Imai to Astros

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  2. This might be one of the most embarrassing offseasons the cubs have had in the last 20 years

  15. This team isn’t serious about winning. I wish they never won last year mainly due so Jed would’ve never been resigned.

  17. 3 years 60 million….. That’s literally cheaper than Shota. The only thing that makes sense is that Imai really wanted to be the only Japanese player on the team.

  18. People need to speak with their wallet and not buy merch and go to games with this bullshit.
    The Pirates and White Sox have spent more.

  20. Given those contract terms, I think it’s clear that this team is either not competing in FA or players have no desire to play for this franchise.

  21. I’m tired of being right about this ownership. This is the first sports team I chose to be a fan of as a little 4 year old. I don’t think my enthusiasm has been this low for them since that lull in the early-mid ‘90s post Dawson/Maddux and pre-breakout Sosa.

    Their build off a team that was one win from the NLCS is to “accidentally” re-sign a guy with a QO and to sign 10 bullpen arms. They have a month or less to make actual signings at SP and in the starting lineup, and most of those options everyone is saying they aren’t in on. I was excited for the ‘25 season and hyped when it started. The ‘26 season “vibes” do not feel good. At all.

  22. The Fucking Astros??? What the hell? Cubs might as well sign Justin Verlander to a one year deal at this point

  26. Now the Cubs are going to sign Zac Gallen or another mediocre starter for around $15 million AAV and celebrate “spending smart” and saving money for a lesser pitcher.

    That’s the front offices MO.

  29. Dont worry guys. The owners are gonna break even! Thats worth more than a world series!

  31. The good news for Ricketts is that Wrigley will be packed in 2026, whether they are a 90 game winner or a 70 game winner!

    Sell. The. Team.

  37. It’s funny to me how many people are this upset about not spending money on an unproven SP that other teams passed on as well. There’s still plenty of offseason left before I pass judgment and I’m not losing sleep on a guy that likely won’t even be better than Gallen for the same amount of money.

  38. Apparently the general consensus is that a 145 lb pitcher is likely to not hold up to a MLB season grind. He didn’t want to go t9 a team that already had a Japanese player, but another $20 mill or more years would have blunted that. The reports of a weak market for him were apparently correct.

  41. We absolutely should have beaten that. $21 million a year for a max of three years is pennies for what he could bring to this rotation

  42. “We’re gonna have an active offseason … largest focus will be on pitching, I think that’s obvious.”

  43. Not being able to beat 3/63 for a guy with that much upside is insane. Someone is going to end up paying Gallen more than that. Cubs really tried for one year so they could go back to pretending to care for half a decade again.

  44. honestly i don’t hate it. no way they’d have signed both imai and bregman. this leaves the door open to sign bregman, and trade for a starting pitcher.

    now, of course if that doesn’t happen, the offseason is a disaster and front office heads need to role. just saying i’m keeping my powder dry for now as there is still a path to a good offseason available.

  46. The fact that the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Giants and Cubs didn’t sign him tells me that Imai really wanted to be 1 of 1 as a Japanese player in the MLB.

    That’s such an easy contract to offer for any team, I can’t imagine the big teams balking at 60 million over 3 years. Maybe the opt out scared some teams but who knows.

  50. I’m not entirely sold on Imai, but Tom clearly wants the lowest payroll possible for the lockout year. Same ole gross owner bs

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