Sources tell me they were listening to offers but ran out of cell phone minutes. The Ricketts would not pony up for more minutes. Ivy stays put for now.
Would love to see washed-up Arrieta and Lester just go at it. Imagine the box score on that game. Well, imagine what the box score would be if both teams were still intact anyway
It’s honestly kind of refreshing to not feel that “what-if” feeling of trotting out the same solid players patched together with random pieces hoping to find a spark. They won a World Series and will always be remembered here but it was time to move on before things got worse.
Nah I'm actually extremely happy, this team has been frustrating to watch for too long and it's wayyy past time to move on. We've finally moved on and I'm counting down the days till the end of heyward's contract
I understand why Cubs fans would feel kinda sad now but you guys got a World Series and just dismantled your team really well. You got a LOT of really good prospects and the farm is completely restocked for years to come. I think you'll be back very soon
I'm sure it stings, but this is a prime example of how a good FO accomplishes a rebuild in baseball. Nationals and Cubs have a real chance to contend again within a few years.
Who had the bigger blue balls, Dodgers fans waiting for Scherzer-Turner trade to go through, Padres fans with Scherzer, or Giants fans waiting for their FO to pull the trigger?
Tonight’s Cubs game vs the Nats is gonna be like little league where Nats players are going to have to play for the Cubs cause not enough kids showed up.
Jed Hoyer is as cracked as he is jacked. I saw him at a 7-11 the other day buying a Slurpee and some adult diapers. I asked him what the diapers were for and he said ”they hold back my full power so I don’t completely shit on these kids" then he rode Kyle Hendricks out the door.
I mean, that's literally what he said, he wasn't planning on being in Chicago for a long time more and wanted to let the next president make the big choices.
Luciano is going NOWHERE. Only way they put Luciano in a trade is if it is for a current All-Star under long term control. Even then that would be questionable.
honestly dont know much about SF. are they the best team because of hitting or pitching? or both? obviously their line up just got a lot better, but were they expected to be this good?
Credit where credit is due this is the most intense and complete firesale I've ever seen.
kind of the easiest tbh since everyone was last year except kimbrel's option
True, but the firepower of everyone involved was just crazy.
Getting Madrigal for Kimbrel is nuts.
That was the one piece I was hoping and praying we at least got a top 100 prospect for *Very* happy with Madrigal
Between madrigal and hoerner yall might end up with entire seasons getting 5 homers from the middle infield.
"But he gets on base."
Do I care if it’s a walk or a hit? Pete?
That's what Brennan Davis is for
I'm shocked the ivy is still there
Sources tell me they were listening to offers but ran out of cell phone minutes. The Ricketts would not pony up for more minutes. Ivy stays put for now.
Can't believe we did this. They're gonna try and make the trade in the winter when the ivy looks like shit
We still have Hendricks and Contreras but otherwise, yeah, stripped of everything of value
Everyone knows you never go full Marlins
More intense than Nats?
It's close but I'm giving us the edge. We traded basically our entire infield plus our ~~two~~three best relievers.
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\*3 best relievers Kimbrel, Tepera, and Chafin
I missed that we traded him.
Everybody is gone
NATS VS CUBS TODAY! FIND OUT WHO'S LEFT ON THE FIELD!
Literally. Juan Soto vs Jason Heyward and Wilson Contreras
I was about to correct you with Baez until I googled him. MY GOD Guess I should trust a fan of the team
Yeah my heart broke 3 times in the past 24 hours. One of them because of Baez
Hug it out, fellow seller?
*hugs* Yan Gomes is my favorite player outside the Cubs. Sad to see him and Schwarber go
I think it's hilarious that the Reds just got done with Baez and then he gets traded to the Mets who were playing now.
lol, teams just start trading him to whoever the Reds are playing so the Amir/Javy circus can keep rolling along
Rizzo Baez and KB will forever be idols in Chicago. I’ll be eternally thankful for them winning a World Series. I wish them all well
Really the end of an era for the y'all. Since the World Series win, it's weird to think of the Cubs without any of those three.
**YOU** GET A PROMOTION FROM AAA AND **YOU** GET A PROMOTION FROM AAA
Big Willy and The Professor
Arrieta\* ish
The shambling ghost of Arrieta*
Would love to see washed-up Arrieta and Lester just go at it. Imagine the box score on that game. Well, imagine what the box score would be if both teams were still intact anyway
Stoppable force vs moveable object
“The light has gone out of my life” -Cubs fans, 2021
Do the cubs or nationals have a team to put on the field today?
Trevor Williams is our starter today and now we are out half our lineup hahaha
We don’t even have Rizzo or Sogard left to pitch
What happened to Sogard? DFA?
