MLBTR Chat Transcript

I cannot see the Cubs trading both Bryant and Schwarber while their collective values are so low. I can see them trading one or the other but not both.

If Epstein/Hoyer want to see the max return they would consider trading Rizzo. There are a handful of teams who could use a lefty hitting, gold glove first baseman and it would clear 14.5 a cap space and 16.5 of payroll. Then slidding KB over to first and hoping for a rebound effort (assuming the Cubs for some reason do not wish to re-sign/extend Riz)

I do not see much of a market for Bryant and his 18 plus million dollar salary. Of course a handful of team would take him at 18 million but are teams going to pony up talent AND pay 18 million?

Schwarber I believe would bring more back in return for a sly team like the Rays who look at his advanced stats and see value there. Good contact, barrel and exit velocity, lots of bad luck.

I cannot imagine wants to leave another city hiding in a gorilla suit after breaking a 100 year long curse… so I expect him to tweak the roster and hope for the best. I don’t see them going status pro quo nor do I expect the team to allow Epstein (short of an extension) to oversee a fire sale. Crazy to possibly see so many players leaving the same year as their President of Baseball ops.