2017-2018 Cubs/MLB Offseason: HOT FUCKING STOVE

[Chuck to Chuck]

Test

Shut up, Paul.  You're a douche.

[Saul Goodman]

Joe's wacky moves can actually be a selling point to Ohtani. Other teams can talk about getting him involved but the Cubs can show video of Travis Wood playing the outfield, homering in the playoffs, etc. It's better than nothing at least.

[Saul Goodman]

Maybe "Freezing Cold Stove Buried Under a Foot of Snow" would have been a better thread title.

[Saul Goodman]

Derek Jeter is really gonna burn his golden reputation to the ground in less than a year as an owner, huh.

I think "Hey Loria, hold my beer" might have literally been written into the purchase and sale agreement.

In other news, I'm hearing there's mutual interest between the Marlins and John Lackey, who was impressed by the move.

[Saul Goodman]

Give me Ohtani or give me death

[Yeti]

Give me Ohtani or give me death

Win win

[Saul Goodman]

Joe's wacky moves can actually be a selling point to Ohtani. Other teams can talk about getting him involved but the Cubs can show video of Travis Wood playing the outfield, homering in the playoffs, etc. It's better than nothing at least.

See? SEE??

[Quality Start Machine]

Joe's wacky moves can actually be a selling point to Ohtani. Other teams can talk about getting him involved but the Cubs can show video of Travis Wood playing the outfield, homering in the playoffs, etc. It's better than nothing at least.

See? SEE??

The Cubs' entire presentation consisted of Maddon showing up in a bathrobe and saying, "Hey Shohei...let's get weird, man."

[Chuck to Chuck]

Joe's wacky moves can actually be a selling point to Ohtani. Other teams can talk about getting him involved but the Cubs can show video of Travis Wood playing the outfield, homering in the playoffs, etc. It's better than nothing at least.

See? SEE??

The Cubs' entire presentation consisted of Maddon showing up in a bathrobe and saying, "Hey Shohei...let's get weird, man."

It wasn't just the hype video the Cubs made three years ago with the words, "Shohei Ohtani" dubbed over "Jon Lester"?

[Saul Goodman]

Joe's wacky moves can actually be a selling point to Ohtani. Other teams can talk about getting him involved but the Cubs can show video of Travis Wood playing the outfield, homering in the playoffs, etc. It's better than nothing at least.

See? SEE??

The Cubs' entire presentation consisted of Maddon showing up in a bathrobe and saying, "Hey Shohei...let's get weird, man."

Joe has definitely spent too much time scrolling the WTF, Japan thread then.

[Quality Start Machine]

Tyler Chatwood. A Cub.

[SKO]

Tyler Chatwood. A Cub.

3 years, 38 mil is not bad for a guy's age 28-30 seasons. Well below qualifying offer rate. If he can keep up that groundball rate this is gonna be a steal, either way he should put up solid numbers for a back end guy. He has a career ERA of 3.31 on the road.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Tyler Chatwood. A Cub.

3 years, 38 mil is not bad for a guy's age 28-30 seasons. Well below qualifying offer rate. If he can keep up that groundball rate this is gonna be a steal, either way he should put up solid numbers for a back end guy. He has a career ERA of 3.31 on the road.

With the Cubs' globetrotter infield--especially (and more importantly) up the middle-- Chatwood should shape up to have a helluva year.

[Saul Goodman]

Tyler Chatwood. A Cub.

3 years, 38 mil is not bad for a guy's age 28-30 seasons. Well below qualifying offer rate. If he can keep up that groundball rate this is gonna be a steal, either way he should put up solid numbers for a back end guy. He has a career ERA of 3.31 on the road.

I positive.  This is a good start to the offseason (sorry if this offends, Dario).  And there's a chance Jim Hickey will earn his money and get even more out of him.

Plus, if they land Ohtani and go to a six-man rotation, which I'd actually like to see as long as they're not running out a warmed-over turd to fill the #6, they're going to need more starters anyway.

[SKO]

There's a lot of people complaining this is too much money for Chatwood given his bad K/BB ratio, which is weird, because 12.7 mil a year for 3 years is 1) well below the qualifying offer anyway 2)an amount the Cubs can eat if this deal goes sour, in fact it's an AAV they have eaten before, considering they paid both Edwin Jackson and Miguel Montero about that much to not play for them for parts of the last three years.