2015 Cubs Offseason: Building a Winner Around David Ross

[Powdered Toast Man]

I wonder what Moonlight Greenberg is up to.

He is co-founder and CEO of this stuff, and he recently had a baby boy named Leo Henry.

You can hire him to speak.



"Holds the record" is a hilarious way to describe his career.

You buried the lede: DESSERT WILL BE SERVED

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The Jewish National Fund--Your voice in Israel.

[PenFoe]

Second best record in baseball, per PECOTA.

Other notes:
* Most runs scored in the NL (3rd, MLB)
* Best OBP in NL (5th, MLB)
* 6th in Runs Allowed in NL

[Saul Goodman]

Second best record in baseball, per PECOTA.

Other notes:
* Most runs scored in the NL (3rd, MLB)
* Best OBP in NL (5th, MLB)
* 6th in Runs Allowed in NL

Thanks for saving me the drudgery of actually watching the games all year.

[PenFoe]

Second best record in baseball, per PECOTA.

Other notes:
* Most runs scored in the NL (3rd, MLB)
* Best OBP in NL (5th, MLB)
* 6th in Runs Allowed in NL

Thanks for saving me the drudgery of actually watching the games all year.

[PenFoe]

Not a lot of love for the Heyward deal.

Worst free-agent signings
Ian Kennedy (Royals): 15 votes
Jason Heyward (Cubs): 8 votes

Most outrageous contracts
Chris Davis (Orioles): 16
Jason Heyward (Cubs): 13

[SKO]

Not a lot of love for the Heyward deal.

Worst free-agent signings
Ian Kennedy (Royals): 15 votes
Jason Heyward (Cubs): 8 votes

Most outrageous contracts
Chris Davis (Orioles): 16
Jason Heyward (Cubs): 13

I have to assume that's mostly due to the opt outs?

[PenFoe]

Not a lot of love for the Heyward deal.

Worst free-agent signings
Ian Kennedy (Royals): 15 votes
Jason Heyward (Cubs): 8 votes

Most outrageous contracts
Chris Davis (Orioles): 16
Jason Heyward (Cubs): 13

I have to assume that's mostly due to the opt outs?

The best way to sum up Heyward is this: He's one of those guys whose skill set will never appeal to everybody. As one NL exec said in reviewing this deal, "I just don't see it. I just don't see seven years for guys like that. Nice player, but not that kind of player."

Probable Translation: You can't give $184MM to a guy who doesn't hit .300/30/100

But hey, someone voted that Dusty Baker was the top signing of the winter, so there's still a strong contingent of stupidity among baseball execs.

[Saul Goodman]

Not a lot of love for the Heyward deal.

Worst free-agent signings
Ian Kennedy (Royals): 15 votes
Jason Heyward (Cubs): 8 votes

Most outrageous contracts
Chris Davis (Orioles): 16
Jason Heyward (Cubs): 13

I bet many of these are the exact same people Theo continues to fleece in trades and who helped create the market inefficiencies Theo is exploiting. They need the kind of people who think the Heyward signing is a terrible deal. This is a good thing.

Also, no votes for the White Sox being most improved = lol.

[ChuckD]

Aaron Crow. Cub. Probably more excited than I should be about this, but Crow always had great stuff. Coming off TJ surgery, he could be a nice reclamation project for Bosio.

[InternetApex]

Aaron Crow. Cub. Probably more excited than I should be about this, but Crow always had great stuff. Coming off TJ surgery, he could be a nice reclamation project for Bosio.

Bosio is fucking wizard. HGH is a helluva a drug. Crow did have a terrific run with the Royals. It's been two years and a TJ surgery since we last saw him at a competent level though. I'm not excited but hope Boz and company will have me ... eating Crow.

*puts on sunglasses*

YEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

[SKO]

Aaron Crow. Cub. Probably more excited than I should be about this, but Crow always had great stuff. Coming off TJ surgery, he could be a nice reclamation project for Bosio.

We haven't really touched on it much this off season because bullpens aren't secksy compared to Heyward/Zobrist and constantly debating whether or not they should trade Soler for pitching, but I do appreciate that Theo keeps stockpiling bullpen arms all offseason. Given how unstable relief pitching is from year to year it's nice to know they want a bunch of in house fallback options if things don't go as planned.

Better than giving meaningful innings to Jason Motte, Phil Coke, Zac Rosscup, and Rafael Soriano, anyway.

[Quality Start Machine]

Aaron Crow. Cub. Probably more excited than I should be about this, but Crow always had great stuff. Coming off TJ surgery, he could be a nice reclamation project for Bosio.

It's a low risk/high reward signing. They don't all pan out, but the ones that don't are generally excised before too much damage is done.

[SKO]

Aaron Crow. Cub. Probably more excited than I should be about this, but Crow always had great stuff. Coming off TJ surgery, he could be a nice reclamation project for Bosio.

It's a low risk/high reward signing. They don't all pan out, but the ones that don't are generally excised before too much damage is done.

You should write for BP Wrigleyville.

[Saul Goodman]

Aaron Crow. Cub. Probably more excited than I should be about this, but Crow always had great stuff. Coming off TJ surgery, he could be a nice reclamation project for Bosio.

Bosio is fucking wizard. HGH is a helluva a drug. Crow did have a terrific run with the Royals. It's been two years and a TJ surgery since we last saw him at a competent level though. I'm not excited but hope Boz and company will have me ... eating Crow.

*puts on sunglasses*

YEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

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[PenFoe]

Aaron Crow. Cub. Probably more excited than I should be about this, but Crow always had great stuff. Coming off TJ surgery, he could be a nice reclamation project for Bosio.

So, basically Theo is Hendry and Aaron Crow is Chad Fox.