(02-11-2018 01:13 PM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  

(02-11-2018 11:25 AM)bricksnivy Wrote:  

(02-11-2018 09:42 AM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  Could go either way. I’m not sad the Yankees stayed away his career postseason era is 5.81. 6 years, injury history, can’t pitch in the ps

I'm happy the Yankees didn't get him as well. The numbers and opt-out clause will be important to see as well. Darvish is getting paid less than Tanaka FWIW.

Tanaka's postseason ERA is 1.44 vs Darvish 5.81, and he's never head Tommy John. Tanaka is also only under contract through the age of 32, Vs late 30's.
You all know i don't mind the Cubbies, but I'm just not sure about this signing. I'd have rather given him 25-30 AAV for only 4 years. But, we of course will get to see how it plays out

I'm honestly, not worried about the 4-6 year range of the contract. Like Bricks said, all indications are that the contract is front loaded and may end up not being a burden to dump off if the production begins to decline past acceptable levels.

In any case, if the deal works out and the Cubs are back in the WS for the next 1-2 years and win another ring... to me, it's worth it.

All in all, the Cubs were able to sign him much cheaper than anyone anticipated due to a relatively dry off-season market. So it was definitely worth the risk, IMO.