Cubs Strategy: Hold Steady or Rebuild in MLB Market?
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00:00For me, George, I just see the Cubs as a complete hold.
00:07And in that market, you're not really allowed to start over.
00:12They've already done it once and got away with it.
00:15I don't see that happening again.
00:17My guess is the Cubs just hold a lot of their guys and then fire back off again next year.
00:21I mean, what's crazy too, George, really, when you think about it, I mean, Bellinger
00:24hasn't been maybe as good as they thought.
00:28But if I showed you Imanaga's stats right now and asked you what the Cubs record would
00:32be, you'd be like, wow, they must be really good this year.
00:35And they're not.
00:36No, they're not that disappointing.
00:38Right.
00:39One of the more disappointing teams.
00:40Maybe Craig Council wishes he would have stayed in Milwaukee now.
00:42Who knows?
00:43Bellinger, I think he certainly was overpaid.
00:46I think they will listen to him.
00:48I think they'll listen to anybody.
00:49Listen, GM, that's your job.
00:50Just like if you're a fantasy player, it's always your job to listen to the trades.
00:55It doesn't mean you're going to trade anybody, but everyone is tradable in the right offer.
01:00So if I was to listen to anybody, but I agree with you, I don't know how many players are
01:03actually going to move here.
01:04They are going to want to go for it again next year.
01:06I was a little surprised when the Cubs announced, what, 10 days ago, they were going to be sellers,
01:11not buyers here.
01:12And even now, they're only six and a half games out of a wildcard spot there.
01:17They were a little lesser when they made the announcement there, but they also would have
01:20to climb over San Fran, the Reds, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Arizona, and one of San Diego,
01:25Atlanta, and the Mets.
01:26So I can see what the problem is.
01:27A lot of teams to climb over there.
01:29And if you're not going to add, you're not catching anybody, sort of is what it is here.
01:33If they want to trade Justin Steele though, they will have suitors.
01:36I think they'd be crazy to do it though.
01:38I assume they will not.