yeah the advantage the Cubs have in getting hamels is that that have better pieces to offer in a trade. they have no advantage over other teams that are just gonna offer price a pile of money.
can't wait for the new sophisticated baseball mind thing to be "well yeah, schwarber is hitting .350 with 35 hr, but his defensive footwork has cost the cubs 42,000 runs. but the casual fan might not notice stuff like that."
Thats my point I think Arrieta is teh guy, but the management will go with Lester. oh no no no...please don't think i was agreeing with anything you were saying. ever.
everyone knows the cubs will lose the WC game in pittsburgh with cole beating lester 8-1. pirates steal 11 bases. the sooner everyone just accepts this as inevitable, the easier it will be to swallow when it happens.
how many 9th inning or later game winners/tie-ers is that for castro? walk off vs kimbrel chopper over the 3b’s head @ pitt Walk off vs cincy #1 Walk off vs cincy #2 extra innings @ twins last night