Maddux was an above average starter all 3 years(His 2nd go-around) with the Cubs. not 2006 Average ERA+ for starters is ~96. (Admittedly, not the best way to judge things, but it's quick n dirty) He was horrible for the last couple months before he was traded. He was fine in 2004 and 2005. And he was really good the first couple months of '06. So what. As a whole, he sucked in 2006. You take away his first month of 2006 and you can see just how bad he was.