Cubs close with Marquis

I seriously doubt there are legit numbers, but repliers on mlbtraderumors.com are saying 3 years/28 mil. I just cant imagine him getting that much money.

I dont know if Im happy or sad if that is the number, on the good side, its the worst move of the offseason and its the Cubs doing it, on the bad side,  Ive lost a little bit of hope in humanity.

marquis is gone

Albert, Scotty, and Jimmy are all going to tee off on Jason in Wrigley next year.  I cannot wait.

The Cubs can have the Silver Slugger.  They might also get the record for most HR in a season allowed by one pitcher.

He's gonna look great wearing the blue pajamas and giving up homer after homer in The Sacred Pile Of Bricks. 9 million a year too!! Crikey, just when I thought Jim Hendry suddenly woke up and had a real plan to make the Cubs dangerous. Ted Lilly and Betty--HA! Guess Soriano will be this year's Sosa (especially if they're actually dumb enough to bat him leadoff)--lotsa solo homers, not much else. It never fails to amaze me how that club continually shoots itself in the foot. All that money for what is essentially now a .500 team. Go Cubbies!!

but he seems to be a head case . he will do the same thing  with the cubs as he did with the cardinals. pitch a couple good games, pitch some bad games, pitch a awesome game, have a bunch of games where you wonder why this guy is even in the major leagues. then just when u are ready to totally give up on him he will go out and pich well then start the process all over again

I AM JUST GLAD TO SEE HIM GONE.

This deal is about the funniest thing I've seen in baseball. In all my wildest dreams that Marquis would become a Cubbie so we could crush him, I never envisioned that in addition they'd pay him about what we paid Carp this year. And for three years, no less!

BRILLIANT!

I doubt I'll stop laughing by the All-Star break.

but I often read VEB just to, you know, keep tabs on the enemy. Also I used to live in St. Louis so there's a nostalgia factor.

Anyway, just thought I'd provide a Cubs' fan perspective on the Marquis signing for anyone interested. The Cubs are trying to win now, no matter the cost, and Marquis is a relatively cheap option when you look at his stats (throwing out the games where TLR left him in to save the pen). He's still a headcase, and there's no reason in my mind to give him three years, but there's a chance he can be an average to below-average innings eater if he gets back some confidence (which TLR injured last year) and pitches to his strengths. If not, they'll stick him in the pen or trade him cheap. As is clear from the Soriano signing, the Cubs don't care about money right now.

I know this makes no difference to Cards fans, but I just thought I'd share what kind of logic, faulty as it is, the Cubs brass is using in this case. The goal is to win now, at any and all costs, even the future. After 98 years, you'd be desperate too.

Also, I have to point out, that although he's my least favorite part of the current Cubs organization, and although he's certainly hurt more than he's helped, there's no way in hell that Larry Rothschild "might be the worst pitching coach in the history of the MLB." I mean, no offense, but if you're going to try to use hyperbole, try to use some that at least isn't patently ridiculous.

Alright guys, that's all I got. Thanks for letting me stop by and chime in.

just to report the facts correctly, he's getting 3 years, $21 million with maybe a mil or two in incentives. So, while still too much for too long, it's not as bad as $28-30 mil as some here are reporting.

the most rational Cubs fan I've ever heard from.  All my friends that are Cubs fans are of the "wait 'til next year" variety.  The Cubs can do no wrong in their eyes (even though they haven't done anything right since 1908).  Anyhoo, The Boar, I wouldn't mind hearing your input on the various things that are cards v. cubs.  You're welcome here anytime.