I think Wade Davis was a safer pick. He has more pitches in his arsenal. While I loved having a dominate closer like Chapman, all he has is a fastball. At 29 he's going to start losing some zip.As a Cardinals fan and I am extremely glad to see Chapman finally out of the NL Central. The Cubs are certainly the heavy favorite to win the NL Central still, but letting Chapman walk was a very bad move. Having the starters they have with Chapman at the back end was just plain lethal.
As a Cardinals fan and I am extremely glad to see Chapman finally out of the NL Central. The Cubs are certainly the heavy favorite to win the NL Central still, but letting Chapman walk was a very bad move. Having the starters they have with Chapman at the back end was just plain lethal.
Chapman would have been great again but the main reason they have Davis is monetary reasons. We got a great closer (if healthy) for a fraction of what we would have had to commit to Chapman, leaving some money available hopefully to get some other guys signed long term.
I'm glad we didnt' commit 5 years and 86 million to him.
Sure it did! LolNice series win vs. the Cards to open the season up! That ball sticking to Yadi's chest protector was nuts. Kinda of suspicious but my Cardinals friend here at work is claiming it go stuck in a hole on the protector...
Cubs win, Cubs win, Cubs win.....good way to start the week
And feel the grittiness on the cards left behind from the gum dust.Admit it, you can smell the gum just by looking at this picture.
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Admit it, you can smell the gum just by looking at this picture.
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