December 13, 201213 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 05:49 PM) Anibal Sanchez on the verge of signing with the Cubs... Huh? WTF?
December 13, 201213 yr Author QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 04:56 PM) Cubs have some pretty good pitching now, but that deal makes no sense. Eh, Garza, Samardzija, Sanchez, Feldman, Baker. Lots of question marks in there.
December 13, 201213 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 04:56 PM) Cubs have some pretty good pitching now, but that deal makes no sense. Bob Nightengale @BNightengale The #Cubs are still finalizing the details, but Sanchez has agreed to the five-year deal that will be announced after physical Word is that it is a 5 year $75 million deal. Heyman and Rosenthal both say that it is not yet completed however. Deal gives the Cubs a rotation of Garza, Sanchez, Feldman, Baker, Samardzija, and Wood. Not too bad actually.
December 13, 201213 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 06:10 PM) Can I be the first to say ASINAA Danks got what, 5/$60, and signed his extension while 2 years younger?
December 13, 201213 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 05:10 PM) Can I be the first to say ASINAA Anibal Sanchez Is Not An Ace. Which is fine because he's not getting ACE money.
December 13, 201213 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 04:56 PM) Cubs have some pretty good pitching now, but that deal makes no sense. Yeah, it's just confusing considering everything else that Theo has done & said. Maybe he realized how little pitching the Cubs system truly has or just got tempted from sitting on all that money for so long. 3 straight seasons of 195 IP and ERA between 3.50-3.99, but age 29 on Opening Day. A bit of an overpay, but not an awful deal. Just kinda weird that it's the Cubs.
December 13, 201213 yr CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that the Tigers are still "very much in" the mix for Anibal Sanchez. Bob Nightengale of USA Today just recently reported that Sanchez had signed with the Cubs for five years and $75 million, but Heyman thinks he might have jumped the gun. Sanchez's agent, Gene Mato, told Heyman that he's still talking to multiple teams about his client. The Cubs might be in the driver's seat, but it appears that it's not a done deal. Per Rotoworld
December 14, 201213 yr Author I wonder just how much more Detroit is offering. The Cubs might have been used as a bargaining chip. LOL Edited December 14, 201213 yr by chw42
December 14, 201213 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 07:15 PM) Tigers upped their offer. Damn. Here's the only instance where I'm rooting for the Cubs.
December 14, 201213 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 06:29 PM) I wonder just how much more Detroit is offering. The Cubs might have been used as a bargaining chip. LOL If he goes to Detroit, this would be the 3rd Cubs transaction in 5 months that "happened", but then actually didn't.
December 14, 201213 yr Author QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 08:20 PM) If he goes to Detroit, this would be the 3rd Cubs transaction in 5 months that "happened", but then actually didn't. Yup. Looks like somebody's leaking information far too early in their FO.
December 14, 201213 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 08:28 PM) Yup. Looks like somebody's leaking information far too early in their FO. Probably AS' people didn't like Detroit's offer and leaked it to the right people in the press...
December 14, 201213 yr I love the Cubs... Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS #tigers are believed at $75M for 5 on anibal. In position to sign, barring mystery team last-minute entry Cubs are out on anibal. #tigers look like tiger are likely winner
December 14, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 14, 2012 -> 08:21 AM) I love the Cubs... Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS #tigers are believed at $75M for 5 on anibal. In position to sign, barring mystery team last-minute entry Cubs are out on anibal. #tigers look like tiger are likely winner That's interesting, Rosenthal tweeted a bit earlier that the Cubs upped their offer. Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal Source: #Cubs increase five-year offer to Anibal Sanchez to $77.5M. #Tigers at $75M. Negotiations continue.
December 14, 201213 yr Phil Rogers @ChiTribRogers Slight correction: @JonHeymanCBS says it looks like he's headed back to Tigers but there could be "another team'' in the mix.
December 14, 201213 yr Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS @ChiTribRogers just to clarify, I say cubs are out, tigers in good position. Don't know it'll def be detroit
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