poppysox

Sometime in the next year we are going to splurge on a front line starter. Might be Kuechel or someone else but it will happen in my opinion. The championship teams will have Giolito, Lopez, Cease, Kopech and maybe's in Rodon, Dunning, Lambert and Frare. You always need 6-8 starters with the aches and pains of the season, etc. We all can see we are just a little short in that area.

Jack can say he was right. Good job!

Agree with all your thoughts except Nova. He does have a role as placeholder. Teams really need more than 5 starters in today's baseball.

This post is spot on!

Winning baseball brings fans out.

I see you are still not valuing Grand Slam Tilson as a power threat. Just kidding. Actually I agree because would rather find out if Palka has anything vs a guy who will definitely not be part of anything. Palka is a potential piece of the rebuild until he isn't. Not that I have high hopes.

Every trade or extension you make has some risk. When you disagree with someone there is no reason to be snarky. I'm not a scout and neither are you. Just two fans with different opinions.

My eyes tell me this is no fluke.

Why would it be crazy? The name of the game is pitching and we will almost surely have to go out of organization for some of the final pieces. Lester wasn't home grown for the Cubs. People wanted Harper for 13 years and said he would help market the team. These pitchers would also help market the team.

Where did Abreu & Belle come from...the tooth fairy. This idea that Jerry won't part with money is just wrong. What Jerry doesn't do is part with stupid money unless it's on has been NL sluggers.

Today McCann earns 2.5 million and I bet would accept extension in the 5-6 million per year range. I bet if you wait one yea,r like some suggest, til next year that price will double. The more I save on any deal the more I have for other signings / extensions. Of course...if you think McCann won't be all that good then just do nothing. I for one think McCann is the real deal and would move to extend before I have to compete with his agent whispering sweet nothings in his ear. Also, when you have good extensions (Sale, Q & Eaton) their value in trade goes up. If I'm so lucky as to have Collins & Zivala be successful I have a great trade chip.

Who on the Sun Times would know?

This would seem to be an easy decision for FO. They burned this much chasing absolute crapolla.

Now that was ENTERTAINING!

2 starters and we can catch them. Lots of season left and all of our games with the twins are still ahead.

I hope those of you who said we would win 0 or 1 of seven are feeling ashamed of your lack of trust in our guys. The guys aren't very far from being good.

Complete game shutout. GREAT GAME FOR GIO AND SOX.

Well Gio is coming out for the 9th so I hope your right about leaving him in. Four runs is not insurmountable so I hope Ricky doesn't go beyond one runner.

"Pigs get fat...hogs go to slaughter." We have a closer for a reason. Use him.

This is his longest of his career. I'm satisfied with 8.

You would save half the money he will eventually cost by waiting a year. His view would be "a bird in the hand."

Bet you never thought he would do that.

Told ya Jimenez was improving defensively.

That's one of the reasons I keep calling for an early extension.

Like most good pitchers he is working fast. Not doing the walk all over the mound and think yourself into a funk. Like it.