Despite this, McCarthy is viewed as a hot commodity this offseason. If his contract demands or offers do not become too inflated, the Cubs should look at McCarthy to fill one of the three voids in the starting rotation. Joe Blanton should be the most attractive candidate for the Cubs to add to their starting rotation. While he is not a front-line pitcher, he would fit well with the Cubs as the No.
When other teams are focusing on the likes of Zack Greinke, Kyle Lohse and Ryan Dempster, the Cubs should be able to scoop up the veteran righty for a moderate price. The biggest area of concern for the Cubs is their bullpen; they had fewer fans pass through the Wrigley Field turnstiles in than pitchers in the pen. And unless the Cubs decide to bring in help via free agency, fans can expect the same outcome in Depending on what the Twins decide to do this offseason, Capps could become another option in the deep pool of free-agent relief pitchers.
As mentioned earlier, Latos is arbitration eligible this offseason. If Latos happens to land on the free agent market, the Cubs should do all they can to bring the year-old to the North Side. A combination of Jeff Samardzija and Latos would be a formidable starting-pitching duo for the Cubs for years to come.
The Cubs, like most MLB teams, need a quality lefty to bring out of the bullpen. Jeremy Affeldt could be the answer the Cubs are looking for. All of this will make him an attractive option to many teams, but a pitcher of his caliber — and a lefty no less — would be a great addition to the Chicago Cubs.
Instead of being able to focus on acquiring quality players and pitchers at their real market value, those players and pitchers will receive contracts valued well above their true player worth.
This contract inflation will cause teams to spend more on less—in both quantity and quality—than in previous offseasons. You may be asking yourself why B. The Cubs do not need to shop at the top of the free agent pitching market to make an impact upon their rotation or bullpen. Adding the likes of Jon Gray or Eduardo Rodriguez , if not both, could go a long way to improving their chances. Should Adbert Alzolay develop as the Cubs hope, they could suddenly have a solid starting rotation next year.
The same can be said with the bullpen. There are several closers that will be available in free agency, and the Cubs could steal Craig Kimbrel back from the White Sox once they place him on the trade block. If the Chicago Cubs are looking to contend in , they will need to remake their pitching staff. Fortunately, there are plenty of options out there.
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Call to the Pen 2 months Chicago Cubs are on another streak That opens up several possibilities for not only the Cubs but for all teams across baseball. As for Chicago, it allows the team to add another bat to the mix and move players around, give guys a day off in the field, etc.
Should the agreement be reached regarding a universal DH, it changes the landscape of Major League Baseball, as a whole. It would also give the Cubs a good chance to improve the line up whichever way they choose to do so.
Looking at their options, there is free agency and there are trades they can make with a new found farm system in place.
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Davis impressed the Cubs with his conduct and production at the alternate training site in This year, the outfielder put himself on the national radar as he stormed up Chicago's organizational ladder. Davis ended the season as the Cubs' No. The question is whether a torrid spring could make that happen faster than expected. If you're going to ask me dates or times, I'm not going to go there.
Madrigal is recovering from surgery on his right hamstring, but is expected to be ready to go by Spring Training. When Madrigal is back, the expectation is that he will be the Cubs' primary second baseman.
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