Source says #Cubs indeed listening on Samardzija, adds, “asking price high as expected.”
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 27, 2013
The Cubs are listening to offers for any player on their roster. If they were not, they would not be doing a good job. Even the most valuable player in baseball is available for the right offer.
The asking price for Jeff Samardzija should be high. He has 2+ years of club control and both of those will be relatively cheap. It's unlikely any team will match what the Cubs would want, but you've got to listen.
The Cubs and Samardzija reportedly talked contract extension after last season and will do so again this offseason. I expect they'll come to an agreement on a 5 or 6-year extension prior to the start of the 2014 season. If they are unable to reach a deal, it becomes more likely that the Cubs will be willing to come down on their demands by midseason if they aren't contending.
At that point, Samardzija would still be controlled by the team who traded for him beyond 2014 and we know that teams are seeking those kinds of pitchers more than ever. I don't think it will come to that.
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Is there a reason Edwards hasn’t pitched in 10 days?
dmick89Quote Reply
@ dmick89:
A google news search for “CJ Edwards cubs debut” comes up with an article that says he’ll start tomorrow for Daytona. I’d post a link to the article but it’s behind a paywall. I only know from the preview on the search results page.
I wonder/speculate/wild guess that it was just one of those things where he missed “his slot” in the Daytona rotation and then they had to wait for it to come around again.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
The Cubs should trade Chris Rusin after this game. Peak value. (dying laughing)
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
@ shawndgoldman:
Probably and thanks for the info. I just kept looking to see if he’d started and never did. I knew his last start was the 17th so I started wondering.
dmick89Quote Reply
Andrew Cashner hit a home run.
http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=29203007&c_id=sd
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo’s wRC+: 105
Cashner’s wRC+: 104
Just saying.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cubs is happening right now.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
Looks like that was Cashner’s first extra-base knock of any kind on any level.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Strop loses at fielding.
joshQuote Reply
What is up with this inning?
joshQuote Reply
Wow. That was some exciting stuff.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
I can’t wait for games/series like this to be meaningful again (in terms of the pennant race).
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
@ shawndgoldman:
It’s gonna be glorious.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Wow.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo had one hell of a game in the field tonight.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
The Cubs figured out how to beat the Giants: load the bases and get the force at home.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Wut? Seriously?
GBTSQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
The umpire probably needs goggles.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I was under the impression that if you take 3-0, the pitcher basically just has to get it to the catcher on a fly.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
Well, the pitcher still has to throw a reasonable strike, which it was. Guess the ump just wanted them to walk off, too bad it didn’t work out for the ump show.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ dmick89:
Tested out the embed stuff. I can get it working using the trick GW mentioned about deleting the wrapper in the HTML view, but that’s it. Not working in visual view and not working (for me at least) in comments.
sitrickQuote Reply
@ sitrick:
I’ll try an idea I have today or tomorrow.
dmick89Quote Reply
I hope the Cubs are shopping Cy Rusin.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Looks like the youtube embed has to be done as GW says. We don’t use the default WordPress editor so it causes that problem.
dmick89Quote Reply
This works too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHwPIS7KNtk
dmick89Quote Reply
I’m sticking by my prediction that the Cubs deal Samardzija. It’s not that I think they’ll have any difficulty signing him or that they’ve lowered their expectations/value on him, I just have a feeling some team will feel desperate enough to meet the high asking price.
Also, I’m not dead.
AndCountingQuote Reply
@ AndCounting:
It’s funny to think of the Cubs NOT listening to offers for Smaradzija.
“Hello Jed, this is Brian. No, the other Brian. Anyway, I was wondering what it might take to get J–”
*click^
*dialtone*
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Yeah, plus he’s been on this team way too long. He needs a change of scenery.
AndCountingQuote Reply
MLB is about to suspend A-Rod through 2014 (or so they claim) and possibly others too. Supposedly an announcement comes this week.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
The JOT will be briefly delayed due to hangover. Starting it now. Bugh.
sitrickQuote Reply
@ sitrick:
i see that you too were celebrating the western conference’s victory in last night’s WNBA all-star game.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
GWQuote Reply
new shit
sitrickQuote Reply