How can the Chicago Cubs IMPROVE for 2025?

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  • @everetttauscher8377
    @everetttauscher8377 5 днів тому +5

    Good luck to Kyle! We're going to miss him.

  • @everetttauscher8377
    @everetttauscher8377 5 днів тому +3

    Thanks for the show guys! LET'S GO CUBS!!! ⚾️ ✌️💙🐻

  • @iamrangers8351
    @iamrangers8351 5 днів тому +7

    Kyle Tucker would be HUGE!! Please, get it done. Cubs actually have good prospects to trade, send them over for a STAR like Tucker. He's exactly what the Cubs need

    • @nc3659
      @nc3659 5 днів тому +1

      and where exactly do you plan on playing him? Rover?

    • @soundthe7thtrumpet
      @soundthe7thtrumpet 5 днів тому

      @@nc3659the position he plays at? Lol

    • @nc3659
      @nc3659 4 дні тому

      @@soundthe7thtrumpet Tucker plays RF. Suzuki is now the DH. But at $30 mill.yr, you aren't sitting Bellinger.

    • @soundthe7thtrumpet
      @soundthe7thtrumpet 4 дні тому

      @@nc3659 Cody played a significant amount of games at first base in 2024

    • @uwupandaXD
      @uwupandaXD 2 дні тому +1

      @@nc3659 it's worthwhile to note that kyle tucker wouldn't be getting added for literally nothing, they offer the idea to trade paredes, could have a separate michael busch trade, slot bellinger to 1B, tucker to RF, shaw to 3B, for example

  • @TonyLanzajet
    @TonyLanzajet 5 днів тому +2

    Kyle Tucker would be an EPIC addition to our lineup.

  • @True-word74
    @True-word74 5 днів тому +1

    The season was exactly who we thought they were . Ever expert had them 81-84 wins

  • @patuphues125
    @patuphues125 5 днів тому +4

    Trading Paredes for Tucker and then ALSO signing Adames to play 3rd would be excellent

    • @nc3659
      @nc3659 5 днів тому +1

      This isn't rotisserie baseball

  • @frankostrowski3151
    @frankostrowski3151 5 днів тому +3

    Love the show, GO CUBS

  • @Patrick-f5j4e
    @Patrick-f5j4e 5 днів тому +1

    Nice shirt Matt go Hawks!

  • @JustinKarling-lk4hi
    @JustinKarling-lk4hi 5 днів тому +2

    Baseball is always important!

  • @GuyCabliaro
    @GuyCabliaro 5 днів тому

    Digging your offseason episodes. Sam, if you get #1, #5 will happen automatically.

  • @mango8918
    @mango8918 5 днів тому +2

    Hey guys, do you have any indication whether the Cubs front office follows you? Lots of excellent points are being made and I think Jed would benefit by your collective wisdom (for free)!

  • @Gnar_Dogg
    @Gnar_Dogg 5 днів тому +1

    The way I see it, the easiest and most likely path Hoyer takes to improve the team is adding a starter, couple solid bullpen arms (absolutely need a lefty), and getting a catcher to split time with Amaya. It's a very on brand type of off season for Hoyer. Sure it would still improve the team in a few areas of need but they'd still be lacking any meaningful improvement to the offense.
    So it goes back to what Hoyer said about needing guys to exceed their projections, which is why they just won 83 games for the 2nd year in a row. Shouldn't be going another season hoping for guys to outperform their projections again but it's very likely that's what will happen.

  • @Andrew_-nr7zt
    @Andrew_-nr7zt 5 днів тому +1

    Alex Bregman is a perfect fit for this team if we package Paredes, Hayden Wesneski, and Alcantara then maybe we can get something good in return

  • @klip6440
    @klip6440 5 днів тому

    What they need is a closer, period! Last year they had 26 blown saves with 38 saves most playoff teams had 45-50_saves. Convert 10 blown to wins and they are in the playoffs. A great closer also gives a lot of confidence to a team

  • @robletterly6679
    @robletterly6679 5 днів тому +1

    I'd love to see Kyle Tucker

  • @RedneckOutdoorsman4life
    @RedneckOutdoorsman4life 5 днів тому +4

    Jesus love yall

  • @marzix427
    @marzix427 5 днів тому

    I still think should sign Soto. They are the 3rd largest market and fanbase, they can afford him even if they were already at the cap.

