The question will be how the Cubs decide to bring him along. I seem to recall a fair number of people thought he would become the next Cubs closer when he was drafted, based on his stuff. If he's doing well enough as a starter, I don't see the Cubs taking that route with him next season unless they either want to develop him ala Santana (unlikely) or they get desperate for a bullpen arm (likely). If he's a starter...who would he replace? Yeah, injuries and ineffectiveness happen, but it seems like the rotation is pretty much set for next season (which is a bizarre change from the past few years). I don't know, this offseason is going to be interesting from that perspective. Between Samardzija, Mateo, Gallagher, Hart, Wells, Veal, Holliman, Berg, and Atkins, there are a bunch of starting pitching prospects that could be useful trade bait. Granted, the talent level of that group isn't as good as it has been in the past, but it'd still be enough to catch the eyes of some teams. Hell, maybe Hendry will actually trade three pitching prospects for something useful this time around!