City of Fools wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
But guys like that have value. There are less balls put into play. That's the thing about pitching. Guys like Mark Buehrle- and there aren't a lot of them- are unbelievably consistent in hitting spots and doing what they want. But that can only take them so far. Guys like Edwin Jackson and Gavin Floyd, if they can find consistency in their deliveries they have the opportunity to have a special year. And most guys like them do put together that giant season at least once in their careers. The idea is to have them do it for you. I think the Cubs signed Jackson at the right time. They'll probably get his best years. The next team that signs Floyd will probably get his. The Sox will get a draft pick or some minor league bums.
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
jimmypasta wrote:
Flip him,right Theo?
if you're even thinking about competing in '14 or '15 you're going to need guys like Jackson. You aren't going to do it with whatever prospects he may bring. He's signed relatively cheap for the guy he is and he has good upside to have a huge year within the next few seasons. I wouldn't be so quick to move him unless the shaky debt structure of the Ricketts family has pushed the ETA for competitive baseball back to '17 or '18.
Joe comes out as both the most wrong AND the most prescient in this thread about the Cubs. I think we are looking at '17 or '18 IF the Cubs have somehow worked out a far better TV deal. And the Jackson signing continues to mystify me as Gordon Whittenmire continues to say the Cubs are short on money. If you're going to be bad, be bad. Don't sign a bad pitcher to a bad (albeit frontloaded) contract.
This is only being posted to remind Darkside the Dipshit (that has a ring to it!) that there were most definitely people who made posts in support of the Jackson signing. A quick look through this thread reveals several supporters including Joe Orr, Phil McCracken, Makaveli, Hatchetman, cpguy and RFDC.
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