  • @JohnDePewIII-tn6ui
    @JohnDePewIII-tn6ui 5 днів тому

    Thank you Sam and Matt! I could not agree more with Sam's list of the top five things. Have we ever had a group of players and minor Leaguers that could support a superstar like Juan Soto? I'm not real familiar with everyone on Matt's list of people we should trade for but I'm all in on your ideas. Great show and thank you guys very much I'm enjoying this offseason so far

  • @mikewalsh7318
    @mikewalsh7318 5 днів тому

    I was thinking how optimistic I felt watching the Cubs convention last winter.

    • @Tom-hc5iv
      @Tom-hc5iv 5 днів тому

      You guys are forgetting Wicks .

  • @pcast1115
    @pcast1115 5 днів тому

    I could not agree more with you Sam that this team needs a power bat star like we have had in the past like a Sammy Sosa or Derek Lee. We also need another starting pitcher that can equal what Shota did for us this year and we need Shota to pitch just as well next year as he did this year. All in all our position players need to either field better or bat better or both depending on the individual. Obviously we do still need help in the bullpen, most likely a closer.

  • @JohnDePewIII-tn6ui
    @JohnDePewIII-tn6ui 5 днів тому

    You can't assume anything as far as the Cubs are concerned and maybe baseball is not important but if the Cubs make the Right moves this off-season it sure can be fun. Go Cubs!

  • @eduardoescalera6414
    @eduardoescalera6414 4 дні тому

    1. Ian Happ LF
    2. Seiya Suzuki DH
    3. Kyle Tucker RF
    4. Cody Bellinger 1B
    5. Nico Hoerner 2B
    6. Dansby Swanson SS
    7. Pete Crow Armstrong CF
    8. Travis D’Arnuad C
    9. Matt Shaw 3B
    Astros would get Parades, Busch, and Alcantara

  • @lucaschapman55
    @lucaschapman55 5 днів тому +1

    WHY ISNT ANYONE TALKING ABOUT MASON MILLER?! Literally THE closer we NEED,if rookers off the table GET MILLER!!

  • @thechild7355
    @thechild7355 5 днів тому

    To Teoscar defense, he did hit 33 homeruns and have a 840 OPS.

  • @johnlenon8872
    @johnlenon8872 5 днів тому

    Good list Sam. Not necessarily doable but?
    5- A low energy team makes for a bored fan in the stands. Low morale why? It’s a low energy team because why? They were involved in 51 games where they scored 2 runs or less. Fix that by attacking first pitch fastballs. You know, like Freddy Freeman did in game 1 when he hit that grand slam. He wasn’t sitting around working pitches and grinding, all the crap the Cubs players do and they end up striking out looking, for the millionth time. Or Judge when he hit number 50. Inside heater about 3 inches too far inside. He was looking to turn on one or if it was outside, hit one in RC. Or even a pitch right down the middle. Those are the pitches the Cubs look for and whey they get them? They take it anyway. Their pitch selection is terrible.
    4: They got Amaya, and his back up last year hit some dingers and has a cannon. Their 3rd option is some dude hitting .400 in AAA. Why we would spend a few million when we don’t need to? Beyond me.
    3: Pitcher, yes. Fried, Bieber sound good to me. Or you can spend 800 grand a year and sign Trevor Bauer. Immediate ace and cheap. You want fire in the dug out? He’s the guy. If he gets out of hand. Steele will give him a back hand with southern love. Red necks don’t play around.
    2. Bullpen: Yes and there are tons of options out there. You see how smart LA is by signing Trienen immediately.
    1. Star: Not sure who that is unless it is Vladi who has a gold glove and hit .323 with 30 dingers last year. He’s the guy and Busch is gone. Remember Belli is a star already. He had 18 dingers and had broken ribs and fingers last year. You sign people based on what you think they can do and that is based on playing 155 games. That goes for the whole team. How many games did Rizzo, KB, Javy, Russell, Zobrist miss? Not a lot when winning it all.
    Do not have room for another Short Stop who wants 200 million. Swanson should be expected to hit 25 dingers and Adames hit 32. Not a big difference. The whole team, all 200 million dollars of them, have to perform. You know, like AZ did two years ago with their team budget of 50 bucks did.
    Tucker is a good idea too. Negative on the Texas Rangers dude. Negative on Adames. If we are trading, I'd take Schwarber. He's been hitting bombs forever. Never happen.
    Negative on Jack Flaherty. He's had like 8 good starts in 5 years. I'm exaggerating. Snell is fine too but he wants a 5 yr deal and Evaldi is good when he plays. He's hurt all the time.

