Cubs Agree To Sign Anibal Sanchez

[Jordan Tuwiner]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/12/c ... nchez.html

Surprising move considering they are re-building. I guess they want a quality, reliable pitcher who should eat some innings.

[ofahn]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/12/cubs-agree-to-sign-anibal-sanchez.html

Surprising move considering they are re-building. I guess they want a quality, reliable pitcher who should eat some innings.

I don't have a problem with the AAV, but I would not have offered him more than three years.

[Seafordeagles]

Here's another example of these so-called "reporters" trying to beat every to the punch. He completely did an about face after Heyman spoke of the Tigers being given an opportunity of signing Sanchez.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/12/c ... nchez.html

[Seafordeagles]

See this is exactly why I put no credibility what these hacks write, since he just signed with Detroit. Nice job Nightengale....

[ofahn]

If I were the Cubs, as soon as he agreed to terms with them and then started shopping it around I would have held a press conference and said they were no longer interested in him. You can only imagine how that would have wrecked his leverage with the Tigers.

[Matt P]

If I were the Cubs, as soon as he agreed to terms with them and then started shopping it around I would have held a press conference and said they were no longer interested in him. You can only imagine how that would have wrecked his leverage with the Tigers.

It likely would have not changed much.

[ofahn]

It likely would have not changed much.

Why do you say that?

[Matt P]

Why do you say that?

Because what would it do? Just because they say they are out doesn't mean any other team trying to sign him is. Also, it would probably have their agent pretty annoyed with the Cubs and look negatively at them with his/future clients.