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Who would you rather see the Cubs sign this offseason?
Your poll options are a combination of being too few and too lame.
I don't want either of them and I certainly don't want to trade for pitching. You buy one of them and you're done....you trade for pitching, you make your opponent better and weaken your depth. The Cubs need more than one starter....signing two guys with lower $$ expectations is the way to go.
Lol what?
You don't go in purposely making a trade that makes you worse, that's one of the most backwards statements I've ever heard. Of course a trade weakens depth, but it also creates depth by adding pieces. The whole point of a trade to trade out of a position of depth and create assets under a position of need.
Signing a guy for $200 million at age 32 with over 2000 career IP, or a 30 YO with about 1500 IP is much riskier than a trade. This team needs another TOR arm, not a Mike Leake type. Leake would be a solid 2nd SP added, but I'd almost rather give Hendricks another go than get Leake. Hammel is due $10 million next year, he will likely be on the team, and if he is the #5 starter, well the team could certainly do a lot worse.
Reading can be difficult sometimes....where exactly did I say trading to make you worse? I said trading will probably improve the opposition....but oh wait. My bad, you must be expecting another Arrieta-Strop for Feldman like deal where the Cubs get good players and give away crap. You might see that again......in Fantasyland.
Doesn't Price have a low Era in the AL?
I know his playoff record isn't good but still would like him on the cubs.
You implied trading a position of strength for a position of weakness is futile as you lose depth, and your opponent automatically gets better. Who cares if the opponent also gets better? I didn't say you had to trade with the Cardinals. One of the best fits for the Cubs via trade is the Padres. Are you afraid of the Padres? Yeah it is much wiser to have a bat like Javier Baez on the bench,as opposed to trading him or someone else for pitching that can change the season.
Adding an arm like Mike Leake isn't going to change any narrative surrounding the Cubs. Please name two examples of lower $$ guys worth signing. And don't say Mike Leake, because Kyle Hendricks was better than him all season, and he's one of the guys needing to be pushed back in the rotation.
Sign one, trade for another and neither Price or Greinke figure in. I'd be ok with One of Samardzija, Doug Fister or maybe Scott Kazmir and then trade for Tyson Ross, Carlos Carrasco or one of the young Tampa pitchers. I think there's going to be a lot more movement than people think.
Sign one, trade for another and neither Price or Greinke figure in. I'd be ok with One of Samardzija, Doug Fister or maybe Scott Kazmir and then trade for Tyson Ross, Carlos Carrasco or one of the young Tampa pitchers. I think there's going to be a lot more movement than people think.
I think there's going to be a lot more movement than people think.