  • @Pittboss4127
    @Pittboss4127 5 днів тому

    I know how I felt about last year is they really needed bullpen support and they went into that 1 1/2 offense funk. If both those were just average, I think we are up at least +11/+12 wins and we are having different discussions. I couldn't believe how the offense completely fell off the cliff collectively for that time. This year, it's not much different. I feel bullpen, starting pitcher and consistent offense.

  • @joshuasteward6097
    @joshuasteward6097 3 дні тому

    Alonso I think will be declining. Agree on needing a star bat.

  • @jasonj1572
    @jasonj1572 5 днів тому

    Here's a trade idea for Vlad Jr.: Nico, Paredes and Ballesteros keeping Busch and moving him to 3rd or 2nd

  • @jasonlew8074
    @jasonlew8074 2 дні тому

    Matt when Sam said we'll bring in a power bat internally. NO THANK YOU.

  • @ScooniePenn10
    @ScooniePenn10 5 днів тому

    Did Sam just hit us with WAR stats? Oh how the turntables have turned...

  • @curtmeier5269
    @curtmeier5269 5 днів тому

    Quite a list of players, Matt, but I'm skeptical any of it will come to fruition. It's the Cubs after all. No Alonso.

  • @therealdjway
    @therealdjway 5 днів тому +1

    Sam, word the street is that teams are salivating over Cassie. I know you plan on ranking our players in trade. I think you have to place Cassie near the top.

    • @samolbur8893
      @samolbur8893 5 днів тому

      I'll be ranking players with the top trade VALUE. Not guys they are most likely to trade

    • @therealdjway
      @therealdjway 5 днів тому

      @@samolbur8893 he's got some value! ;)

  • @MrMohawkTimmy
    @MrMohawkTimmy 5 днів тому

    I don't see the Astros getting rid of Tucker but one can dream I guess?
    If we are gonna dream let's dream big and dream that we actually have a chance at signing Soto!
    All tho Alonso, Santander or Adames would all be solid additions that means the Cubs would have to trade some players on the current roster. Who do they trade to make room for one of those guys? In all honesty I'm not sure if any of those 3 mentioned are worth what they will be asking for?

  • @cbe5739
    @cbe5739 5 днів тому

    Sam you surprise me, You don't use the word closer anymore ,When last year you kept saying another blown save. I think it was around 20 blown saves,
    If they win half, they win the division

  • @thomasmiller8364
    @thomasmiller8364 5 днів тому

    Get me Shea Langaliers!!!

  • @sni6941
    @sni6941 5 днів тому

    T. Hernandes is much reliable and clutch hitter than Alonso proven also in big games. He will be my 4th choice for a big bat free agent. Behind Soto Bregman Santander.

  • @sni6941
    @sni6941 5 днів тому +1

    No Alonso for 28m or higher, that’s what he is looking for when he rejected 144m extension! The METS will pay the most for him so he is going back for over 200m.

  • @Tom-hc5iv
    @Tom-hc5iv 5 днів тому

    6 Base running...holding runners

  • @True-word74
    @True-word74 5 днів тому

    Are you looking to improve or win a World Series ? Improving still leaves them far behind the pack in the NL

  • @sni6941
    @sni6941 5 днів тому

    Forget about Clark, Astros will not trade him 100% when they are in a win now mode. They would sacrifice Bregman if have to make a choice !

