Theo Epstein To Step Down

[ChrisRac]

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[Shawn1112]

No surprise there, the writing was on the wall at the end of the season. Hoyer is the right man for the job and this is the reason he has passed up other front office jobs the last few years. He knew he was next in line here with the Cubs. I'll be forever grateful to Theo and crew for bringing us a WS Championship. So glad my Grandma got to see it as well before she passed away.

 

[Marko]

Idk. I hate seeing Theo leave. This last season was an * anyway.

But The Cubs have been mediocre since they won in ‘16.

Rizzo,Bryant,Baez,Schwarber can’t hit worth a shit. The last few seasons in the playoffs

 

[Lead Pipe]

On to the next. Maybe the Indians will hire him since they have the current longer championship draught.

 

[Shawn1112]

Lets hope he has the balls to make some trades that wont make a lot of people happy. Starting with Krissy Bryant. I'd keep Javi, Riz, Schwarbs (if Dh stays), Willie and Happ. If Almora can be had cheap when his deal is up I'd keep him around as well. I still have confidence his bat will come around.

 

[Marko]

Hopefully they can get a good player or two for Bryant. MLB teams aren’t stupid. They know how he is.

 

[VenomousDSG]

Rebuild time, lol

 

[Shawn1112]

Rebuild time, lol

No need for a full rebuild if you sign the players I mentioned. In all reality, they are a stud pitcher and 2 bats away from contending in the NL.
Of course some bullpen help, but bullpen came around last month or so of this season.

 

[Shawn1112]

In all honesty if they could get a haul for Willie, I wouldnt be mad. The Cubs have some catching prospects in the minors that are ranked with the best of them.

 

[VenomousDSG]

I bet wherever Theo goes Lester goes, and Ross will follow after the year, he won't stay with the Cubs long.

One way or another, the team is heading towards a rebuild.

 

[ChrisRac]

Hoping they keep Hendricks. He's my favorite pitcher on the roster.

 

[Shawn1112]

I bet wherever Theo goes Lester goes, and Ross will follow after the year, he won't stay with the Cubs long.

One way or another, the team is heading towards a rebuild.

No way dude, Ross is here for the long haul and Lester probably comes back for a year as the 5th starter.
Your forgetting they have a shit ton of money from the TV deal. Granted nobody is spending due to Covid, but once Covid is over, they will be major players in free agency.

 

[Shawn1112]

Hoping they keep Hendricks. He's my favorite pitcher on the roster.

Pretty sure they just resigned him thru 2024, Darvish as well iirc. Thats why I dont see a full rebuild just yet. They arent that far off from competing in the NL. To much money locked in those 2 and J-Hey to say fuck it lets tear it down.

 

[Marko]

I agree. Ross will stay.

Idk about Lester. I think he hinted on Twitter a month ago that he won’t be back with the Cubs next year.