Cubs after Anibal Sanchez? (Signs with Tiger 5/$80mil)

[Hairyducked Idiot]

(assuming for a moment this isn't like the last few fake-outs)

 

Perfect. If they have any intention of competing in 2014, let alone 2013, this was exactly what they needed. Even if they did nothing else this offseason (which would be annoying, there's still work to be done), I'd consider us ahead of last offseason.

 

You can really start to see their "low-walk" approach to the pitching staff take shape.

 

I think the Fangraphs WARs are a little flashier than the actual production. Throwing him into my beloved WARWAG chart, I've got him as an immediate 3-win upgrade to the rotation, partially because we're almost certainly going to need our 6th starter and having Wood there is way better than whatever Iowa fodder would have been next in line.

 

Projection: 79-83.

[Epsteenie]

@BobNightengale: The #Cubs, who thought they had a deal with Sanchez, are still waiting. The #Tigers are indeed being given last chance to match.

[seanimal]

well that's a kick in the dick

[hawkeyecub]

RT @JonHeymanCBS: cubs have nice offer out to anibal, believed about 75/5. but #tigers have chance to match it. and love anibal.

 

Welp.

[Schwarber Fan]

UPDATE 19 (Still): And Nightengale finally backtracks. He says Cubs thought they had a deal, but as I guessed, Detroit is being given opportunity to match.

 

Goodnight sweet deal. F this organization.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

So either we completed our starting rotation for the best pitcher still available or he used as us a way to extract more money from the team he really wants to play for. Edited December 14, 2012 by Hairyducked Idiot

[treebird]

think about how much more enjoyable this offseason would be if we didn't hear about all these awesome things that never actually happen. we should really just go back to reading the newspaper.

[Tryptamine]

Sounds like they just leaked the Cubs' offer just to use it against the Tigers. So incredibly lame.

[WrigleyField 22]

Hahahaha what the fffffffffffff. Every time.

 

 

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[Little Slide Rooter]

If we do miss out on Sanchez, I suppose we could turn around and make a similar offer to Jackson.

[SouthSideRyan]

Maybe this be [expletive] terrible and players won't mind signing with us plan was a bad idea.

[Tryptamine]

If we do miss out on Sanchez, I suppose we could turn around and make a similar offer to Jackson.

 

EJax isn't worth that deal.

[davell]

I hope from here on out we use the take it or leave it approach some other teams are doing. I'm about as confident in this happening now as in us signing Hamilton.

[hawkeyecub]

RT @BNightengale: Abiout-face:Tigers, who offered Sanchez 4 year deal have last crack to top Cubs offer .If they do, Sanchez goes to Tigers

[Schwarber Fan]

Jackson has to be plan B, if Kap's tweet is accurate. That's a shame, really.

[Epsteenie]

I hope from here on out we use the take it or leave it approach some other teams are doing. I'm about as confident in this happening now as in us signing Hamilton.

 

Well that's pretty silly considering we didn't even have an offer out to Hamilton and he's already signed a contract with another team.

[davell]

Twitter is both awesome and [expletive].

[Sammy Sofa]

I hope from here on out we use the take it or leave it approach some other teams are doing.

 

The take it or leave it approach only works if you're actually willing to beat out competitive teams in years/money. Throwing a shitty product out there and then capping your offers at about the B+ level at best isn't going to have many takers.

[abuck1220]

OH WELL WE TRIED NOW LET'S GET COCO CRISP

[treebird]

I hope from here on out we use the take it or leave it approach some other teams are doing. I'm about as confident in this happening now as in us signing Hamilton.

 

The take it or leave it approach only works if you're actually willing to beat out competitive teams in years/money.

 

which we aren't, plus we also have the added bonus of offering players no shot at the postseason next year. everyone would laugh at us if we tried that.

[davell]

I hope from here on out we use the take it or leave it approach some other teams are doing. I'm about as confident in this happening now as in us signing Hamilton.

 

Well that's pretty silly considering we didn't even have an offer out to Hamilton and he's already signed a contract with another team.

Uh, thats my point. I've got 0% confidence we get Sanchez now.

[Epsteenie]

I hope from here on out we use the take it or leave it approach some other teams are doing. I'm about as confident in this happening now as in us signing Hamilton.

 

Well that's pretty silly considering we didn't even have an offer out to Hamilton and he's already signed a contract with another team.

Uh, thats my point. I've got 0% confidence we get Sanchez now.

 

I understood your point. But considering Sanchez hasn't signed with another team, there's still more than a 0% chance. Your confidence might be 0%, but that doesn't matter.

[Guancous]

Let's hope that Detroit doesn't want to offer that 5th year.

[Sammy Sofa]

OH WELL WE TRIED NOW LET'S GET COCO CRISP

 

Another year? More money? [expletive] THAT. Gotta have principles.

[Epsteenie]

@BobNightengale: The #Cubs, among others, did not know that #Tigers would have last chance to match. And the #Tigers have just bumped their offer to Sanchez.