Cubs ink Lieber to 1-year deal

by mojowo11 on Jan 16, 2008 4:24 PM EST

This frees up the Cubs to maybe swing one of their young pitchers in a trade, maybe get whatever they can for Marquis, maybe move Dempster back to closer (PLEASE!), or whatever. The rotation will probably be Zambrano, Lilly, Hill, Lieber, and Marquis/Dempster.

I see this as a cheap, league-averageish, stopgap option missed by the Cardinals. I would've liked to have seen him in Cardinal red -- the Clement/Mulder duo scares the living crap out of me, and $3.5 million is pretty cheap these days for a guy of Lieber's quality. Oh well.

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Makes sense

Going back to where he had his best days. I wouldn't doubt if he signed cheaper there than he would have with us.

On with the (good) youth movement!

by aet15 on Jan 16, 2008 4:48 PM EST reply actions

yup

That would have been a great way for us to spend $3.5M, but it makes less sense for the cubs imo. I think Betty->lieber is a downgrade, but if it keeps Dempster out of the rotation I guess it works.

Lets hope this leads to a {marshall or hill}-for-roberts trade ;)

the bums will always lose...

by SleepyCA on Jan 16, 2008 5:51 PM EST reply actions