Author Topic: Cubs in '22  (Read 43817 times)

Deeg

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Re: Cubs in '22
« Reply #60 on: October 01, 2021, 06:34:13 pm »
Wittenmyer on the Cubs' potential interest in Marcus Stroman this offseason (and Stroman's willingness to come to a rebuilding team):

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/marcus-stroman-cubs-always-huge-free-agent-destination-target

I would be pretty cautious on Stroman.  A good but not great SP, will be 31 next season, velocity down a bit this year.  If you sign him to a 9-figure 4-5 year deal he's likely to be a fading, overpriced player whose salary is an albatross by the time the club is seriously competitive again.  There's plenty of money now, but we all know when the moment to contend (hopefully) comes Ricketts will be crying poor and looking for every excuse not to spend.