  • @ronluce9104
    @ronluce9104 5 днів тому

    Matt, we need to chat here. I'm aligned with you. I have a video I need to publish. I love the idea of Kyle Tucker my friend. I think they can make it work too. That package is intriguing too. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  • @Greymantle63
    @Greymantle63 5 днів тому

    I'm not a fan of the Cubs but I do love their history. What is wrong with the Cubs today? Do they miss Theo Epstein? Do they need more talent? Is the owner cheap? I ask because I have been out of baseball for about 20 years. I didn't like the move baseball was doing with the push for HR and removing the SB for the most part. The pitch clock brought me back.

  • @kevinloeffler7909
    @kevinloeffler7909 5 днів тому

    I don't think improving the morale of the fans is on Jed's radar. Wrigley is packed every game, regardless of fan morale.

  • @Xxxomar880
    @Xxxomar880 5 днів тому

    Cubs need good players to play every day in the lineup

  • @-slurmdaddy-8147
    @-slurmdaddy-8147 5 днів тому

    They need 1-3 starter that’s right handed!, legit closer, setup guy who can stay healthy and mentor young bullpen arms, proven catcher , and big bat. They will have to spend a lot of money and make tough trade decisions to do so. The bats we have on roster have shown they cannot produce consistently. I’d be happier seeing contracts like Swanson and happ be gone even if that means our farm call ups struggle. I’m just sick of seeing same faces struggle to find their grooves collectively

  • @jtavegia5845
    @jtavegia5845 3 дні тому

    Ballesteros and Shaw. Unfortunately no room for Cassie and Alcantara. Swanson and Bellinger need big years. Pitching health.

  • @joanshortall7333
    @joanshortall7333 5 днів тому +1

    Nico and ?? to Mariners for SP

  • @dave-pm9bu
    @dave-pm9bu 5 днів тому

    If not Soto and I know this will not be popular, I'll just assume they run it back. Alonzo is going to want 250 million way to much for a home run and strikeout guy.

  • @billkelly6292
    @billkelly6292 4 дні тому

    1. acquire Josh Hader 2. Trade Paredes for Luis Castillo 3. Sign Tanner Scott and Jeff Hoffman

  • @nicholascampbell7334
    @nicholascampbell7334 5 днів тому

    Maybe the Cubs can sign Fried AND Snell. Then they can have a 5 lefty pitcher rotation with the three they already have. It’s too bad Fried is gonna sign with the dodgers. I’d rather see them get Burnes, Alonso, or Bregman and trade their abundance of “good not great” players for a catcher and a closer.

  • @thomasmiller8364
    @thomasmiller8364 5 днів тому

    If you get Tucker, you have to trade Busch.

  • @rodneyelylesrealestate
    @rodneyelylesrealestate 5 днів тому +3

    Assuming the Cubs won't spend for a star, here is my idea: Caissie in RF, Belli at 1B, package Busch and Parades to trade for something, Shaw at 3B, and spend on pitching in free agency. Just a thought. Sign a veteran catcher.

    • @nc3659
      @nc3659 5 днів тому +1

      what are you doing with bellinger? I'm assuming Suzuki at DH.

    • @rodneyelylesrealestate
      @rodneyelylesrealestate 5 днів тому

      @nc3659 Ballinger to first base

    • @johnbrennan4449
      @johnbrennan4449 5 днів тому

      I am in favor of keeping prospects & trading veterans instead.

    • @rodneyelylesrealestate
      @rodneyelylesrealestate 5 днів тому

      @johnbrennan4449 That would be great, but will anybody want to pay those veterans? A few of them have no trade clauses, too.

    • @johnbrennan4449
      @johnbrennan4449 5 днів тому

      @rodneyelylesrealestate Jed Hoyer should non-tender right now:
      1. INF Isaac Paredes
      2. 3B/1B/LF/RF Patrick Wisdom
      3. OF Mike Tauchman (L)
      4. 2B/3B Nick Madrigal.
      then trade before the 2025 deadline:
      1. SS Dansby Swanson
      2. OF/1B Cody Bellinger (L)
      3. RF/LF Seiya Suzuki
      4. OF/2B/3B/1B Ian Happ (S)
      5. 2B/SS/3B/CF/LF Nico Hoerner
      6. 2B/3B/SS/OF Miles Mastrobuoni (S).
      2025 postseason lineup projection:
      1. Michael Busch (L) 2B
      2. Matt Shaw SS
      3. Owen Caissie (L) LF
      4. Jonathon Long DH
      5. Matt Mervis (L) 1B
      6. Alexander Canario RF
      7. Moises Ballesteros (L)/Miguel Amaya C
      8. Cam Smith 3B
      9. Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) CF.
      2025 postseason bench projection:
      * SS/2B/3B Benjamin Cowles
      * 2B/CF/LF James Triantos
      * OF Kevin Alcantara.

