I don't understand why you're asking how he's consistent. He's healthy. I'm not saying he's good, I'm saying you can easily guess what you're going to get out of him next year. Can you say that for Soto, Soriano, Bradley, hell, the entire offense? I just leave him alone. He's not the problem with the team. And you're really going to try and tell me the bullpen couldn't use some help? What do you expect from Dempster and Z next year? Do you trust Harden? Is he even a Cub next year? Do you think Wells can match his success from this year? Is it even possible to have too much pitching? Theriot's OBP has gone from 326 to 387 to 336 the past 3 years. This year he's hit for more power, walked a hell of a lot less, and struck out more than last season. I have no idea what in his #s(besides awful slugging) is consistent. The only money the Cubs should spend on pitching is re-signing Rich Harden. The Cubs pen was average this year. With re-signing Harden you have Gorz, Marshall, Marmol, and Gooz in the pen. We're overloaded with major league ready pen arms in the minors. Spending money on middle relief-setup men is probably the worst way to spend money for any team, let alone one with a system full of these guys.