Cubs Offseason Mega Thread

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I'm intrigued by Michael King.  He's consistently had ERAs that outperformed his FIP/xFIP/xERA every year of his career.

It looks to be a skill over luck.  Savant shows he consistently scores highly in Avg Exit Velo and Hardhit%.  Outside of honeruns. FIP/xFIP don't factor quality of contact.  

Anecdotal, but his stuff also looked really good when the Cubs faced him in the playoffs.

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4 hours ago, chibears55 said:

Kaima Taira has been mentioned alot today for the Cubs and Whitesox,  not sure if the cubs are considering him as a starter or reliever but either way, they cannot allow themselves to be outbid by the Sox for him.

Might not mean much, but Fangraphs/Steamer don't like Taira next season  They project below- average K/9 and BB/9 but better- than-average HR rate (due to high GB%) for an ERA in the mid-4's.

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PCA unanimously won the NL MVP.