The 4 Seasons of Major League Baseball

[LuteHawk]

The 4 season of MLB include:

1. Pre-season...Spring training games in Florida and Arizona
2. Regular season...Pennant battles from April to September
3. Post season...Playoffs and World Series games.
4. Off-season....The signing of free agents and blockbuster trades

We are in the exciting time of the off-season. The hot buzz in
Chicago is that free agent David Price will sign with the Cubs and
be reunited with his former manager Joe Maddon. Then there are
free agents Zach Greinke and Johnny Cueto.

Where do you see the top free agents going? What blockbuster
trades do you think will happen?

 

[HawkPT]

Royals will resign Ben Zobrist, but Alex Gordon & Johnny Cueto will walk.

 

[cigaretteman]

The 4 season of MLB include:

1. Pre-season...Spring training games in Florida and Arizona
2. Regular season...Pennant battles from April to September
3. Post season...Playoffs and World Series games.
4. Off-season....The signing of free agents and blockbuster trades

We are in the exciting time of the off-season. The hot buzz in
Chicago is that free agent David Price will sign with the Cubs and
be reunited with his former manager Joe Maddon. Then there are
free agents Zach Greinke and Johnny Cueto.

Where do you see the top free agents going? What blockbuster
trades do you think will happen?

Sounds like the Cubs would like to get Shark back as well:

One familiar free agent the Cubs plan to explore is White Sox starter Jeff Samardzija, who was extended a qualifying offer. Samardzija went 11-13 with a 4.96 ERA, 163 strikeouts and 29 homers allowed in 214 innings in 2015. He had moments of excellence but largely faltered after the Sox decided not to move him at the trade deadline, including going 0-6 with an 8.82 ERA in August.

Despite the down year, Samardzija's durability — with more than 210 innings pitched in each of the last three seasons — and the expectation he can bounce back should help his value. He has retained a strong relationship with Cubs pitching coach Chris Bosio since they traded him to the A's in 2014 and he could be brought back on a short-term deal.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...rdzija-white-sox-spt-1107-20151106-story.html

 

[LuteHawk]

The Chicago Cubs are going after starting pitching with
utmost importance. Post-season hopes in 2016 depend
on more quality starters.