It’s likely Darvish’s 2018 is better than Arrieta’s, and this ends up being a major upgrade for the Cubs.īeyond Darvish, Chicago inked Chatwood. He’ll be a good - if not better - replacement for Jake Arrieta, whose performance has been getting discernibly worse. Darvish, however, was a sneaky good signing, at a reasonable price. Re-signed LHP Brian Duensing to a two-year, $7 million contract.īeyond the signing of Darvish, the Cubs didn’t really make any major splashes this offseason.Signed RHP Steve Cishek to a two-year, $13 million contract.Signed RHP Brandon Morrow to a two-year, $21 million contract. Signed LHP Drew Smyly to a two-year, $10 million contract (Smyly is on the 60-day DL, recovering from elbow surgery).Signed RHP Tyler Chatwood to a three-year, $38 million contract.Signed RHP Yu Darvish to a six-year, $126 million contract.Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Key offseason moves: Enjoy, and welcome back! Chicago Cubs 2017 record: 92-70, first in NL Central PECOTA 2018 projection: 91-71, first in NL Central FanGraphs DC 2018 projection: 94-68, first in NL Central BtBS writers 2018 prediction: first in NL Central (16/18) They’re the power couple we need. We’ll roll out previews for each division over the next two days (AL on Tuesday, NL on Wednesday). Baseball is back! To get ready for the 2018 MLB season, we at Beyond the Box Score are previewing all 30 teams, looking at the moves they’ve made since last year, the player (or players) who could make a big difference this year, and reflecting on their overall outlook. We've of course got a lot of 2017 left - including, you know, the postseason - but this should whet the baseball enthusiast's appetite for next year.Our long, winter nightmare is over. 30 - features 12 intra-divisional games, including Red Sox-Yankees.
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