Well at least the Cubs have done one thing right. And that was lock up Dempster after moving him from the team's closer to starter. He won 17 games and was the Cubs most consistent starter all season. As a result he has earned a new well deserved 4 yr $52 million contract. If nothing else, they should maintain the great starting pitching that they had during the season.
The one thing I wonder is, how this will affect their thought process of going after Jake Peavy. And I'm honestly not sure how I feel about them getting Peavy anyway. Don't get me wrong. It would appear to make the rotation unstoppable. But when you hardly score any runs and swing at balls outside of the zone during the playoffs, it doesn't matter much who you have in the rotation. My point is while Peavy would be a great addition, the Cubs priorities should lie with getting a batter with experience and proven success in the postseason. I didn;t understand why the Cubs wouldn't even have thought of going for Matt Holliday. Especially since Oak gave up nothing for him. So getting Peavy is good but it doesn't solve most of the issues the Cubs had in the playoffs.
Getting Dempster resigned was a big priority for the Cubs. He was a leader in the Cubs clubhouse all season and showed it when he was on the mound. I'm overall very happy with this deal and now I guess we'll see if the Cubs still go for Peavy. But either way they have a quality pitcher signed.
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