[情報] Cubs surprisingly decline $12M option

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Cubs surprisingly decline $12M option on soon-to-be free agent Jason Hammel

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The Cubs won the World Series just last week, but they are now already
shifting into offseason mode, which means finding ways to improve a 103-win
World Series champion. Evidently fifth starter Jason Hammel is not part of
those plans, because the Cubs announced Sunday that they were declining his
$12 million club option.\

There is a $2 million buyout for Hammel, a decent parting gift.
"First, I want to thank Jason for all of his contributions in his almost
three seasons as a Cub. He was an effective, reliable starter the entire time
he was a Cub, and this year he was an integral part of one of the best
rotations in club history" club president Theo Epstein said in a statement.

"We would not have been in a position to win the World Series without Jason's
terrific performance during the regular season. Jason and his family have
been outstanding members of our organization and our community, and we are
proud of their time with and impact on the Cubs."

"While Jason is healthy and primed to have another effective season in 2017,
we have decided to consider other internal and external options for our
starting rotation next year. Our hope is that by giving a starting
opportunity to some younger pitchers under multiple years of club control, we
can unearth a starter who will help us not only in 2017 but also in 2018 and
beyond."

"When we agreed with Jason on this two-year contract back at the 2014 winter
meetings, the option was included with the intent that it would be exercised
if Jason was going to be a Cub in 2017. The intent was never to exercise the
option and then trade Jason, so we will not consider that path. Instead,
Jason will have the opportunity to enter free agency coming off an
outstanding season and the ability to choose his next club. Meanwhile, the
organization gains some flexibility and the opportunity to use a rotation
spot to develop a younger, long-term starting pitcher."

So Epstein basically just stated the obvious there, eh? After thanking
Hammel, he goes straight into truth-telling mode that the Cubs would rather
trade for someone under team control (Chris Archer, Sonny Gray, Jake Odorizzi
et al fit the mold -- and I discussed how they can trade a few days ago) or
develop from within the organization.

On the latter front, the Cubs still have a very good five-man rotation if
they roll Mike Montgomery into it. He would follow Jon Lester, Kyle
Hendricks, Jake Arrieta and John Lackey. There aren't really any attractive
pitching prospects ready to join the rotation for a win-now team, though, so
expect a trade this offseason.

As for Hammel, he was 15-10 with a 3.83 ERA (105 ERA+), 1.21 WHIP and 144
strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings. In 78 career starts for the Cubs, he was 33-22
with a 3.59 ERA (108 ERA+). So he's good, but not great. He's 34 years old
and probably has a few good years left, too.

The good news for Hammel is the Cubs might have done him a favor. The
starting pitching pool in free agency is pretty barren this offseason (the
top starters are names like Rich Hill, Andrew Cashner, Jeremy Hellickson and
I guess we can now throw Hammel in there).

So maybe now Hammel gets a multiyear deal with more than $30 million while
the Cubs pull off a deal for a younger and more controlled starter. Everybody
wins.

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Hammel掰

希望給隊內年輕人一個空間

不只要專注於明年2017 還要放眼未來2018 等等

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推 cloudeat: 謝謝Hammel！
推 UKG: Hammel除了成績上的貢獻，他還幫我們搶了蘆筍回來
推 Zamned: 蘆筍應算在鯊魚頭上
→ Zamned: Hammel帶回來的是McKinny
→ Zamned: Dan Straily則是多退少補的概念
推 UKG: 反正打包賣的呵呵
推 UKG: 主要是鯊魚單換也拿不到
推 UKG: 反而是半季賽揚的Hammel賣在高點增加了不少交易價值
→ Zamned: Chapman兩個月都能換Torres
→ Zamned: 一年半的鯊魚單換蘆筍綽綽有餘
→ UKG: 檢討了一下我應該是低估了Torres的價值所以單換有餘是對的
→ Roshiel: 時空背景不同了吧....那時CL沒這麼值錢啊
推 PostGrunge: 居然沒撿 這不科學啊 除非是要梭哈
推 ianshadow: 原來Theo當初有答應不會執行選擇權之後交易Hammel
推 Zamned: 梨斗、黑娃拿金手套
→ Zamned: 梨斗終於被肯定了
→ Zamned: 不過 大家都去討論川希大戰
推 KrisBryant17: Russell沒拿好可惜啊
推 UKG: 金手套感言:感謝Lester幫他加了很多分
推 lecl: russell可惜+1 明年跟Baez一起拿下二游金手套吧!
推 sastl07: Crawford太強
推 Zamned: 不是Crawford太強 是他的牌子比較大
推 vastrode: DRS兩個人一樣 牌子問題