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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
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Kyle Hendricks
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Quintana acquired from White Sox

Submitted by CTSteve on

The Cubs have acquired Jose Quintana from the White Sox for OF Eloy Jimenez, RHP Dylan Cease, 1B Matt Rose, and IF Bryant Flete. 

Quintana, who has been very consistent in his six years with the White Sox, had a very rocky start to the season but has since recovered. Since June 1, he has a 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 27 percent strikeout rate in seven starts. For his career, he's 50-54 with a 3.51 ERA. The switch to the NL might turn him from a solid 3-4 starter to perhaps a number 2.

His contract is also quite favorable: with $7m remaining for this season, $8.85M in ’18, and $10.5M club options both ’19 and ’20. He gets a little bump in the final year if he ends up with a top-three Cy Young finish, which no one would complain about.

The Cubs are giving up a lot:

Eloy Jimenez (OF) had a breakout season in 2016, hitting .329/.369/.532 in the Midwest League, and has remained productive in 2017 in the High-A Carolina League. Listed at 6’4” and 205, he was considered the Cubs’ top prospect.

Dylan Cease (RHP) was drafted by the Cubs in the sixth round in 2014. His fastball has been clocked at 103mph, but he typically works in the mid- to upper-90s, even if his command is inconsistent. He has fully recovered from Tommy John surgery. The Cubs spent $1,500,000 to sign him.

Matt Rose (1B-3B) was an 11th round draft pick in 2014 from Georgia State. He was hitting .227/.281/.481 with 14 homers but just 15 walks against 68 strikeouts in 233 at-bats for Myrtle Beach this season.  He has some pop but not much for average, and his defense is somewhat limited.

Bryant Flete (2B-SS), a Venezuelan lefty, was a free agent signing in 2012. Although inconsistent he’s put together a decent season for Myrtle Beach, hitting .305/.355/.425 in 275 at-bats.

The plan after last season was to acquire some pitching that would be under control for the next season or two--or three. With Hendricks’s return looming, this might be enough to right the ship. 

The division is still very winnable, and there’s no way Theo was not going to take a reasonable stab at it, especially if it does nothing to compromise our competitiveness for next year. That said, the Cubs have joined the Royals as the only two teams in baseball without top-100 prospects.
 

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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:39 am

Wow.

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:51 am

Roster move to follow: ? Butler to Iowa? Montgomery was scheduled to start Friday, hmmm.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:53 am

Jose Quintana: 2017: $3M (pro-rate) 2018: $8.35M 2019: $10.5 M (club option with $1M buy-out) 2020: $10. 5M (club option with $1M buy-out)

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:57 am

Running thoughts on the deal. Youngish cost controlled pitcher have an off season for. A highly regarded power hitting left fielder in high A, a hard throwing college pitcher in low A with a history of arm issues, and some other player I haven't heard of. Risks and upside for both teams, but fills a lot of near and long term holes for the Cubs.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:58 am

3.5 years of Q on the cheap (a bit over $30m owed for those 3.5 years) is awesome...and wasn't going to come cheap for anyone...but ow. we going all in!

Submitted by Eric S on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:01 am

Thumbs up! Assuming Arrieta/Lackey are gone after the season and Monty doesn't stick in the rotation - still need two more starters before next year.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:37 am

so...2018 lester/???/quintana/hendricks/??? still some work to be done, but they got a guy in quintana for just a touch over 1/2 of what lackey is getting paid this season. some room for movement in the payroll department even with a depleted stock of tradable kids. wonder if they're still talking about verlander with DET, even with his red-flag parade on full display.

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:47 am

i'm not a fan of what verlander is doing this season, either. it's constantly alarmingly bad on multiple aspects of his game. the cubs have been strongly linked to various DET arms, though. there's a good amount of decent/good SP coming available this offseason (pending extensions).

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:52 am

hopefully this Q deal kills all of that. if arrieta and lackey aren't going to be good in the 2nd half, it would be iffy to make a deal this season anyway. i'm more than happy with the team as constructed after this deal. welcome back hendricks...keep being unusually good.

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Submitted by jacos on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:18 pm

Can only win 2017 WS right now. Payroll? have you seen around Wrigley lately? It's Ricketsville, money, money and more money coming when they have their own network after 2018. I wouldnt be suprised if Ricketts puts a toll booth at the LSD Belmont and Irving Park exits.

