The latest on the Cubs, who confirmed that Randy Wells will be their fourth starter…
- An executive from another team told Joel Sherman of the New York Post that Andrew Cashner will be in the Cubs' rotation, which means Carlos Silva won't be a starter for Chicago. The Cubs will eat a considerable amount of Silva's $11.5MM salary to make him go away, according to Sherman (on Twitter).
- However, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that trade interest in Silva did not pick up after his last outing (Twitter link). Rosenthal says the Cubs could release Silva if they don't want him in their bullpen.
- Matt Eddy of Baseball America explains that prospect Matt Szczur will be eligible for this winter's Rule 5 if he's not on the Cubs' 40-man roster because of a technicality.
If they lose Szczur to the Rule 5 draft that would be a major front office debacle.
Vintage Cubs. *deep sigh*
One less Carlos in Team Carlos? Nooooo!
Please trade for a Carlos!
How would an executive from another team know that?
Main point is it was a lose lose trade, garbage for garbage, no one expected either to do very well.
“The Cubs will eat a considerable amount of Silva’s $11.5MM salary”
Something about Silva being eaten? Oh! the irony.
If I remember correcty, Seattle is paying a portion of Siva’s contract this year. The question is what is the Cubs responsibility for this year?
Silva’s salary in 2011 is $11.5MM. The Mariners are sending $5.5MM along, making him effectively a $6MM pitcher this year.
He also has an option for next year at $12MM which is a lock to be declined, which has a $2MM buyout. I’m not sure if the Cubs would be on the hook for the 2012 buyout if they release him now.
Mariners ate 9M of Silva’s 25M contract so essentially he is gonna make 8M on the average of the 2 years. Bradley was at 11M a year I think. I think the trade will swing the Cubs way when Bradley goes to jail for beating his girlfriend. If he gets off of that then wait a week or 2 for the next felony and he will be gone for sure
Who cares, they both stink.