04-13-2010, 09:20 AM
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I don't understand why people seem to think this.
We have a <i>potential </i>rotation right now of Zambrano/Dempster/Lilly/Wells/Silva. I understand Gorzelanny is starting right now and may or may not be a better option than Silva, but let's just go with this for now. Also, Marshall is a viable starter, but it seems the Cubs are really relying on him as a reliever and will probably stay there.
Next year Lilly is going to be a free agent and with health problems and the fact that he's going to command a decent amount of money and is turning 35 next January, I don't know if we can rely on the Cubs resigning him. Silva will be a free agent in 2012 and Dempster and Zambrano will be free agents in 2013. Personally, I don't think any of these guys save maybe Zambrano are going to be attractive resignings. That leaves the rotations like this in the coming years.
2011: Zambrano/Dempster/Wells/Silva/Gorzelanny
2012: Zambrano/Dempster/Wells/Gorzelanny
2013: Wells/???/???/???/???
I'm looking at that 2011 rotation and am not too thrilled about it (unless Gorzelanny returns to his 2006/2007 form). Yes, we could sign starters, but the Cubs really need to try to change this open wallet spending they've painted themselves into the corner with and I think Ricketts intends to do just that.
Starting next year, the Cubs should have Jay Jackson, Casey Coleman, Andrew Cashner, and maybe Chris Carpenter ready to start in the bigs. My opinion is have as many good young arms available as possible to fill in the rotation holes to ensure that we have a better chance of filling those holes adequately. It would certainly be nice if one of those four could replace one of Silva/Gorzelanny and even better if both of those guys are taken out of the rotation for better, younger, cheaper players.
Bottom line is, 2013 will eventually come around. It will be difficult to have 3-4 free agent pitchers being paid between $7 million and $18 million dollars in the rotation.
I don't understand why people seem to think this.
We have a <i>potential </i>rotation right now of Zambrano/Dempster/Lilly/Wells/Silva. I understand Gorzelanny is starting right now and may or may not be a better option than Silva, but let's just go with this for now. Also, Marshall is a viable starter, but it seems the Cubs are really relying on him as a reliever and will probably stay there.
Next year Lilly is going to be a free agent and with health problems and the fact that he's going to command a decent amount of money and is turning 35 next January, I don't know if we can rely on the Cubs resigning him. Silva will be a free agent in 2012 and Dempster and Zambrano will be free agents in 2013. Personally, I don't think any of these guys save maybe Zambrano are going to be attractive resignings. That leaves the rotations like this in the coming years.
2011: Zambrano/Dempster/Wells/Silva/Gorzelanny
2012: Zambrano/Dempster/Wells/Gorzelanny
2013: Wells/???/???/???/???
I'm looking at that 2011 rotation and am not too thrilled about it (unless Gorzelanny returns to his 2006/2007 form). Yes, we could sign starters, but the Cubs really need to try to change this open wallet spending they've painted themselves into the corner with and I think Ricketts intends to do just that.
Starting next year, the Cubs should have Jay Jackson, Casey Coleman, Andrew Cashner, and maybe Chris Carpenter ready to start in the bigs. My opinion is have as many good young arms available as possible to fill in the rotation holes to ensure that we have a better chance of filling those holes adequately. It would certainly be nice if one of those four could replace one of Silva/Gorzelanny and even better if both of those guys are taken out of the rotation for better, younger, cheaper players.
Bottom line is, 2013 will eventually come around. It will be difficult to have 3-4 free agent pitchers being paid between $7 million and $18 million dollars in the rotation.