Chicago Cubs Baseball News | Potential All-Stars and Trade Targets
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- Anthony Pasquale and Mick Gillespie talk about the Cubs' potential All-Stars as MLB All-Star game voting has officially opened. The pair discussed Shōta Imanaga's candidacy as well as if players like Javier Assad, Mark Leiter Jr. or Cody Bellinger have a chance to play at the midsummer classic.
With the Cubs' catching struggles, a lot of comments have been made about why the Cubs ever parted ways with Willson Contreras. There was a report from David Kaplan that said the Cubs partially parted ways with Contreras because of clubhouse issues.
They also talked about some reports about potential trade targets Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Pete Alonso, both slugging first basemen. They talked about what the type of package it would take to net one of those stars as well as which prospects Anthony and Mick view as untouchable in the Cubs' system.
Also, Luis Vazquez is in Tampa Bay with the team, is he coming up?
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Mick Gillispie has covered the Chicago Cubs since 2007 and has been a fan of the team since the 1984 season. He has broadcasted spring training games or been heard on Cubs.com, MLB.com, 670 The Score, WGN, CSN-Chicago and Marquee Sports Network. He is an award winning play-by-play voice for the Tennessee Smokies Cubs Double-A Affiliate. He has also hosted many forums over the years at Cubs Convention including Down on The Farm.
Anthony Pasquale is a lifelong Cubs fan and Chicago native. As a journalism graduate from the University of Illinois in 2022, Anthony has experience in both writing and broadcasting. He has broadcasted games for the Big Ten Network and SHL Network, and has by-lines with MLB.com and SB Nation. He has covered the Cubs for MLB.com and on his podcast the Cubs Corner since 2018. - Розваги
Shota is the only one that deserves it let's face it.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
I saw one of the trade proposals for Guerrero and it included Morel. I wouldn’t mind doing that and giving up one of the top 5 prospects and a lower level prospect
So you want to give up your RBI leader and home run leader for a guy with fewer HRs and fewer RBIs ?
@@michaelboldyga6239 Guerrero is hitting .287 his power numbers will go up before the end of the season. He’s hit 48,32 and 26 the past three year. Plus he’s still young
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I almost laughed when I heard your question! One word came to mind...underperform! Unfortunately, Shota is the only one that will be considered this year.
Yes Shota will be the only one going to the all star game from the Cubs, who else?
Van Gomes
@@NOBlinders 🤣
The answer is no, it’s just Shota unfortunately but deserved
No one is untouchable in the right deal. Players that I would expect a massive return for, however, would be Horton, Shaw, PCA and Caissie.
Mick all these guys like Davis,Caissie etc have great AAA numbers but the gap between AAA pitching and majors is wide.
Are there any other votes amongst the listeners here to see if anyone’s willing to take on Suzuki‘s contract and get us some relief pitching even if it’s a prospect relief pitcher.
I also don’t see where trading away Bellinger for some prospects and getting rid of his contract is going to hurt us given the outfielders we already have and the prospect of calling Cassie up this year
I still think (HOPE) the kids are coming. Trading for short term gains could be devastating. That said Vlad at third might work short term. But not hoping for it. Gotta keep the real good kids! Maybe buy a catcher.
In the off season wanted to trade for a top 5 catcher prospect.
And who are the real good kids ? You want to blow your whole season on unproven prospects who haven't even taken a MLB at bat . Every team over hypes their minor leaguers , it keeps the fans hopes up , the Cubs are no different . You can't play all of these kids anyway and the adjustment period isn't quik , most of these prospects won't pan out . How long do you wait to find out ? You can't fill your team with rookies and expect to contend for the post season . Use some of that farm system to bring in proven winners , that's what SMART front office people do , and spend some of that money on that talent like a real BIG MARKET team . Hoyer is not the guy to depend on to build a winner , he was just along for the ride with Theo . Since Theo left Hoyer has managed to screw up almost every personnel move he's made , he's the biggest detriment to the Cubs being a playoff team .
Honestly, I wouldn’t make any trades right now because teams know what we need too and would be demanding a lot in return. I don’t want to see the Cubs empty out their farm system just for half a season.
The bullpen will be adding a few arms by the end of this month and next month, too, with guys coming back from injuries.
As far as the offense goes, I’d like to see the Cubs stick with Morel and Busch for the entire season. The rest (Happ, Bellinger, Suzuki, Swanson) would be hard to move because of their contracts and Hoerner is too much of a catalyst in the lineup to trade away.
The only exception I would make in a trade would be for a younger catcher but from what I’ve read the Cubs may be sticking with Amaya.
And, here’s a thought on Kyle Hendricks…If the Cubs did release him, I wonder if they would offer him a job as either a roving instructor or a pitching coach somewhere in their minor league system. I think there would be a few pitchers who could benefit from his knowledge. That, of course, all hinges on whether he’d prefer that rather than trying to land another pitching gig with another team.
Of course, I say that about Morel and then I read in baseball-reference that the Cubs are looking at other options internally for Morel, including Matt Shaw. I did read last week that the Rockies may be interested in dealing 3B Ryan McMahon. If the Cubs are looking for 3B options, I’m sure they’ve inquired about McMahon already. He’s a left-handed hitting third baseman and also he’s played first base (and second base) so it would give the Cubs a lot of infield flexibility.