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Submitted by John Beasley on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:17 pm

Not sure why Montgomery isn't in your rotation. He's already a No. 4, and I see No. 2 upside. Also, slotting ???? ahead of Quintana is crazy talk. Quintana is easily a No. 2 starter, and even though he doesn't have No. 1 stuff, he's had No. 1 results over the last several years. Lester/Quintana/Hendricks/Montgomery is a great place to start, and the Cubs should have the flexibility to sign someone good on a high-$/short-years deal a la Lackey this winter. Pineda? Lynn? Liriano? Maybe if Jake pitches poorly down the stretch, he takes the QO, bets on himself, and helps the Cubs punt the decision for a winter. I don't know how much guys are going to get paid, but any one of them with the 4 I named sounds like a fine rotation to me.

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:57 pm

i slotted ??? ahead of quintana because i assume they'll get another top-rotation quality arm for 2018 (especially with the low $$ Q is making and considering team need) and he will break up the 2 lefties (lester/Q)...speculation. montgomery isn't in my rotation because i'm not sure he'll be in the rotation next season. there's bullpen long-man speculation for him.

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:54 pm

since they got nothing else to spend the loot on aside from relief help, they can easily add another top end rotation piece and shore up the pen. arrieta makes 16.6m, lackey makes 16m, montero is making 13.5m of cubs money (500K from TOR), davis makes 10m, j.jay makes 8m, k.uehara makes 6m, b.anderson makes 3.5m, and duensing is getting 2m. that's a bit over 75m...Q makes 8.5m next year. some guys will get raises, but no one is breaking the bank next year.

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Submitted by John Beasley on Fri, 07/14/2017 - 07:55 am

Davis, Jay, Uehara, and Duensing are probably re-sign candidates at this point. Only Davis will get more than $30 million, with the last two staying under $10M. There's plenty of money to spend, yes, but who wants it? They won't be handing out another Lester contract this winter, and none of the FAs from my above list will want 1-year deals (Arrieta taking a QO is the exception, but I really think that's only a 1-2% chance). Presumably they want an innings-eating. They'd prefer a TOR guy like you keep saying, but there's no one there to take their money who fits that description.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:39 am

Matt Rose is a tall, power-hitting, boom-or-bust type corner INF (1B-3B) with legit plus-HR power and a high K-rate, and Bryant Flete is a slick-fielding infielder who has improved his hitting significantly over the past year or two and would have been projected as the #1 SS at Tennessee in 2018 and a possible MLB utility infielder down the line. 

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:52 am

One by-product of this trade is that the Brewers did not get Quintana. Despite how the Cubs have played up to the All-Star break, they are in a great position to win the N. L. Central.

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Submitted by George Altman on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:04 pm

AZ Phil: for any observers who think the Cubs have up too much/too little for Quintana, I have my popcorn ready to see what Sonny Gray, Michael Fulmer, and Chris Archer (if Rays change their mind) go for. I love this time of the season when real market values are revealed. Question: Who are the top, realistic rentals available before 7/31? In your opinion what would Cubs have to give up?

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:32 pm

the wsox now have yoan moncada (BOS), eloy jimenez (CHC), and mike kopech (BOS) as high-end prospects. they also have lucas giolito (WAS), but he's not doing so hot, as well as reynaldo lopez (WAS) and dylan cease (CHC). they seem to be a slam-dunk for #1 farm system and it was mostly built via somewhat recent trades.

Submitted by Lester's rattl… on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:10 pm

Wow... I really like this move!! We're giving up nobody we were gonna use this year or next for a solid LHSP who's cost controlled through the 2020 season before he should go into decline. I don't think Cease will be a loss. Will miss future Eloy though. But to add the lefty starter and allow Montgomery to return to our already strong bullpen is a huge plus for both the rotation and the pen. Now Montgomery can be used as 2-3 inning guy when needed too... WOW!!

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:07 pm

Hopefully history will repeat itself. In 1984 the Cubs traded for Rick Sutcliffe who was 28 with a good track record, but was having a poor season (5.15 ERA) on a bad team.

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:11 pm

Hopefully history will repeat itself. I thought you were going to reference Santo for Stone, Swisher and Ken Frailing. Stoney wasn't good until he made it to Baltimore.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:44 pm

Hopefully history will repeat itself. In nineteen ninety eight the Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16ft through an announcer's table.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:01 pm

I heard Jed on the radio, and somebody asked him about the Cubs/Sox dynamic. He said this deal makes a ton of sense because of where the 2 teams are right now -- Cubs have a 3-4 year window to win (my words, not his) with their young core and need pitching, while the Sox are amassing as much young talent as possible. Nearly a perfect fit, particularly given Q's contract. He said if both teams were in contention, an inter-city trade might be more challenging. He was also very pro-Schwarber when asked.

