Tigers possibly pushing to trade Upton

[sturg33]

Why?

Do you not understand what "buy low" means?

[clvclv]

Do you not understand what "buy low" means?

Seriously?

Everyone else that read that understood exactly what that meant, yet you don't?

The Braves didn't try to sign him because they thought his contract demands were ridiculous BEFORE the Cubs gave him that contract. Giving up ANY prospect and paying the money left on it is the farthest thing from "buying low" that you can get.

[yeezus]

Do you not understand what "buy low" means?

Yeahhhhhhh paying Heyward the rest of his contract AND giving up prospects for him is buying high, not low.

[Knucksie]

Jason still walks on water. The Cubs wouldn't be where there are without him. Isn't he at least 6.0 WAR?

[sturg33]

Yeahhhhhhh paying Heyward the rest of his contract AND giving up prospects for him is buying high, not low.

Buying low means you get him for cheaper.

If the Cubs ate some of the contract or gave him to us for low level prospects, he'd be an excellent buy low candidate.

Unless you think 2016 is his true self, and not the previous 6 years.

[yeezus]

Buying low means you get him for cheaper.

If the Cubs ate some of the contract or gave him to us for low level prospects, he'd be an excellent buy low candidate.

Unless you think 2016 is his true self, and not the previous 6 years.

If we traded low-level prospects for him and the Cubs didn't eat any salary...we'd still be buying high. They'd have to eat a good chunk of change and also give him to us for the low-level prospects for it to be a buy-low.

I do definitely think it's possible he continues to struggle offensively (even if he's not quite as horrid as he was last year). And the defense still has to remain elite for the entirety of the contract for it to be worth it.

[bravesfanMatt]

28 per is too risky. if the Cubs ate 16 million so his next 2 years are 20 per, then that might be a risk I would be willing to take.

[clvclv]

28 per is too risky. if the Cubs ate 16 million so his next 2 years are 20 per, then that might be a risk I would be willing to take.

Still WAY too much money.

He's a black hole on offense. Frenchy from the left side with a little better defense.

The Cubs would need to send a prospect or two to boot IF they paid his contract down to around $10 million per if they couldn't guarantee he'd opt out. He's already dead weight and wouldn't start for the Braves next season.

Yes, I really did say that.

[smootness]

Still WAY too much money.

He's a black hole on offense. Frenchy from the left side with a little better defense.

The Cubs would need to send a prospect or two to boot IF they paid his contract down to around $10 million per if they couldn't guarantee he'd opt out. He's already dead weight and wouldn't start for the Braves next season.

Yes, I really did say that.

Saying it's too much money is fine. Saying all the other stuff you said is a little crazy. I mean, it COULD end up being true. But it is more likely that it will definitely not be true.

[GovClintonTyree]

If we traded low-level prospects for him and the Cubs didn't eat any salary...we'd still be buying high. They'd have to eat a good chunk of change and also give him to us for the low-level prospects for it to be a buy-low.

I do definitely think it's possible he continues to struggle offensively (even if he's not quite as horrid as he was last year). And the defense still has to remain elite for the entirety of the contract for it to be worth it.

...and even then it's not close to worth it. We dodged a yuge bullet there.

He is as helpless as a kitten. Maddon sitting him for a third straight game tonight in favor of Soler this time.

Watching him as a rookie with a .393 OBP, I really didn't think we were seeing his high water mark. The debate used to be whether you dared move him to CF. Now you almost have to in order to get any value out of him. 6'5", 240 with the skills of a 5'10", 175 lb man.