http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/07/13/montero-or-hammel-could-be-casualties-of-cubs-long-term-plan/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/07/13/montero-or-hammel-could-be-casualties-of-cubs-long-term-plan/#comment-12231 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:47:49 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=12515#comment-12231 Montero untradeable–cuz he fell off a cliff and is due $14 M in 2017.

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/07/13/montero-or-hammel-could-be-casualties-of-cubs-long-term-plan/#comment-12230 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:40:25 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=12515#comment-12230 “Much better defensive C” . . . please try to remember that CS% is actually part of defense. I know, I know, it’s meaningless, right?

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/07/13/montero-or-hammel-could-be-casualties-of-cubs-long-term-plan/#comment-12211 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:40:05 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=12515#comment-12211 I think a Hammel trade makes a ton of sense. Do you have any ideas where he could be moved at the deadline? Possibly a contender who has plenty of bullpen arms to trade but needs another starter?

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/07/13/montero-or-hammel-could-be-casualties-of-cubs-long-term-plan/#comment-12209 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:33:49 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=12515#comment-12209 I think the challenge is that Hammel is probably one of the very best #5 pitchers in baseball. There’s a relatively cheap team option for 2017. With Montero, I do not recall very many defensive-minded catchers (aka not Piazza-types) being traded mid-season.

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