Submitted by spongebob on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:42 pm

This trade matches the offer for Sale, too bad we didn't get sale for this deal during the off season...Quintana doesn't really excite me and isn't a show stopper in the playoffs. Though we won with chapman last year it would have been nice to have another controllable pitcher. We will have to over pay Darvish, Tanaka, or Cobb. This was the right move but not sure it makes our pitching elite. A lot depends on how good Hendricks real is.

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Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:01 pm

Dunno about matching what they got for Sale. Both Eloy and Cease are at A ball, with a long way to go. Moncada should be in the show next year, and probably this September. Q has been remarkably consistent: last 4 years, between 200 and 208 IP and ERA between 3.20 and 3.51. Hopefully, he gets the "NL bump" down without having to face a DH, and we see 3.5 years of ERA around 3.00.

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Submitted by Charlie on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:44 pm

This trade doesn't make the rotation elite--but it doesn't have to. It's a swap of position player assets for rotation and it gives a strong chance of overtaking the Brewers. I like it. Looking forward to seeing Quintana regularly and having Butler as a swing guy and Montgomery as a lefty reliever. And the Cubs retained all their major league assets, so there will still be some flexibility with Happ/Schwarber/Almora/Baez for offseason moves.

Submitted by Jackstraw on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:00 pm

With this acquisition, and if Hendricks is healthy, Lackey becomes this years version of Jason Hammel....a number 5 starter who doesn't make a playoff roster. My preference would be to part ways with Lackey now and give Butler a half-season tryout as the #5.

Submitted by spongebob on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:09 pm

Not sure we will have a #1 in the future with Lester getting older, Quintana a good #2 or #3. Hendricks is the key if he is truly a #2.

Submitted by John Beasley on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:34 pm

All pitchers in baseball by WAR, 2013-2017. Quintana, Lester tied for 6th. Trailing only Kershaw, Scherzer, Sale, Kluber, Price.

Submitted by Lester's rattl… on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:14 pm

At worst, this trade only makes a moderate difference to the Cubs 2017 season, but it makes a much greater impact in our rotation for 2018 and beyond. In a worst case scenario for the remainder of this season, say the Cubs don't show any improvement in July (maybe even show regression), while the Brewers stay hot. Well then this trade already will have set a return value for what the Cubs can get for Jake Arrieta in 2.5 weeks. Last year's trades of Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman have also set a value for what the Cubs can get for Wade Davis. If things go downhill in the next couple weeks, the farm system can be restocked very nicely and we either have some pieces again for the future, or the needed prospect currency for next years trade deadline; maybe even to bring another young cost-controlled starting pitcher. If the front office decides the team must remain all in on 2017, it can really change the complexion of a rotation that we know (when at it's best) feeds off of each other's turns in the rotation.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:16 pm

"Jose Quintana will make his Cubs debut Sunday against the Orioles. Mike Montgomery will start Friday's series opener with Jake Arrieta getting the middle game." lester getting some much needed time off...not official, but supposedly a high probability of hendricks returning next week.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 07:19 pm

Another "only in baseball" -- tonight, Eloy, Flete and Rose are all playing against the team they were part of 12 hours ago. Gotta be a weird night for everyone involved. I have always wondered -- how do players handle being traded when they area on the road? Who moves their stuff?

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Submitted by Eric S on Fri, 07/14/2017 - 07:16 am

Just started to listen to some of the Pelicans games on the home commute - really enjoy Kornberg's work. Provides a lot of in-depth info on the players, ballparks etc. Got a much better picture of Alzolay and the work that Adbert has done on and off the field (baseball and otherwise).

Submitted by chitownmvp01 on Fri, 07/14/2017 - 07:00 am

I counted 40 players on the 40 man roster, but the 40 man roster page says 39. I did not count Anderson who is on the 60 day DL. Also, Floro sent down, assume Pena back up? Quintana takes Butler's spot on the roster? LaStella down for Lackey on Monday and Pena down for Hendricks next week?

Submitted by johann on Fri, 07/14/2017 - 07:22 am

I mostly like this trade but will be interesting to see how Quintana does when the wind is blowing out. His velocity has been consistent but his fly ball % and hard hit % have spiked the past couple years. Last year that didn't hurt him but he also had a spike in LOB % so he probably had some good luck. This year his HR/FB% has spiked which is probably what we should expect to see when you combine his increased fly balls and hard hit balls with the general increase in HRs but his LOB% is also close to a career low so there might be some reversion due there. He was doing better in June but has struggled so far in July. I think with the low cost and several years of control this was a needed move but how well he does is very dependent on how much he can back to HR suppression.

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