Darvish to Cubs, 6/$126 Million + Incentives

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The Cubs now have 4 starters projected by ZiPS to be worth at least 3 wins. The rest of the NL Central combined has 2.

 

Wait until Chatwood ends up being better than all of them.

 

Lester re-enacting WS Game 7 for an entire postseason seems....good

[CyHawk_Cub]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MrBrianKenny/status/962420530342187008[/tweet]

 

[Cubswin11]

I like how Theo said “oh y’all don’t wanna sign any FAs? Ok we’ll re-stock our rotation and pen with good players on insanely good deals, feel free to keep colluding.”

He really full assed this offseason

[ScrubMD]

That’s a great way to do 6 years.

 

That’s the best part. There are some who are saying six years is too long, which I agree with. Oh, except when you realize he got the total money he was supposed to get for five.

 

Just think of the 6th year as a $1m team option with a $1m buy out.

[Bertz]

This is perfect. It's a good deal, but not so good that I feel guilty. Depending on how the incentives are structured this is pretty comparable to the Johnny Cueto deal, but swap an opt out for some cash incentives. Yu's better than Cueto was, but Cueto was younger and never had TJ.

 

Also, Yu is one of the half dozen coolest players in the league, regardless of talent. This is going to be so fun.

[HawkeTrackler]

Folks, the Brewers fans are Extremely Not Mad

 

 

[gobigred]

Gonna miss jake..hope that whole tipping pitches thing was just that

[Hunter]

Folks, the Brewers fans are Extremely Not Mad

 

 

 

Every time they fail to sign a player...BUT THEY DROVE UP THE CONTRACT!!

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Folks, the Brewers fans are Extremely Not Mad

 

 

 

I just......what did people think he was signing for, $15 per??? I thought he was getting $25 to $28 when the offseason started.

[Derwood]

Drove it right up to......below projected AAV? Well done, Stearns

 

Also, love that the person making that statement is a Global Moderator.

[Brian]

the king stay the king

[davell]

They're too stupid to realize the back end of the deal happens on the next CBA, where the LT is going to be close to 300.

[Cubswin11]

Gonna miss jake..hope that whole tipping pitches thing was just that

I trust Theo Took the time to research that he was tipping and it’s fixable. I too am gonna miss Jake, Yu is better and I take him over Jake ever time but hope Jake goes to a non-Brewer team like the Twins or Angels or whatever so I don’t need to root against him.

Edited February 10, 2018 by Cubswin11

[ScrubMD]

Give me Junior Guerra everyday of the week and twice on Sundays over paying a top 20 pitcher well below value.

[Omar]

eat it, Brewers

[CubsWin]

Before the Cubs acquired Quintana on July 13th, they're rotation was comprised of:

 

Arrieta

Lester

Hendricks

Lackey

E. Butler

 

Now it's made up of:

 

Darvish

Quintana

Hendricks

Lester

Chatwood

 

I'd say they've improved themselves...

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Gonna miss jake..hope that whole tipping pitches thing was just that

I trust Theo so by the time to research that he was tipping and it’s fixable. I too am gonna miss Jake, Yu is better and I take him over Jake ever time but hope Jake goes to a non-Brewer team like the Twins or Angels or whatever so I don’t need to root against him.

 

If Yu wasn’t tipping then we should somehow be worried about our offense, because he dominated it.

[The_Achiever]

Seeing on twitter that there is an opt out?

 

If so I'm cool with that.

[ScrubMD]

This was all part of Stearns's master plan to keep Cub fans out of the Ed Sheeran concert.

[Tim]

Oh hell yes.

 

Love Yu Theo!

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Folks, the Brewers fans are Extremely Not Mad

 

 

 

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/aygtmyc.gif

[David]

We're gonna win 100 horsefeathering games again, folks Edited February 10, 2018 by David

[Omar]

Folks, the Brewers fans are Extremely Not Mad

 

 

 

I just......what did people think he was signing for, $15 per??? I thought he was getting $25 to $28 when the offseason started.

 

its like when you put an item on ebay and you ask your friend to go bid on it to drive up the price and max out someone's bid

 

(just that one time)

[Perd]

And this still leaves us room to add something at the trade deadline, correct?

[Bryants Disco Ball]

We're gonna win 100 horsefeathering games again, folks

 

Huh. Why so pessimistic?