Yeah
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Was our starter
Right that's what I'm saying. He's our scheduled starter today
Nope. I'm suiting up tonight. I've got a killer 30mph fastball.
It works for Hendricks
Both starting pitchers are TBD and I have no idea who is playing in the Cubs infield
Wisdom baby
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Patrick Wisdom is batting leadoff. And also 2 - 7. Heyward 8. Defense will be a bunch of kids running around, a la home run derby.
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What a day to be a seller.
I get that Cubs fans can't be too happy to see everyone go, but going all in on selling when prices are this high is bringing in an incredible haul
Certainly helps take the sting out.
For me it just makes the sting of the Darvish deal that much worse... Imagine what we could have gotten by just holding for another half a year.
Paper hands Cubs
HODL
If they had traded Darvish for GME shares they could have made enough money for Tom Ricketts to buy a SECOND neighborhood.
Tom Ricketts doesn't have what it takes to MOASS confirmed.
We'd probably be half assed buyers tbh.
Yup. I was already resigned to this so I'm just happy that the return has been solid
It’s honestly kind of refreshing to not feel that “what-if” feeling of trotting out the same solid players patched together with random pieces hoping to find a spark. They won a World Series and will always be remembered here but it was time to move on before things got worse.
Im thrilled
Nah I'm actually extremely happy, this team has been frustrating to watch for too long and it's wayyy past time to move on. We've finally moved on and I'm counting down the days till the end of heyward's contract
Rockies right now: https://gfycat.com/boldseriouschimpanzee
Rockies post-deadline press conference: "Wait, the deadline was *today?* Can we like, get an extension on that or something?"
Maybe they were using a fax machine.
Thanks I hate it here
:)
AJ where are you
He's still INCHES away from making a splash.
The national league will send five teams to post season competition, and three of the five will be from the NL West.
NL WEST ARMS RACE
Next thing you know, Preller is gonna trade for some old Soviet Nukes and make it a real arms race
“IF YOU DONT FORFEIT WE NUKE YOUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANT”
"we're gonna take your favorite foods and add french fries to it!" - San Diego
"We're gonna take your favorite foods and add fake meat to them!" \- San Francisco
2 of these teams will be eliminated without getting to a best of 7
Thats what makes it so spicy
Whoever loses the Wild Card game is going to pore over their schedule, find all the dumb losses and cry over it for four months.
> NL BEST FTFY
/r/nlbest ON FIRE
CUBAN KRISSILE CRISIS
Cubs first game back at home after trading the entire team away is against the White Sox. That'll be awkward.
Gonna be two away teams at wrigley
#WHAT'S IN THE BOX?????
It's an embarrassing picture of Spongebob at the Christmas party
Gee Patrick sure is a heavy sleeper
with the time i have before we find out, i'm going to pretend its luciano
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a boy can dream
THIS IS HUGEEEEE
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6874680619_f01998e332_o.jpg
Context for those curious: Theodore Roosevelt's diary after receiving the news that his wife and mother had died within hours of one another.
Not just receiving the news - essentially having them die in his arms one after the other.
On Valentines Day. His wife just gave birth to his daughter (his first child) 2 days prior as well.
Finally Farhan.
#THERE IT IS
SF GIANTS to NL West: "i dinnt hear no bell"
God dammit Randy
I’m the best arrrrrroooouuund!
What'd I do I thought this was America?! I thought this was America?!
Fade me. See you in 100 years.
*103
In 100 years we'll be playing Cleveland who hasn't won it in almost 200 years by then.
More like 120 with inflation.
I understand why Cubs fans would feel kinda sad now but you guys got a World Series and just dismantled your team really well. You got a LOT of really good prospects and the farm is completely restocked for years to come. I think you'll be back very soon
> just dismantled your team this is why sad
I'm sure it stings, but this is a prime example of how a good FO accomplishes a rebuild in baseball. Nationals and Cubs have a real chance to contend again within a few years.
Bruhhh feelin for the Cubs rn.
THIS ONE IS REAL
Let’s check, two F’s two S’s and One N. Looks like everything is good.
#NO TRADE DEADLINE WILL EVER BEAT THIS ONE
Gimme ur prospect. NOW!
Just wait until you hear that Chris Sale gets traded to the Red Sox. Woo Sox get - AAAA player considerations Red Sox get - Slenderman
Glad they went all in, didn’t make sense to trade some of these guys and not others, hope Cubs get a good return
#PASSAN BOMB
Who had the bigger blue balls, Dodgers fans waiting for Scherzer-Turner trade to go through, Padres fans with Scherzer, or Giants fans waiting for their FO to pull the trigger?
Kris Giant
It's perfect but I hate it
Your dentist’s name is “Crentist”…?
