What If You Could Spend $23M?

[CoolHandLuke]

Matsuzaka

 

 

 

Zito is a LHP. We have plenty of that in the farm system pipeline. Schmidt isn't coming to Chicago. Soriano isn't going to play CF, although that's where I'd like him to play. Lee is a waste of payroll. blah blah blah

 

 

We need a front of the rotation starter and we're not likely to get him from the farm, trade, or FA.

 

I think your reasoning for not going after Schmidt could easily be applied to Matsuzaka as well.

[CubColtPacer]

Matsuzaka

 

 

 

Zito is a LHP. We have plenty of that in the farm system pipeline. Schmidt isn't coming to Chicago. Soriano isn't going to play CF, although that's where I'd like him to play. Lee is a waste of payroll. blah blah blah

 

 

We need a front of the rotation starter and we're not likely to get him from the farm, trade, or FA.

 

I think your reasoning for not going after Schmidt could easily be applied to Matsuzaka as well.

 

I think the difference is there for him is that Schmidt has better choices than Daisuke. Schmidt can sign with any team (and so in his mind probably will want to go to a better situation) while Daisuke has the choice of signing with the team who gets his rights or going back to Japan (which if they offer him the money he wants, he'll probably sign with just about any team, and especially one with high exposure like the Cubs).