Cubs sign Jason Hammel, 2/20 w/ 3rd year option

[gscool89]

RT @JonHeymanCBS: sources: jason hammel is close to a deal to return to the chicago cubs

[Guancous]

Article link: http://t.co/rybgBbK941

[Guest]

Meh.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Alright. He's a guy.

[treebird]

concerning. i like hammel in general, but it's hard to find a ton of spots for BOR guys on this team. hope this isn't seen as anything more than that.

[Sammy Sofa]

There is nothing quite like the thrill of a Cubs offseason.

[treebird]

There is nothing quite like the thrill of a Cubs offseason.

 

hammel and lester and no other pitchers would be awesome

[Cubswin11]

Eh

[Guest]

Hammel's not a sexy name(like, say, Liriano) or a long term solution(like making a trade for a young guy), but I like him as a 2nd starter acquisition a lot. He was pitching at a 4 win pace as a Cub, and as long as his pitch mix didn't change in Oakland for health reasons, there's a lot of reasons that his 2nd time around can be similarly successful.

[Guest]

concerning. i like hammel in general, but it's hard to find a ton of spots for BOR guys on this team. hope this isn't seen as anything more than that.

 

Pretty much. I fear that he ends up #3 rather than 4/5 (depending on what you call Hendricks in that scenario). Obviously, if he winds up our 2nd best starter behind Arrieta, that's the nightmare scenario.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

concerning. i like hammel in general, but it's hard to find a ton of spots for BOR guys on this team. hope this isn't seen as anything more than that.

 

I kind of like him better than anyone but Hendricks and Arrieta.

[SouthSideRyan]

I'm intrigued to see what he got considering he'd be the first SP off the market

[Guest]

If he was actually the 3rd best SP we acquired this offseason, then I'm actually thrilled with this move, though.

[gscool89]

I'm intrigued to see what he got considering he'd be the first SP off the market

I would guess somewhere around where Scott Feldman got last offseason with the Astros (3/30). Deal was front-loaded too (12, 10, 8)

[Sammy Sofa]

If he was actually the 3rd best SP we acquired this offseason, then I'm actually thrilled with this move, though.

 

Word.

[SouthSideRyan]

If he was actually the 3rd best SP we acquired this offseason, then I'm actually thrilled with this move, though.

 

Acquiring 3 SPs would make the Wada and Wood signings look real silly.

[Sammy Sofa]

Wood's a hump, but you're right, I forgot about Wada.

[gscool89]

If he was actually the 3rd best SP we acquired this offseason, then I'm actually thrilled with this move, though.

 

Acquiring 3 SPs would make the Wada and Wood signings look real silly.

Likely, 1 of them isn't going to make the rotation. Both will probably battle for the 5th spot in Spring Training. Neither is making much money to care though.

[Guest]

If he was actually the 3rd best SP we acquired this offseason, then I'm actually thrilled with this move, though.

 

Acquiring 3 SPs would make the Wada and Wood signings look real silly.

 

Yeah, the only other SP that would make sense with Hammel and a bigger name in the fold would be somebody like Billingsley, maybe Anderson at best. That doesn't bother me personally, although I get the feeling I have a lot higher opinion of "best of Doubront/Turner/Wada/Wood/Straily" as a 5th starter than most.

[Guest]

I kinda just saw Wada as a bullpen guy.

[davell]

3/30 sounds in the right range. He pitched very well for us too, Im fine with him coming back. Definitely want a guy better than him, but as long as he's the 2nd guy, that's fine.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm intrigued to see what he got considering he'd be the first SP off the market

I would guess somewhere around where Scott Feldman got last offseason with the Astros (3/30). Deal was front-loaded too (12, 10, 8)

 

Holy crap I hope it's not that much.

[SouthSideRyan]

I'm intrigued to see what he got considering he'd be the first SP off the market

I would guess somewhere around where Scott Feldman got last offseason with the Astros (3/30). Deal was front-loaded too (12, 10, 8)

 

Holy crap I hope it's not that much.

 

I was thinking more, like 3/36

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Wada is in the Villanueva role, he's only in the rotation if a bunch of people get hurt or he just blows everyone away.

 

With guys like Hammel, you're going to need more than 5. Even if he stays healthy, he's not a 32-start guy.

[treebird]

why did i think hammel was only going to get two years

 

;(