Cubs Interested in Randy Johnson

Karena
You cant just sign Peavy because HE ISNT A FREE AGENT

I think a list of the players the Cubs aren't interested in would be shorter.

is cubs running low on money? making all these plan b and c...

It's silly to call Johnson a "waste of money" before we even know what kind of money he will command on a one-year deal.

He pitched closed to 200 innings last season with an ERA under 4.00 and an ERA+ well above average. There's definitely value in that, and the Cubs should be ecstatic that Johnson is interested in joining the rotation.

it think that Randy would be a good idea for the RedSox,
1: They are currently in the market 4 a starter,
2: He would be a great dugout precence
3: He would help the young guns develop,(Masterson, Bowden, Bucholz, etc.)

BaseballFanatic40

Ever hear of a typo? There is no reason to YELL!

I am not saying Johnson is done. However, we already have Harden who has to be watched closely and miss starts. That BP could be heavily used. All the more to sign Woody. So his closer slot is secured and the other guys slide down a slot to pick up the gaps from Harden or Johnson (if that becomes reality). Now if Dempster resigns and they sign Johnson to replace Marquis (if somehow Hendry can trade him), that is ok.

I'm hoping my initial thoughts at the end of the year don't come true and we loose both Wood and Dempster.

it's amazing the cubs have money for randy johnson but not kerry wood.

Trade the 5 players for peavy dumb dempster sign furcal move theriot to second base put derosa in right fukudome and johnson in center. Thatd give the cubs no excuses for not winning the world series. thatd be the best team in baseball ON PAPER. and thats a dream thats a possibility. lineup would probly be something like

Furcal
Theriot/Derosa/Fukudome
Lee
Ramirez
Soriano
Soto
Derosa/Fukudome
Theriot/Fukudome

Zambrono
Peavy
Harden
Lily
Marquis sadley :( unless they can find a stupid team willing to take him on their team.

Verizon Wireless,

Randy johnson is going to be 46 next year, and although i understand he is effective at times, he becomes more injury prone every year. I would argue that $5M for Wood is money better spent than $8M for Johnson.

Also let's assume here that the Cubs don't resign Dempster and sign Johnson to a one year deal instead. If the Cubs aren't going to trade Marshall, they really need to give him more of an opportunity to develop in 2009 because the 2010 rotation gets ultra thin.

1) Zambrano
2) Lilly
3) The Shark?
4) ?
5) ?

And as we all know, the Cubs minor league system isn't exactly bursting with close to major league ready SP talent. So ultimately, the
Cubs will be in an even worse position after next year.

cubs4ever,

that is the potential cubs 2010 rotation.

Cubs need a bonafide #2 who is consistently good and consistently healthy. As a matter of fact, I would suggest that Zambrano doesn't even fit that description and I won't even dare discuss Harden.

Does Peavy fit that bill? Sure. But the Cubs don't have anyone in the farm system with an impact arm or bat that is near or already MLB ready for the next 2 years that piques a team's interest. The only one that would be coveted is Vitters and even he's yet to prove himself. Therefore, you can scratch the dream of having Peavy unless there's a 3rd team involved which leads me to believe that that is not highly probably.

I say the best option is to resign Dempster and take a risk on Randy Johnson in a 1 year deal with Marquis and Marshall providing depth if they aren't traded for other areas of need.

MMnotice-

Wood is going to need about a contract with 10 million annunally. The Cubs decided that the rotation needed to be addreseed with that 10 million instead of a closer with injury problems. I know he has been healthy but this has been his career year as a relief pitcher. I agree that they should do anything to try to convince him to accept arbitration because I would love to have him back. Simply what I was stating, was that Hendry said he wanted to use the money to shore up the rotation, not make the bullpen better. The Cubs have tons of bullpen arms in the wings and not as many starting arms.

If the Cubs sign Sheets and Dempster our rotation is set. No Peavy No Johnson no alternate options no nothing.
Zambrano
Sheets
Harden
Lilly
Dempster
* No particular order

The Cubs should save money by trading for Peavy. Let Dempster go and take the draft picks. We have Marshall who can do fine as a #5 after we trade Marquis for free. For th3 2010 rotation there will be some more great pitchers for the Cubs to make big offers for. Halladay being one of them. Can you imagine a rotation of Zambrano, Peavy, Halladay in 2010?

I would trade sign Furcal and trade for Roberts to have our lineup be a OBP machine.

What do you think?

"Zito for Soriano" all I can say is DUMB!!!!!!