to be fair, that 2008 cubs team won 97 games, looked like a lock for a deep playoff run, horsefeathers the bed, did nothing in the offseason and won 83 games the following year and was a non-factor for more than a half a decade after that. now the team was so flawed that Peavy wouldn't have made much difference but it was a bust of an offseason and very disappointing. of course it all set the stage for theo to come in so its fine