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god shamgod said:
You mention wood and prior from 12-15 years ago.I rather talk about the present :sas1:

Tigers farm is trash,they have a bloated payroll with cabrera about to arod your squad for another 10 years :umad:

Shouts to billy beane letting the cubs rape the A's for their top prospect for jeff fukkin samardizja :laff:
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good thing wins and banners makes money, not prospects.

you said you wanna talk about the present right, so what have the cubs done for you lately :sas1:
 
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wire28 said:
good thing wins and banners makes money, not prospects.

you said you wanna talk about the present right, so what have the cubs done for you lately :sas1:
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Tigers haven't won a world series in 30 years :sitdown: don't act lke it wasn't that long ago they were losing 119 games and a laughingstock

You must be bored and you sound like an idiot cubs haven't won jack and are still worth twice as much as the tigers :umad:
 
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god shamgod said:
Tigers haven't won a world series in 30 years :sitdown: don't act lke it wasn't that long ago they were losing 119 games and a laughingstock

You must be bored and you sound like an idiot cubs haven't won jack and are still worth twice as much than the tigers :umad:
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They have been consistently good/contending since '06. Every team has down years. :ufdup:

The Cubs have down centuries. :umad:
 
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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/02/red-sox-to-sign-yoan-moncada.html
The Red Sox and Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada have reached agreement on a signing bonus in the range of $30MM, reports MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez (via Twitter). Of course, by signing Moncada to a bonus in the $30MM range, the Red Sox will also be paying a luxury tax worth roughly that same amount, making this in total an approximately $60MM expenditure for Boston. On top of that, the Red Sox will now be restricted from signing any international amateur for more than $300K in the 2015-16 and the 2016-17 international signing periods.

Moncada, a 19-year-old switch-hitting infielder, is the most sought-after international prospect in recent history. Said to be a true five-tool talent, scouts have likened his upside to that of Robinson Cano and Chase Utley (in his prime). Over the past several months, the Red Sox have been one of the primary teams connected to Moncada, although many believed the Yankees and Dodgers to be in a better position to land him, as the Red Sox don’t have a clear long-term need in the infield with Dustin Pedroia at second base and Pablo Sandoval entering the first of a five-year, $95MM contract. (Sandoval, of course, could move over to first base in a few years.) Xander Bogaerts figures to be the long-term answer at shortstop, though the expectation among scouts is that Moncada will end up at second, third or possibly in center field (where countryman Rusney Castillo is currently slotted).

As Sanchez wrote last week, the overage tax must be paid to the league in full by July 15, whereas the bonus can be paid out in installments over the course of the next three years. It’s not known at this time whether or not the Red Sox made the best offer, but agent David Hastings did say recently that size of the bonus would not be the sole determining factor in choosing a team. Moncada also had private workouts for the Yankees, Dodgers, Padres, Brewers, Rays, D-Backs, Tigers, Giants, Rangers and Cubs (though the last two would have been ineligible to sign him until July 2, as they had incurred maximum penalties in the 2013-14 international signing period, thereby restricting them in the 2014-15 period).

With this agreement, Moncada has absolutely shattered the previous record signing bonus for an international amateur. That distinction was held briefly by infielder Roberto Baldoquin, following his $8MM bonus from the Angels earlier this winter, and then held even more briefly by right-hander Yoan Lopez, who received an $8.27MM bonus from the D-Backs. The size of Moncada’s bonus will likely come up in discussing the next collective bargaining agreement, as it figures to be a major talking point among proponents of an international draft.

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