!
The Mets have been used as a boogeyman against spending for some time, and yet there they are in the playoffs with a 1-0 lead over a division winner.
You misspelled “Astros.”