Signing(s): Cubs sign Ben Zobrist (4 years/56 M)

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Castro or Baez is going for a SP.

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[hockeykicker]

Lol ninja sneak by cubs

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Always like it when a very good young team adds that quality veteran who has won a title.

 

[Bad News Bears]

I liiiiike.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

That $56 mil doesn't quite reach that $80 mil. Good dollars. That said, 4 years is a pretty long term for the 34 year old.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

One of my favorite players. Happy.

 

[Foppa]

He was integral to the Royals' title this season...if he helps bring one to the Cubs at some point, I'm all for it. This is the one contender outside of KC that I'm at peace with him leaving to. Don't have to face him in the AL, don't have to see him wearing Cardinals red, don't have to see him wearing a Mets uniform on opening day, doesn't appear to be a purely monetary grab. Don't get me wrong, Ben's doing more than alright for himself here but I could see him knocking a million or two per year to chase history and another title at Wrigley.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Shapiro should be on the phone with Bautista and EE's agent right now using this deal as precedence

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Damn, are the Royals really that cheap thaf they didn't even attempt to keep him?

 

[BigMac1212]

Castro or Baez is going for a SP.

Who would you ship: Castro or Baez?

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

That $56 mil doesn't quite reach that $80 mil. Good dollars. That said, 4 years is a pretty long term for the 34 year old.

Yeah, but at that price it isn't a big deal. Zobrist also seems like the type of player that won't really decline too much with age. But even still you can probably expect two good years, one decent year and one not so great year. For 14 mil per year you're doing alright in this market. Beltran got 3/45 at age 37 a few years ago. The corpse of Michael Cuddyer is making 12.5 mil this year.

 

[Cassano]

Baez to NYY please.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Damn, are the Royals really that cheap thaf they didn't even attempt to keep him?

They just spent 8 M on a set-up guy, they aren't cheap. They want to keep Gordon and are focusing on him. Infante/Colon will take care of 2B.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Who would you ship: Castro or Baez?

All things equal I'd ship out Castro

 

[BMOK33]

So glad the Mets lost this one, wanted no part of a guy at age 35 who couldn't play defense last year

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Decent add. I'm not sure if the roster stays the same he's the missing link though. He definitely helps them. No wonder why I saw a rumor of Castro to the Yankees. Now it makes sense.

The NY media is bummed. SNY kept talking for a week how it seemed like a lock he'd be a met. Guess they were banking their off season off of him.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

All things equal I'd ship out Castro

And there it is.

 

[Foppa]

Damn, are the Royals really that cheap thaf they didn't even attempt to keep him?

Our TV deal is atrocious compared to what other teams are getting, we've got more than a few holes to plug and we have the dead weight of Omar Infante sucking up second base dollars. And Gordon is the priority (still not sure that can happen though).

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Yankees apparently tried to get him but Cubs were his first choice. I'm guessing all because of Maddon

 

[Voight]

Damn, are the Royals really that cheap thaf they didn't even attempt to keep him?

Theyve never really spent big dollars on free agents like that, look at Shields last year. Its usually in the 10-35 million range, i.e Soria, Morales, Volquez etc. Even tho their owner is a billionaire.

 

[Voight]

Yankees apparently tried to get him but Cubs were his first choice. I'm guessing all because of Maddon

He did help bring him from obscure minor-league player to a multi-position useful player.

 

[John Price]

Wait that'd not the Mets

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

He did help bring him from obscure minor-league player to a multi-position useful player.

I guess but it is weird to hear that the Cubs are someone's first choice lol

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Saw a article that the Cubs are also interested in Heyward.

 

[John Price]

Mets fans insisted they'd get zovrist and he'd help when Murphy and ces left

Wonder what Sandy does noe