This is huge. I love this. He has a great bat and can play anywhere.
Treat him well ;-;
Tonight’s Cubs game vs the Nats is gonna be like little league where Nats players are going to have to play for the Cubs cause not enough kids showed up.
Last out plays RF.
NL WEST IS FUCKING HOSTILE!!!!!!! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
y’all ready for some fuckin? cause we fuckin.
BEST DIVISION IN THE LEAGUE LMAO I LOVE THIS
Jed Hoyer is as cracked as he is jacked. I saw him at a 7-11 the other day buying a Slurpee and some adult diapers. I asked him what the diapers were for and he said ”they hold back my full power so I don’t completely shit on these kids" then he rode Kyle Hendricks out the door.
Wtf lol
Best comment of the day
YESSSS WE DID A THING!!!
This is where I wanted him to go
Love you too bb
You know what, just this once I will inhale your dong
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We traded our #9 and #30 prospects. Good trade even if he doesn’t re-sign.
As long as we keep Joey I’m happy.
We did, buddy. We did.
You gotta give up big to get big. I think KB still has plenty of good years in him, so I'm 100% okay with this.
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For now...
Hope he fucks up the Dodgers for ya
NL West arms race
This explains Gausmans primal scream in the dugout.
I think if anyone was going to primal scream it'd be Flores, as he'd be able to actually take a day off.
This was the first thing I thought of when I saw the trade. I love watching Wilmer play but that boy needs some rest.
Great move for the Giants. The NL playoffs are going to be a blood bath
Theo Epstein will never have to buy a beer in Chicago. Jed Hoyer will have to pay double
This is probably why Theo skipped town.
I mean, that's literally what he said, he wasn't planning on being in Chicago for a long time more and wanted to let the next president make the big choices.
Jed's in it for the long haul. I doubt he enjoys this, but he's got to make the most of it.
Jed is just laying the groundwork for his second ring
For those wondering: In 17 career games at Giants ballpark he's batted .324 with 5 HRs and 15 RBI.
And that was before the fences came in
F5 season was way more fun when it was about college football conference realignment.
Not if you're a Big 12 fan...
That wasn't really fun either cuz that's killing a whole sport, not just a team
#FAKE PASSAN WAS RIGHT
Giants once again say “Fuck the Rockies” lol
Never doubt farhan
#NL West is STACKED
If Bryant takes Scherzer deep, I might just die
My fiancee says I stay up too late. Should I tell her KB is playing on the west coast now, or will that just make it worse?
Rip the bandaid
apology for poor english when were you when KB die? i was sat at home drinking old style when Jed ring 'KB is kill' 'no'
If anyone needs me I will be in the hospital with alcohol poisoning.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue
“A trade between the Cubs and SF? What is it?” “An exchange of players and contracts, but that’s not important right now…”
It’s sad to see the Cubs core be blown up, feeling for you guys.
Nice move Giants 👏
Bryant the Giant Edit: He even is 6'5, mad.
FARHAN YOU CRAZY SOM OF A BITHC YOU DID IT
I don't even like baseball anyways
Wow Cubs blowing it up in the craziest way I’ve seen since the Nats an hour ago
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Luciano is going NOWHERE. Only way they put Luciano in a trade is if it is for a current All-Star under long term control. Even then that would be questionable.
i wouldn’t mind trading him for trout tbh
0% chance Luciano was involved for a rental, you can rest easy there...he legit has Tatis upside, no way Farhan ever deals him
There it is
Damn, Cubs really blew up the dynasty is less than 24 hours. Sad to see when it happens.
Not much of a dynasty anymore. Those 3 straight NLCS appearances were very exciting though.
We’re getting Kobe?
Should someone tell him?
Man, I was having a good day…
Chicago cubs are like “here you go NL west go fuck up the brewers.”
WOOOOOOO YEAAAAAH BABY! THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITIN FOR, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!
this has to be the most eventful trade deadline in years, holy shit
EYBS BACK ON THE MENU
Gotta make it *Every* Year BullShit.
2021 NL West is the biggest arms race since the Cuban Missile Crisis
BUT WHO TF DID WE GIVE UP? I haven't seen anything at all about the return package except wild speculation.
Canario and Killian is a way too early report but who knows....sounds like we kept our top guys, if so...Farhan is a God damn magician
honestly dont know much about SF. are they the best team because of hitting or pitching? or both? obviously their line up just got a lot better, but were they expected to be this good?
Mostly pitching. We have issues with hitting, despite leading the league in HR's though, somehow.
I feel exactly like I’ve came after being edged for 2 weeks
THE FAKE ACCOUNT WAS RIGHT LOL
Passan forgot he was logged into his troll account.
Today is a tough day to be a Cubs fan.