Coffee w/Kap☕️: カブスはフリーエージェントで大きな存在感を示さないって聞いたんだけど、もし本当ならひどいね。
Welcome into Coffee with Cap. I’m David Kaplan.
Hope you’re ready for a great Thursday. Football back tonight in terms of NFL uh with Thursday
Night Football and then tomorrow it’s a football Friday. But I want to talk some baseball with
you. And I wore this jacket specifically for today on air here at ESPN 1000. hoodie and eye on
at 6 a.m. to 9 and then a full day of programming on the recap. And why, you might ask? Because I
was told yesterday by some very informed people in Major League Baseball that the Chicago Cubs are
not going to be big players in free agency. Yeah, they’ll add some talent. Yes, they definitely
will. But they are not going to be playing in the deep end of the pool with long-term contracts.
That’s just not how it’s going to go because they a want to know the new landscape whenever the
labor stoppage next year is over. And what a freak joke that is. You have record ratings. You
have record interest. The 18 to 34 year old demo, which they need to grow their sport. Guess what?
Record numbers of young people watching baseball this year. and you’re going to shut it down. Yep.
They said the Cubs, the Yankees, and the Red Sox, those three are all aligned with the smaller
market teams to try and get a salary cap pushed in and have cost containment and that they’re
not going to be going out and giving these six and sevenyear deals. the Phillies, the Mets,
of course, the Dodgers, maybe the Rangers, those people, they don’t care. They want to just
win. They’re going to keep spending until they do win. And obviously the Dodgers, they’re at the
head of the pack. I think that’s a freaking joke. I really do. And that is not a Jed Hoyer call.
That is a ownership call. That’s an ownership thing to align yourself where you don’t want to
push all your chips in and spend big money. Could they trade for a good player? Sure, cuz they
have a pretty talented team. But in terms of all of us getting excited when we hear Bob
Nightingale from the USA Today say, “Hey, the Cubs could be one of the surprise teams in
free agency.” I’ll believe it when I see it. really ticks me off because it’s my favorite
team and it really bothers me that you jam Wrigley Field, the playoffs are super cool,
you fall a game short of beating the Milwaukee Brewers and now you’re more concerned about a
labor stoppage and getting cost certainty in your business. Then why own a team if you’re
not competing to try and truly win? Really bothers me. Have a great Thursday. Talk to you
later on the rush hour, lunch hour. Take that.
Despite promising signs last season, the #Cubs are reportedly steering clear of big moves and long-term contracts. What’s going on? Why are ownership and management prioritizing cost containment over building a championship contender? Kap says this strategy is a HUGE letdown for fans who pack Wrigley Field and expect a winning team. Is this approach the right call, or does it show a lack of commitment to winning it all? Share YOUR thoughts below! 👇
Kap breaks down why teams like the Dodgers and Phillies are going all-in while the Cubs hesitate, and how this could impact the team’s future. Plus, he dives into the rumored labor stoppage and why it could be a game-changer for MLB.
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