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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1272813" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>Just a little review of the last two weeks:</p><p></p><p>The Cubs picked up the following:</p><p></p><p>Brett Anderson, 29, only pitched 11 innings last year because of back surgery but pitched 180 innings with a 3.69 ERA in 2015. He's an extreme ground ball pitcher who could conceivably do very well with the Cubs infield behind him. IF he can stay healthy, which has been a consistent problem for a guy with a career 3.86 ERA/3.70 FIP over 685 innings. </p><p></p><p>Casey Kelly, 27, was the headline prospect in the trade that also sent Rizzo to San Diego from Boston in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez. He was a consensus top 100 pitching prospect as recently as 2013 and was still being ranked by some services in 2014 despite TJS. He's a non-roster invitee and will likely be given a shot to play at AAA. </p><p></p><p>Eddie Butler, 26, was a consensus top-100 prospect as recently as 2015 before getting shelled in Coors for 2 years. He has an option left and will likely start the year in AAA. He's still quite young and could very well look a lot better in a ballpark where every mistake doesn't end up in the seats. </p><p></p><p>I like the Cubs starting pitching depth much better now. I like trying to get 170-180 innings out of both Montgomery and Anderson instead of trying to get those innings out of just Montgomery. </p><p></p><p>I like taking a flyer on the two failed prospects. Maybe they're Justin Turner redux or maybe they're Jake Arrieta lottery tickets (or Andrew Miller if you want to stretch Theo's history back a little farther). Either way they cost the Cubs nothing in the field and very little in the pocketbook. The very definition of low risk-high reward targets.</p><p></p><p>So, adding a legit MLB level 6th starter plus two AAA prospects to Zastryzny and the others at Iowa, and I'm quite a bit more confident that the Cubs could weather some injuries to the top four starters if necessary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1272813, member: 26283"] Just a little review of the last two weeks: The Cubs picked up the following: Brett Anderson, 29, only pitched 11 innings last year because of back surgery but pitched 180 innings with a 3.69 ERA in 2015. He's an extreme ground ball pitcher who could conceivably do very well with the Cubs infield behind him. IF he can stay healthy, which has been a consistent problem for a guy with a career 3.86 ERA/3.70 FIP over 685 innings. Casey Kelly, 27, was the headline prospect in the trade that also sent Rizzo to San Diego from Boston in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez. He was a consensus top 100 pitching prospect as recently as 2013 and was still being ranked by some services in 2014 despite TJS. He's a non-roster invitee and will likely be given a shot to play at AAA. Eddie Butler, 26, was a consensus top-100 prospect as recently as 2015 before getting shelled in Coors for 2 years. He has an option left and will likely start the year in AAA. He's still quite young and could very well look a lot better in a ballpark where every mistake doesn't end up in the seats. I like the Cubs starting pitching depth much better now. I like trying to get 170-180 innings out of both Montgomery and Anderson instead of trying to get those innings out of just Montgomery. I like taking a flyer on the two failed prospects. Maybe they're Justin Turner redux or maybe they're Jake Arrieta lottery tickets (or Andrew Miller if you want to stretch Theo's history back a little farther). Either way they cost the Cubs nothing in the field and very little in the pocketbook. The very definition of low risk-high reward targets. So, adding a legit MLB level 6th starter plus two AAA prospects to Zastryzny and the others at Iowa, and I'm quite a bit more confident that the Cubs could weather some injuries to the top four starters if necessary. [/QUOTE]
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