He was good with the Dodgers in 2022 – 3.10 ERA in 72.2 innings. It could be a good signing if Manaea goes back to form, but if not it could get rough being stuck with that money. The Cubs are in need of starting pitching, so this wouldn’t be a surprise. He had a 3.91 ERA in 179.1 innings last year, but then was a disaster with the Padres in 2022. The left-handed starting pitcher was solid with the Oakland A’s since making his MLB debut in 2016. The Cubs are reportedly planning to meet with Bell. The contract prediction is a little high for my liking. Solid backup plan to what seems to be their top first base target in José Abreu. The Cubs are interested in Senga and maybe they’re even favorites to sign him? Josh Bell: 4 years, $64 million
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If I had to bet on one free agent the Cubs sign, it’d be Kodai Senga. MLBTR also had the following predictions for the Cubs. But hey, maybe he is a late bloomer like Marcus Semien. I don’t trust that 2022 Dansby Swanson is what we’ll get for the next 4-5 years. However, he clearly is the fourth-best option out of the free agent class, so I’d be slightly disappointed that they settled. If the Cubs sign Swanson, I’ll be more than fine with it. I’ve been kind of harsh and I’ll take some of those opinions back. I’ve already shared my thoughts on Swanson on the Pinwheels And Ivy Podcast. I mean, if they’re balking at the idea of signing the other shortstops to that long of a contract, then they’re definitely not doing it for Swanson. So yeah, having three baseball writers predict Swanson to the Cubs is shocking, but maybe they’re hearing something we’re not? You do have to call out the contract though because again there’s no way the Cubs are signing Swanson to a seven-year deal. But we haven’t really seen any talk about the Cubs and Swanson. But again, there have been reports that they’re interested in Trea Turner and they’ve already met with Scott Boras to talk about Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts. The tough part is that the team has also been pushing the narrative that they don’t want to sign players to really long contracts, more than six years.
Here are the penalties for signing a player with the qualifying offer:Ģnd/5th-round picks + $1M int'l: BOS, LAD, NYM, NYY, PHI, SDPĢnd + $500K int'l: ATL, CHC, HOU, LAA, SFG, STL, TORģrd: ARI, BAL, CIN, CLE, CWS, COL, DET, KCR, MIA, MIL, MIN, OAK, PIT, SEA, TBR, TEX, WSHĪll right, so we know that the Cubs are obviously interested in the free agent shortstops. If the Cubs do sign Swanson, or any other free agent that was given the QO then they’ll have to give up a draft pick and some bonus pool money. Swanson did receive the qualifying offer from the Braves that he will eventually reject. Statcast has been particularly bullish on Swanson’s defense, ranking him 13th among all big leaguers in OAA (38) and 15th in Runs Above Average (28) since 2018. Swanson’s 2022 season, in particular, was sensational in the eyes of DRS (9) and OAA (20).
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But, for a player who provides plenty of baserunning value and has been considered anywhere from a plus to an elite defender at shortstop, that’s plenty of bat. Granted, by measure of wRC+, Swanson has “only” been nine percent better than league-average in that three-year span (though 16% in 2022 alone). Swanson will be 29-years-old at the start of the 2023 season.Īdams, along with Anthony Franco and Tim Dierkes all picked the Cubs to sign Swanson, while Darragh McDonald thinks the Twins will sign him. That’s an average annual value of $22 million. OK, so in this list Swanson is ranked as the fifth-best free agent and is projected to sign a seven-year, $154 million contract. Dansby Swanson to Cubs: 7 years, $154 million Contract predictions were still agreed upon collaboratively, although there are certainly players where the MLBTR team was not in consensus as to what prediction to put forth.
For the second straight season, we’ll each be making individual team picks rather than going with one, universal “MLBTR staff pick” for each player’s ultimate landing spot. I took the lead on this year’s Top 50, though I did with with extensive input, exhaustive conversation and spirited debates from MLBTR founder Tim Dierkes and writers Anthony Franco and Darragh McDonald. Just a little background first from Steve Adams of MLBTR. That’s the biggest name the Cubs are predicted to sign and it’s not just one writer saying it either, it’s three!
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