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Originally Posted by Toddzilla
Jed Hoyer (Cubs GM) said their strategy yesterday was to let the big name pitchers change teams so they no longer have draft-pick compensation to worry about when signing someone this offseason.
Welcome to Chicago, John Lester!
(in 6 months)
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How exactly did the Cubs have a say in where the big name pitchers went unless they were looking to outbid for Lackey, Lester, etc? The only major pitcher they had a way to control was, well, Jeff Samardzija (yes, I had to Google it to spell it right)
Or is there a joke here I'm not getting.
SI