Ian Happ
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I think the big thing that you just mentioned is his postseason experience is another huge thing in Bregman's favor.
What is Bichette like 29?
28, I believe.
28.
So, yeah, I would obviously rather have the young.
I think skill set wise, like they're comparable to.
I also have to imagine Bichette's contract would have to have come with more years and more money.
We'll see when he gets a deal.
When he gets a deal, we'll be able to compare.
If he gets eight for 240 or whatever, I'd be like, well, I don't know if the Cubs are going to give him that.
But I will say, just strictly off the player, I probably would have picked Bichette, but it's very comparable.
Ian, Edward Cabrera?
Well, that's what I was going to say, too.
Like, when Steele comes back, another good problem to have is, oh, no, we have six starters.
Like, that's a good problem to have.
Because, you know, like...
In a 162-game season, knock on wood, hopefully no one gets hurt, but it's very unlikely all five starters make 30-plus starts.
It's just not the way the world works, unfortunately, in baseball.
So it's one of those where I don't know what Steele's timeline is, but I'm guessing it's probably close to midseason.
So when he's ready to come back, that's going to be a huge boost, but...