MLB: ***Official 2017 Chicago Cubs Season Thread***
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CycloneErik
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Speaking of which, that Broadcast last night was fabulous. Never have I been more excited for a four hour game.
CycloneErik
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Arrieta is going beast mode now. He's in "show me the money" mode for this offseason.
I think we still get a reliever and a catcher. I would like a starting pitcher but I think Lackey would throw a fit. I don't think it would be a bad thing if he was gone just because he's so old and always has a **** attitude.
Think for just a moment, going into October with
Lester
Gray
Arrieta
Quintana
And next offseason, we wouldn't have to worry about SP's, as I feel like Tseng will be our #5 next year. MLB Pipeline isn't high on him, but he's having a hell of a year right now.
I think we still get a reliever and a catcher. I would like a starting pitcher but I think Lackey would throw a fit. I don't think it would be a bad thing if he was gone just because he's so old and always has a **** attitude.
Think for just a moment, going into October with
Lester
Gray
Arrieta
Quintana
And next offseason, we wouldn't have to worry about SP's, as I feel like Tseng will be our #5 next year. MLB Pipeline isn't high on him, but he's having a hell of a year right now.
CycloneErik
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Why give up a ton to get Gray when you have Hendricks? The SP is good enough to win a WS again this year with the addition of Quintana.
Tseng is a AAAA pitcher, Montgomery is a much more realistic fifth starter going into next year.
I don't think the Cubs need Gray, he is good but has injury concerns and the Cubs will have to move at least one major position player to get him as they don't have enough left in the minors.
Saying Hendricks will be our #4 next year.
Right now, we only return Lester, Quintana, and Hendricks.
We need a starting pitcher next year because we won't have Arrieta, which is why I would be fine with grabbing Gray now instead of dropping $$$ on Darvish, or whoever else could potentially come here next year.
The 2018 season would be ugly if our rotation consisted of Lester, Quintana, Hendricks, Montgomery, and Tseng. That's going in with worse starting pitching than we had to start the year.
I forgot it was on espn, watched the normal Cubs broadcast. Wish I would have remembered.
CycloneErik
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Some guys waive that to play for a winner.
I'm not advocating the trade idea, just throwing that factoid in there.
I don't disagree, but I think since that tidbit came out we have back off pushing for him. Main options right now would be Gray, or Verlander from Tigers. Unless a names comes up that I have not heard.
I think Cubswin was talking about signing Darvish in the FA period anyway, which is why he was talking about spending money on him.
CycloneErik
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The Cubs were never serious about Darvish, in my opinion. That would be a horrible trade. If we are serious, they will wait and go after him hard in the offseason.
