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Cool. Let's spend some money then.
Checking in on potential free agents that the Cubs might be interested in
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Not a free agent (yet) but Jeff Karstens might be a good buy-low candidate if he and the Pirates part ways...
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/10/non-tender-possible-for-karstens.html
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/10/non-tender-possible-for-karstens.html
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Oh, the Photoshop opportunities I will have if he is signed...
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He just seems like a Cubs pitcher, if that makes any sense.
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If they do take a flyer on him I hope they can trade him for a less derpy and better future Cubs pitcher
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If we are going for a Pirates reclamation project I think Kevin Correia might be the guy. He would be just an inning eater, but Hoyer brought him in San Deigo for some success.
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I was thinking about that but I felt like he was on the wrong side of old, however as a straight reclamation project he'd have some value and be super cheap.
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Yeah I was thinking it would be a Maholm like deal where it was a year with maybe a friendly club option. He is certainly on the wrong side of 30, but he could eat some innings which this team probably needs at this point since Rusin and Raley are unlikely to be fourth and fifth starters.
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All the good players are getting extended...
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/10/padres-could-extend-chase-headley.html
If they let Greinke get to free agency the Cubs should give it a go because there's nothing else on the market really worth spending big money on, and the Cubs have big money unless Ricketts is poor again.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/10/padres-could-extend-chase-headley.html
If they let Greinke get to free agency the Cubs should give it a go because there's nothing else on the market really worth spending big money on, and the Cubs have big money unless Ricketts is poor again.
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I am not a Greinke advocate. I think his situation has too many moving variables that the Cubs shouldn't have to take on considering where they will be in the standings next year.
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I understand the concern but if he can still pitch as he has shown then I don't really care about variables other than where the ball may bounce if put into play
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I understand the concern but if he can still pitch as he has shown then I don't really care about variables other than where the ball may bounce if put into play
Totally agree, I just think the variables might start to concern balls put in play, yanno?
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It's entirely possible. I'm of the mind that those are just narratives though. We'll find out whether the Cubs front office agrees about a week after the World Series ends. If they don't invest, then obviously they don't think it's worth it and that's fine with me. If they do invest, then I'm going to root for Greinke to rock out with his cock out in Wrigley Field.
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/villaca01.shtml
Hearing a fair bit of buzz about this guy being a guy that the Cubs will go after. Good peripherals and probably will be cheap since he wasn't a full time starter is probably the cause for the buzz.
Hearing a fair bit of buzz about this guy being a guy that the Cubs will go after. Good peripherals and probably will be cheap since he wasn't a full time starter is probably the cause for the buzz.
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I dont think Cubs go after Grienke even though it makes sense cause Cubs woudlnt have to lose DP
Cubs will sign 2 mid tier SP then trade them at deadline. I think thats how they plan on building up farm since they cant out spend guys in AM Draft like they did in BOS.
Cubs will sign 2 mid tier SP then trade them at deadline. I think thats how they plan on building up farm since they cant out spend guys in AM Draft like they did in BOS.
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Theo said he building team with Vitters and Jackson in AAA. What 3B and OF you expect Cubs to go after?
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