61 which is too many but he's still a real good #3

And he never gets blown out.

22 starts. 4 runs is the most he's given up. Last year in 31 starts he never gave up more than 5.

Perfect #3 type

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=rossty01&t=p&year=2015

Boston has 5 #3 starters.

Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN 3h3 hours ago

#Padres committed to solving long-term shortstop at the trade deadline: Jorge Mateo #Yankees & Javier Baez #Cubs top of their trade targets

tyson ross or carrasco would be good fits for the cubs, good contract situations, and both are quality big-league pitchers with some years left in the tank. it also would end the dallas beeler experiments. if they can pull something off and then hit free agency hard this winter for a true top of the rotation ace, the cubs would really be in business.

Legitimate just saw someone tweet that they would need Soler and Schwarber for Carrasco.

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End call

Cubs get Dan Haren (for next to nothing I'm sure).

Brett Taylor ‏@BleacherNation 3m3 minutes ago

Brett Taylor retweeted Gordon Wittenmyer

If true, that could be the only starting pitcher the Cubs pick up today. Pure rental, back-of-the-rotation type.

Brett Taylor added,
Gordon Wittenmyer @GDubCub
Source: Haren to Cubs from Marlins.

Haren could go to the Padres in this three team deal being discussed. He wants to play in Southern California. This was why he thought about retiring when traded to the Marlins.

Chicago may not be his final destination.

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Heard something about a major 3 way between Cub, Red Sock, Padre bandied about.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I could see this being a way to balance having to take back Gyorko (whether that is the Cubs or Red Sox).

Could definitely be a blockbuster.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Alex Wood to Cubs? Yes please. Haren back to Dodgers?

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

The Cubs are looking at Chase Utley?

What the hell do they need Chase Utley for?

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You know me like that.

They are in the market for old broke down 2nd sackers?

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2018
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10 More Wins

Tommy Hunter for Junior Lake


Sure, it's BP help for a guy who never was going to get a full time shot.

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Team Cutler.

Well, we waited years to be buyers again, and we get Haren and Hunter, eh. Far from ground shaking. I think the Giants and Mets both got better. Theo and Jed went the way of the Bulls and are in love with their guys. Really needed to add a closer in my world. If they added Kimbrel or Chapman it would of been a win.

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Fuck Edwards and Zobrist

I'm good with what they did.

Hopefully Castro rebounds so they can unload him in the offseason.

I'm glad they kept Baez.

I still thing he has the ability to make changes to his swing that will correct some things. He's looked pretty good with his approach from the video I've seen.

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That is a stretch for now.

You cannot just make a trade, you have to have a team that is willing to trade with you. From all the reprots so far the Padres deal died because the Padre GM decided they could still make the playoffs.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Kimbrel would have been huge. I guess it's up to Rondon now.

Disagree ...I think they worked their nutz off to dump Castro n Edwin Jackson . You can't force someone to take your garbage.

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They had already designated Jackson for assignment, haven't they?

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10 More Wins

they filled a couple holes for minimal cost. if they had had a chance to win this division in think they would have gone in a little deeper, but i think they did the right thing being conservative on a possible wild card team. this off-season they will probably go aggressively after the quality free agents.

going all-in on this team at this time would likely have been a mistake.

Lake was out of options. Very likely they lost him for nothing next season.

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Team Cutler.

Yeah...after they tried to trade him for 18 months

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BEST DEAL EVER

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Tommy Hunter was good for a few minutes a couple of years ago

Cubs have done well with fixing broken down Orioles

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Yes.

Theo assigned him to go home and collect $30M dollars of the Ricketts money.

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Braves signed him to a major league contract.

So the 2 guys the Cubs got at the deadline, Hunter and Haren have been eh at best. As advertised, Haren is giving up HRs like crazy. Hunter, I have no confidence in when he comes in.

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Fuck Edwards and Zobrist

Haren will likely be a .500 pitcher for the Cubs. he will give them a chance to win more games than Dallas Beeler, Wada, or Travis Wood, but not dominate by any means. He wasn't brought in to take a spot in a playoff rotation, only to solidify the 5th spot in the rotation Motte was struggling and Ramirez was out on the D.L. so adding another power arm at a minimal cost made sense. If he never takes on a significant role, it's because other guys are doing their jobs. All is well.

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Go Cubs!!!!