  • @terrye6853
    @terrye6853 5 днів тому

    Anything

  • @nc3659
    @nc3659 5 днів тому +1

    they aren't signing another OF. That's just flat out stupid. You already have 4 OF for 3 spots in Happ, PCA, Bellinger & Suzuki & can only DH one of them. And you aren't keeping Caissie in AAA in '25. An OF is the last position they need. And a similar issue exists in the IF...no openings.

  • @peteray3967
    @peteray3967 4 дні тому

    Paredes is just a throw in for Tucker.

  • @RedneckOutdoorsman4life
    @RedneckOutdoorsman4life 5 днів тому

    And let’s get tanner scott and Blake trienen and Alonso

  • @thomasmiller8364
    @thomasmiller8364 5 днів тому

    Too many injury concerns for me with Fried.

  • @fbales
    @fbales 5 днів тому

    The dreams are nice, but I really expect another Cubs nightmare. I hope I’m wrong.

  • @Mark-ph5nh
    @Mark-ph5nh 5 днів тому +1

    Brewers Adumbass would be a great fit. He is a difference maker with personality that can fire up the cold bats. Cubs as whole is introverts. But Adamas can change that to a positive attitude.

  • @derekhahn5177
    @derekhahn5177 5 днів тому

    Trade Hoerner and Parades. Get Bregman, Tucker and Alonso. I might actually be excited about next season

    • @True-word74
      @True-word74 5 днів тому

      Can’t trade Nico he is not gonna be ready for opening day

  • @vombie6521
    @vombie6521 5 днів тому

    keep Caissie - one redhead short of an all ginger outfield

  • @laverdadeslibertademeth7985
    @laverdadeslibertademeth7985 5 днів тому

    Go cachorros

  • @ethanfisher9968
    @ethanfisher9968 5 днів тому +1

    No Alonso man im tellin you guys he’s a mistake

  • @gregmatyas4272
    @gregmatyas4272 5 днів тому

    No to Alonso, no to Naylor. Doesn’t Fried have the offer attached to him, if so no to him also.

  • @tomkotter1181
    @tomkotter1181 5 днів тому

    Please dont think about moving Caissie as he's our future. Dump Suzuki, Bellinger or Happ as they still have value. I'm not trusting that Jed will think about Cubs future over keeping his job!

  • @rebth1st
    @rebth1st 5 днів тому

    Anything below

  • @cmanayf4354
    @cmanayf4354 5 днів тому

    The Cubs can improve next year by....having Tom Ricketts put the team up for sale.

  • @nc3659
    @nc3659 5 днів тому

    you boys can keep playing rotisserie baseball if you want, but it doesn't make any sense because every position is currently blocked positionally.

  • @joanshortall7333
    @joanshortall7333 5 днів тому

    They do not need OF unless they trade somebody. Trade Bellinger to Yankees

  • @michaelbingham6907
    @michaelbingham6907 5 днів тому

    Sign Bauer nowadays!

  • @everetttauscher8377
    @everetttauscher8377 5 днів тому

    Tucker fouled a ball of his leg and was out forever.

  • @edwardhilgendorf9740
    @edwardhilgendorf9740 5 днів тому

    the yanks need a true centerfielder and we need a right fielder with a serious bat...hmmm...

  • @robertcuratolo5339
    @robertcuratolo5339 5 днів тому

    Anybody who dumps on the Cubs who were disappointed it's the only winning team we got. 👉 Sox Hawks Bulls Bears 💩

  • @ronluce9104
    @ronluce9104 5 днів тому

    Nooo nooo not Cam, Sam. Otherwise, sure.