If I remember correctly, McMahon has always hit well at Wrigley Field.
If they were to acquire McMahon, it would give Shaw another year or more to develop in the minors, instead of being rushed up.
Hey nick the cubs will come up with a Brock for Brolio type deal. It is just a matter of time!!!!!!!!!
Remember when baseball worked with players to improve their technique and this merry go round did not exist? Remember when we got to know our players?
I'm so tired of the Pete Alonso talk. He is not very good. He's basically Patrick Wisdom with consistent ABs. He's nothing special. He hits a lot of hone runs and.... yeah, nothing. That's it. His defense is middling at best and his speed is non-existent. I'd rather do what good teams do and suffer through the Busch growing pains for the rest of the season. See what we have then. Cubs fans used to be the most patient in all of baseball. Now it's like if we don't win every game, it's time to trade for any shiny thing we can.
Hard pass on Alonso!!!
We’ve been patient. Problem is we’ve always been seeing what we have and it doesn’t pan out in the long run. We shouldn’t get desperate with trades but we do need to make some and start bringing in actual star players cuz that’s what’s holding the Cubs back right now
Go ahead and make some bold moves. It has been years of making cautious moves and where has that gotten us? At some point either all these picks turn into superstars or you need to find a way to turn them into someone else's superstar. Because we don't have any.
Bote hasn’t even played two games and he went 3 for 4 in the only game he started.
Bote can hit!!! Play him as much as possible.
Owen Cassie, Cade Horton, Matt Shaw, James Triantos, and probably Kevin Alcantara, and Porter Hodge are untouchable for me maybe Drew Gray as well
PCA isn’t?
@@cubsbaseballchannel Yeah I just forgot to list his name
I would like to see the anti all star team , all the worst players at each position. Cubs would score there
Keep all 4 of them. Play them now, can't be any worse.
How about trading Nico and giving the job to Shaw?
They signed Lopez from the Mets
Big Stein can't be floppin and twitchin
What Cub do you wanna see in the Home Run Derby?
None of them.
Christopher Morel would be fun.
PCA should be dfa
Would you not package Busch in deal for Vlad Jr?
Not one of the position players deserves to be an all star including Bellinger. As far as trades, I don’t think a couple of trades will help this team that much. I think there are more holes on this team than any of us really want to admit. If I’m being honest, there are more guys on the major league roster I’d rather see gone than the prospects. I’m more excited about the minor league reports than watching these veteran players right now.
Fire Hoyer is the only move the Cubs should be moving on!!!
Hoyer has done some great moves and equally terrible moves. Is 50/50 good enough?
@@youarethecreator1no because that’s not gonna lead to a good season in the long run for the Cubs. We need more good moves versus bad ones and Jed lately has been showing more of the latter
There you go, Bote came through.
Now sweep the Rays!
I think Mick takes 4 or 5 Viagras each time he talks about PCA. We're talking about a Raging Hard On. When is this guy going to do anything? When was the last time he got a hit? If the Jays wanted PCA in a package for Vlad, I'd say yes in a heartbeat. If the Sux wanted PCA in a package for Luis Robert, I'd say yes in a heartbeat.
Im out on Neris. Cant hear guys say "brush it off, try again tomorrow" anymore...Fans get to say that! Neris can stfu and just hit the strike zone once in a while. Dont ask batters to strike themselves out, then say you did something.
Cubs will have the same number of all stars as the white Sox
How many years would the Cubs get from either Guererro or Alonso; whereas, Owen Caissie is only 21 years old.? The Cubs do need a big bopper now, so bring up Owen Caissie and work him into the lineup now. Platoon him with the fragile Suzuki.
Guerrero has 1.5 years left, Alonso just .5.
Just don’t trust Jed to make good grades anymore
KEEP KIDS, TRADE THE VETS, IF THEY WAIVE CLAUSE
Maybe the Cubs could give them a bonus to go away?
Nico reminds me of Ryan theriot.
He reminds me of Darwin Barney.
I would trade my Graded 10 Topps Rookie Cards of Anthony Pasquale and Mick Gillespie for Vlad Jr.
Hope that’d be enough 😂
@@cubsbaseballchannel I guess we could throw in a Turk Wendell too. Maybe even a Mitch Williams for good measure
Micharl Busch is a big disappointment. Jackson Ferris going to be an impactful, effective pitcher for the Dodgers.
Should have kept Rizzo, Contreras and Schwarber. Big Mistake by Jed Hoyer.
Other than Shota and possibly Assad , there are no allstars on this team , and shame on Ricketts and Hoyer for that .
The Cubs suck under Craig Counsell when compared to the David Ross Cubs.
Man was supposed to be 1 million times better than David Ross. Every Cubs fan had us in the Brewer spot and had the Brewers in last place. When talking about cheap ownership this is exactly what we’re talking about. Instead of spending money on players to get the team better they spent money on a manager when it wasn’t even necessary to be honest. Especially when you look at the product on the field now.
pls get rid of Neris!!!@!! this team is a joke