Cole Hamels: A Cub

[Shooter]

No word yet on what they gave up.

Jesse Rogers says "low minor leaguer(s)." Cubs are on the hook for only $4M of the $20M owed.

[Saul Goodman]

No word yet on what they gave up.

Jesse Rogers says "low minor leaguer(s)." Cubs are on the hook for only $4M of the $20M owed.

It's Rollie Lacy, plus another pitcher and a PTBNL, supposedly.

Here's hoping he pitches like a guy who can be trusted to start postseason games instead of just Left Handed Dan Haren.

[Quality Start Machine]

No word yet on what they gave up.

Jesse Rogers says "low minor leaguer(s)." Cubs are on the hook for only $4M of the $20M owed.

It's Rollie Lacy, plus another pitcher and a PTBNL, supposedly.

Here's hoping he pitches like a guy who can be trusted to start postseason games instead of just Left Handed Dan Haren.

Who of Lester/Hendricks/Quintana/(healthy) Darvish does he bump?

[Saul Goodman]

No word yet on what they gave up.

Jesse Rogers says "low minor leaguer(s)." Cubs are on the hook for only $4M of the $20M owed.

It's Rollie Lacy, plus another pitcher and a PTBNL, supposedly.

Here's hoping he pitches like a guy who can be trusted to start postseason games instead of just Left Handed Dan Haren.

Who of Lester/Hendricks/Quintana/(healthy) Darvish does he bump?

Uh, he bumps Tyler Chatwood.  And then Darvish replaces Montgomery.

[Saul Goodman]

They gave Texas a Class-A pitcher in Rollie Lacy along with a player to be named later ("Hey Texas, how about taking Jason Heyward's contract, I mean Jason Heyward."), the recently found Eddie Butler, aka the "poor man's Jake Arrieta," aka "Hobo Who Lost His Bindle Jake Arrieta."

That had the cadence of a joke.

[Saul Goodman]

No word yet on what they gave up.

Jesse Rogers says "low minor leaguer(s)." Cubs are on the hook for only $4M of the $20M owed.

It's Rollie Lacy, plus another pitcher and a PTBNL, supposedly.

Here's hoping he pitches like a guy who can be trusted to start postseason games instead of just Left Handed Dan Haren.

Who of Lester/Hendricks/Quintana/(healthy) Darvish does he bump?

Uh, he bumps Tyler Chatwood.  And then Darvish replaces Montgomery.

HRCP.

[Quality Start Machine]

No word yet on what they gave up.

Jesse Rogers says "low minor leaguer(s)." Cubs are on the hook for only $4M of the $20M owed.

It's Rollie Lacy, plus another pitcher and a PTBNL, supposedly.

Here's hoping he pitches like a guy who can be trusted to start postseason games instead of just Left Handed Dan Haren.

Who of Lester/Hendricks/Quintana/(healthy) Darvish does he bump?

Uh, he bumps Tyler Chatwood.  And then Darvish replaces Montgomery.

You think Joe's going with a 5-man rotation in October?

[Saul Goodman]

No word yet on what they gave up.

Jesse Rogers says "low minor leaguer(s)." Cubs are on the hook for only $4M of the $20M owed.

It’s Rollie Lacy, plus another pitcher and a PTBNL, supposedly.

Here’s hoping he pitches like a guy who can be trusted to start postseason games instead of just Left Handed Dan Haren.

Who of Lester/Hendricks/Quintana/(healthy) Darvish does he bump?

Uh, he bumps Tyler Chatwood.  And then Darvish replaces Montgomery.

You think Joe's going with a 5-man rotation in October?

I thought you were talking about the 5-man.  At this point I'd be surprised if Darvish makes any postseason starts.

[Quality Start Machine]

Not a bad way to get his Cub career going - maybe next time his first inning he throws closer to 15 than 30 pitches, but definitely an upgrade over Chatwalk.

[SKO]

Not a bad way to get his Cub career going - maybe next time his first inning he throws closer to 15 than 30 pitches, but definitely an upgrade over Chatwalk.

He'd have been fine if Elite Shortstop Addison Russell was actually capable of making a routine throw with that rag arm of his. But at least his offense mak--never mind.

[Quality Start Machine]

Not a bad way to get his Cub career going - maybe next time his first inning he throws closer to 15 than 30 pitches, but definitely an upgrade over Chatwalk.

He'd have been fine if Elite Shortstop Addison Russell was actually capable of making a routine throw with that rag arm of his. But at least his offense mak--never mind.

12th in MLB in WAR among SS. So he's resoundingly adequate.

[Saul Goodman]

Not a bad way to get his Cub career going - maybe next time his first inning he throws closer to 15 than 30 pitches, but definitely an upgrade over Chatwalk.

He'd have been fine if Elite Shortstop Addison Russell was actually capable of making a routine throw with that rag arm of his. But at least his offense mak--never mind.

12th in MLB in WAR among SS. So he's resoundingly adequate.

Adequately elite.

[Quality Start Machine]

Not a bad way to get his Cub career going - maybe next time his first inning he throws closer to 15 than 30 pitches, but definitely an upgrade over Chatwalk.

He'd have been fine if Elite Shortstop Addison Russell was actually capable of making a routine throw with that rag arm of his. But at least his offense mak--never mind.

12th in MLB in WAR among SS. So he's resoundingly adequate.

Adequately elite.

He shows elite mediocrity.

[SKO]

12th in MLB in WAR among shortstops when you remember Carlos Correa has been hurt and doesn't have enough PA to qualify. So really he's at best the 13th best shortstop in baseball. Which I guess isn't bad since I'm quite sure he's the second best shortstop on his own team.

[Saul Goodman]

12th in MLB in WAR among shortstops when you remember Carlos Correa has been hurt and doesn't have enough PA to qualify. So really he's at best the 13th best shortstop in baseball. Which I guess isn't bad since I'm quite sure he's the second best shortstop on his own team.

He'd look great in a Mets uniform.