Cubs get Clayton Richard from Pitt for cash

[Transmogrified Tiger]

He'll start tomorrow.

 

Roach to Iowa.

[Sammy Sofa]

How does his bat play?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Woo hoo?

[Guest]

How does his bat play?

 

He has a .298 career OPS.

[Gilby]

lefty Donn Roach - GB's and no K's

[Guancous]

Did Richard waive his no-trade clause?

 

I want to gauge whether a rumor I heard was correct.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Did Richard waive his no-trade clause?

 

I want to gauge whether a rumor I heard was correct.

 

The Bar Stool Prophecy comes true.

[PrimeTime]

He aint much but I sure as hell rather try him out there than Roach

[Little Slide Rooter]

Meanwhile, Edwin Jackson and Travis Wood have just come to terms with the fact that they'll never start another game for the Cubs.

[Guest]

i forgot clayton richard existed and had no idea he was on the pirates

[SouthSideRyan]

What advantages does this Clayton Richard have over say a Dallas Beeler, which we could also afford?

[Andy]

i forgot clayton richard existed and had no idea he was on the pirates

Same, on both counts.

 

Worthy gamble though.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

We found our pitcher finally! We are good to go for the rest of the season no need to make anymore deals!

[UMFan83]

Apparently his contract had a stipulation that he had to be added to the Pirates 25 man roster by a certain date or get dealt/released

[Fro]

What advantages does this Clayton Richard have over say a Dallas Beeler, which we could also afford?

 

Indiana Mr. Football and Mr. Baseball. Warmed the bench at Michigan as a QB behind Chad Henne.

 

So leadership and he's probably better than the average baseball player in a bench-clearing brawl.

[ScrubMD]

What advantages does this Clayton Richard have over say a Dallas Beeler, which we could also afford?

 

All the Marlins best bats are lefties, so this is a better matchup for this specific game.

[ARCubsFan]

I truly think the Cubs just wanted a lefty for tomorrow's game so Justin Bour couldn't embarrass themselves further.

[ScrubMD]

Well said.

[SouthSideRyan]

What advantages does this Clayton Richard have over say a Dallas Beeler, which we could also afford?

 

All the Marlins best bats are lefties, so this is a better matchup for this specific game.

 

But Clayton Richard is terrible.

[DiamondMind]

But Clayton Richard is terrible.

 

Probably. But he was killin it in AAA so far this year. K rate is low, but still good numbers. He's better than Roach (all that matters) and I don't see how that's arguable at all.

[ScrubMD]

What advantages does this Clayton Richard have over say a Dallas Beeler, which we could also afford?

 

All the Marlins best bats are lefties, so this is a better matchup for this specific game.

 

But Clayton Richard is terrible.

 

But when all of the options are terrible, you might as well go with the terrible option that matches up best.

[SouthSideRyan]

But Clayton Richard is terrible.

 

Probably. But he was killin it in AAA so far this year. K rate is low, but still good numbers. He's better than Roach (all that matters) and I don't see how that's arguable at all.

 

Roach and Richard have eerily similar AAA lines this year.

[DiamondMind]

But Clayton Richard is terrible.

 

Probably. But he was killin it in AAA so far this year. K rate is low, but still good numbers. He's better than Roach (all that matters) and I don't see how that's arguable at all.

 

Roach and Richard have eerily similar AAA lines this year.

 

If they're both terrible I'll take the terrible lefty, especially against Miami

[itisallpartoftheplan]

The 2,000th player in Cubs history!!

[Little Slide Rooter]

In all seriousness, why are we not just going with Jackson or Wood? Start by piggybacking them. How much worse can either of them be than a revolving door of whomever they see first.

 

When our bullpen was a mess, it made sense to keep Jackson there. But now, we have 5 right handed relievers who are better at right handed relieving than he, as well as Edwards, who seems like he's ready to join, and Soriano, who's supposedly out there somewhere. Jackson's baskcally there for storage. And as long as he is, we may as well use him to do what he's being paid $13MM to do (and another 13MM next year.) If he can't do it any better than the AAAA dregs, you just suck it up and take that $20MM bath.