The Bryce is Right, Bitch

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Honestly if this happens again next offseason, players should strike

[JennieGarthAlgar]

So just to review, did some guy tell some other guy something he heard from a Brewers FO type, but that the guy couldn't say anything because his friend would get fired? And then sometime in the next few hours he tweeted exactly what his friend said detail for detail and even said what role his friend has?

tbf, the likely LARPer did start their tweet by writing : "Here's what ive been told I can say"

[Bull]

- Setting up a situation where you take from older players to pay players with little to no track record is setting up a situation where everyone gets underpaid in the long run. It basically makes it OK to say - not pay Trout or Harper in their 30s (because having those guys then will allegedly hurt a franchise) because they were less underpaid in their 20s. And that’s just the Trout and Harpers of the world - forget the many, many quality and high quality players/employees that aren’t those guys.

Which is why it makes the most sense that rookie deals are cut down. Rookie contracts should be down to 3-4 years (though I think they'll likely only be able to cut it down to 5), and you should have to first bring up a player within 3 years (at the very most) instead of 5.

Exactly. I’m not saying do one without the other. I’m also not proposing any specific plan.

I’m just saying arenado making 26 million this year makes more sense to me than pujols making 28 million this year.

If owners are going to pretend this a free market, then make it a free market. Or whatever.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

Ed. note: Theo Epstein is in Boston for Hot Stove Cool Music and Jed Hoyer is in Arizona, so when, who, and where a meeting could have occurred is in question.

[CyHawk_Cub]

They obviously met via Snapchat group chat using super fun filters.

[CubinNY]

Does anyone think the process could have been sped up a bit if Harper or Machado set their own arbitrary deadline? Team execs might have a little more incentive to speed up the process to get their best offer on the table earlier.

I don't think they care about fans expectations for signing. I think they want to get the most money they can, so they will wait until then. Setting arbitrary deadlines is good for the owners, not the players.

[17 Seconds]

bryce to theo every time they talk about ptr

[Cubswin11]

He/they are standing behind the source and rumor. Just like last year with that stupid Brewer source and Yu hopefully we end up with Bryce in the end.

[TomtheBombadil]

He/they are standing behind the source and rumor. Just like last year with that stupid Brewer source and Yu hopefully we end up with Bryce in the end.

Not that I don’t believe the guy but “no horsefeathers” comes to mind on additional contact.

[Brian]

Not that I have any real belief either way if any meetings happened yesterday, but it could have been with Ricketts and Jed being in AZ means not much at all considering it's like what 30 minutes by jet to Vegas?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Not that I have any real belief either way if any meetings happened yesterday, but it could have been with Ricketts and Jed being in AZ means not much at all considering it's like what 30 minutes by jet to Vegas?

More likely they had an extensive phone call that someone hearing about it second hand would abbreviate to 'met'.

[Deeg]

Not that I have any real belief either way if any meetings happened yesterday, but it could have been with Ricketts and Jed being in AZ means not much at all considering it's like what 30 minutes by jet to Vegas?

More likely they had an extensive phone call that someone hearing about it second hand would abbreviate to 'met'.

Much more likely the whole rumor is BS.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

Not that I have any real belief either way if any meetings happened yesterday, but it could have been with Ricketts and Jed being in AZ means not much at all considering it's like what 30 minutes by jet to Vegas?

More likely they had an extensive phone call that someone hearing about it second hand would abbreviate to 'met'.

Much more likely the whole rumor is BS.

Does BS stand for Bryce Signing

[Bull]

Not that I have any real belief either way if any meetings happened yesterday, but it could have been with Ricketts and Jed being in AZ means not much at all considering it's like what 30 minutes by jet to Vegas?

More likely they had an extensive phone call that someone hearing about it second hand would abbreviate to 'met'.

Much more likely the whole rumor is BS.

Ive been a believer, but I think I’m done. The only way Bryce comes to the Cubs now is the way Andre Dawson did.

[champaignchris]

Honestly if this happens again next offseason, players should strike

The current CBA is up after 2020. If the owners don’t make some concessions in the bargaining of the next CBA, there will be a strike.

[weis21]

Honestly if this happens again next offseason, players should strike

The current CBA is up after 2020. If the owners don’t make some concessions in the bargaining of the next CBA, there will be a strike.

CBA runs through 2021. The rest of that is accurate.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Hard to top whatever number reliever you consider this.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2589 ... back-story

This was my guess as well

The tweet has nothing to do with this, if that's what you're suggesting

I was suggesting it, although i was paying attention to the timing. Luke coming back home is a story to some

[Brian]

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, even Cubs twitter has given up on this nonsense.

[Derwood]

It seems clear now that Machado and Harper didn't want to upstage the NFL playoffs. Now that the Super Bowl is over, they are sure to sign any minute now.

Any.....minute

[WrigleyField 22]

It seems clear now that Machado and Harper didn't want to upstage the NFL playoffs. Now that the Super Bowl is over, they are sure to sign any minute now.

Any.....minute

Bryce Harper has signed with the NE Patriots. They didn't have an open roster spot until after the playoffs ended.

[big ball chunky time]

horsefeathers it i just put him on text alert so i can learn when he signs with the seattle mariners or whatever is gonna happen

[Backtobanks]

It seems clear now that Machado and Harper didn't want to upstage the NFL playoffs. Now that the Super Bowl is over, they are sure to sign any minute now.

Any.....minute

Apparently they didn't want to upstage Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, or groundhog day either.

[Old Style]

It seems clear now that Machado and Harper didn't want to upstage the NFL playoffs. Now that the Super Bowl is over, they are sure to sign any minute now.

Any.....minute

Apparently they didn't want to upstage Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, or groundhog day either.

Better get a deal done before Valentine's Day and President's Day rolls around the next couple weeks.

[jersey cubs fan]

beware the ides of march