  • @Xxxomar880
    @Xxxomar880 5 днів тому

    Bad idea 💡 don't not move Isaac Paredes keep him 3rd base and kyle tucker first base rid of Michael Busch is not Stud player

  • @Xxxomar880
    @Xxxomar880 5 днів тому

    Matt cozzi he sounds like he wants cubs to lose why not is Teoscar Hernández is Stud player

  • @JefferyEvenson
    @JefferyEvenson 5 днів тому

    If Rickettes doesn't want to win a championship every year, he needs to sell the team! I'm already tired of 83 wins. I'm disgusting what the Dodgers, Yankees, and Mets spend. I thought Chicago was the 3rd largest market in the U.S. We're not Cleveland! I want Vlad at first , ship out Bellinger to Yankees. I want Sandtander in RF. And trade for O'Hoppe. Sign Fried. That's what I want to see from Jed. Stop sitting on your hands, pull up your big boy pants or leave town because you have know idea what it takes

  • @procopiesdongas
    @procopiesdongas 5 днів тому

    Bring back Schwarber…..

  • @Mark-ph5nh
    @Mark-ph5nh 5 днів тому

    how the Cubs can improve? Fire Jed the moron to begin with. You are going to trust this guy again? Not me.
    This is called insanity, having the same guy and same roster and expecting different result from last 2-3 years??? Come on bro!

  • @Xxxomar880
    @Xxxomar880 5 днів тому

    Ian happ is not the good a player he looks like a bench player 😂😂😂

  • @rmyers1020
    @rmyers1020 5 днів тому

    Another disappointing season, ricketts hum, what should I do to get the fans back to being excited??? I know, let's raise ticket prices again....

  • @nc3659
    @nc3659 5 днів тому

    Biggio sucks. Matt Cozzi doesn't get it at all.

  • @jamespullos8027
    @jamespullos8027 5 днів тому

    Hoyer will do nothing

  • @brotherhiram5682
    @brotherhiram5682 5 днів тому

    Baseball is no longer important.

  • @youarethecreator1
    @youarethecreator1 5 днів тому

    Buy a soccer team

  • @thomasmiller8364
    @thomasmiller8364 5 днів тому

    Who celebrated when they got Neris?? I knew he was washed.

  • @mr.bohner6819
    @mr.bohner6819 5 днів тому

    Jesus Sam why don't you give the Astros our whole farm system??? You have poor knowledge when it comes to prospects value. Tucker is a rental & Parades has like 4 more years of control as it is. Parades & Caissie would be plenty

    • @samolbur8893
      @samolbur8893 5 днів тому

      Houston isn't giving up a superstar talent for a full season for those two guys.

    • @mr.bohner6819
      @mr.bohner6819 5 днів тому

      @samolbur8893 its a rental. Superstar or not. Caissie has star upside & 6 years of control if you called him up this year. Half of them VERY cheap & Parades will be making 6 million thus year controlled thru 2028. Maybe it takes Busch instead of Parades cuz they need a 1st basemen badly. But It aint costing 2 top 50 prospects and Busch & then some... Thats more than the Padres got for Soto???

    • @mr.bohner6819
      @mr.bohner6819 5 днів тому

      Look at what Soto cost the Yankees. Parades & Caissie with a young but good pitching prospect like Wiggins would be just as lucrative if not more so since Parades is a proven ALL-STAR 3rd baseman in CONTROL for CHEAP! Busch & Caissie with Wiggins is more than fair for Houston

    • @mr.bohner6819
      @mr.bohner6819 5 днів тому

      Not to mention Parades in Houston with that short porch in LF is an easy sell.

    • @samolbur8893
      @samolbur8893 5 днів тому

      @@mr.bohner6819 Parades Cassie I still think one more guy would go. He would be a much better hitter in Houston thats fair

  • @jimdecker4760
    @jimdecker4760 4 дні тому

    No snell hes getting old and I have zero interest in him

  • @Xxxomar880
    @Xxxomar880 5 днів тому

    Ur guys sound like michael busch is not stud player

  • @bradleys4783
    @bradleys4783 5 днів тому

    hubby hubby