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Could Randy Wells be the pitcher the Cubs trade this spring?

We’ve heard so many rumors this offseason about the possibility of trading Matt Garza, but it seemed from the start that it wasn’t something the Cubs were eager to do. He’s not untouchable, but the Cubs set a lofty price for him. It’s an indication of how much they value their 28 year old starter... Read more »

By John Arguello,
March 9, 2012 at 9:11 am

• 34 comments

Chris Bosio's aggressive approach is (chin) music to my ears

In case you haven’t heard it, Hanley and Mulligan had a great interview with Cubs new pitching coach Chris Bosio and I really, really liked what Bosio had to say. He’s bringing an old school, tough approach yet he’s combining it with analytics and tracking patterns and tendencies with pitchers and opposing hitters. As I’ve... Read more »

By John Arguello,
March 7, 2012 at 10:54 am

• 26 comments

Lots of competition for rotation jobs

Pitchers and catchers have had their physicals and their first workout. The first spring training game is about 2 weeks away. The starting lineup is pretty well established with very little, if any competition among the position player starters. The pitchers are a different story as there are available spots in both the rotation and... Read more »

By John Arguello,
February 19, 2012 at 11:03 pm

• 18 comments

2012 Cubs breakout and bounce back candidates: The pitchers

Last night, Tom wrote about Epstein’s optimism regarding the pitching staff, particularly the depth. He also spoke of players entering their prime or pre-prime years. Today, I wanted to delve a little further into that and look at some starting pitchers and a couple of bullpen arms who stand to improve this season because they... Read more »

By John Arguello,
February 11, 2012 at 12:28 pm

• 13 comments

More thoughts on the Concepcion signing

The $7M MLB deal given to Gerardo Concepcion has drawn some criticism from some baseball analysts, saying it’s too much for a back of the rotation starter, but that reasoning is oversimplified, in my opinion. There’s a lot in play here… First off, “back of the rotation starter” isn’t the unanimous opinion on Concepcion’s ceiling. There... Read more »

By John Arguello,
February 6, 2012 at 11:08 am

• 32 comments

Cubs sign LHP Trever Miller to a minor league deal

For those of you starving for some real news (and who isn’t?), the Cubs made a minor move today in signing 38 year old lefty relief specialist Trever Miller to a minor-league deal. It’s likely just a depth move, but could have other implications. If there’s one thing the Cubs seem to have in great... Read more »

By John Arguello,
January 30, 2012 at 1:55 pm

• 5 comments

Projecting the Cubs 2012 Pitching Staff

The Cubs have spent much of the offseason collecting arms. They have added 6 arms and have lost 3 in Carlos Zambrano, Andrew Cashner, and Sean Marshall. It’s going to be a different looking staff, one that relies on better control and better defense. So who’s going to make up that staff? Here are my... Read more »

By John Arguello,
January 27, 2012 at 4:55 pm

• 29 comments

Why keeping Garza might be the right move for the Cubs

Matt Garza is a 28 year old pitcher who put up some of the top defense independent statistics in baseball last season, by some measurements better than the likes of Cole Hamels, Tim Lincecum, and yes, even Justin Verlander. That is not to say Garza is better than that elite group, but when it came... Read more »

By John Arguello,
January 25, 2012 at 12:34 pm

• 27 comments

Looking at Cubs SP prospects at the lower levels

A while back we talked about the Cubs upper level pitching prospects. The theme there was that there were a lot of arms but few projected as more than back end starters, or maybe mid-rotation guys at best. The lower levels aren’t a whole lot different, but there are some very intriguing pitchers with good... Read more »

By John Arguello,
January 22, 2012 at 1:09 pm

• 25 comments

Cubs upper level pitching prospects

So you’ve probably heard it said that one area the Cubs would like to shore up is the starting pitching talent at the upper levels. The Cubs have made several moves to revamp the starting rotation that will likely see three new faces in Paul Maholm, Travis Wood, and Chris Volstad. There is experienced depth... Read more »

By John Arguello,
January 15, 2012 at 10:56 am

• 44 comments

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