The Cubs and left-hander reliever John Grabow have agreed in principle to a two-year deal, team sources said today.
There was never any doubt that Grabow would return, but with the 15-day exclusivity window to re-sign your own free agents ending today, the Cubs wanted to get the deal done quickly.
Grabow is considered one of the top left-handed free agent relievers, and could be a hot item on the open market.
After being acquired from Pittsburgh with Tom Gorzelanny in the deal that sent Kevin Hart to the Pirates, Grabow posted a 3.24 ERA in 30 appearances, and set a career high with 75 games with both the Pirates and Cubs.
An announcement could come later today, sources said.
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I do like the move. Grabow is a solid reliever and our middle relief stunk last year. He should do a good job.
Good signing.
No...no...no...I see the Cubs going 161-1. Losing the last game of the year.
Go CUBS!!!
159-3? That's ridiculous. Everyone knows it'll be 159-2. One game will be rained out and will not have to be made up.
Go CUBS!
Granted, not a sexy signing, but good teams need situational guys who will take the ball 80 times a year and get guys out when needed. It doesn't get noticed all that much, but when a team wins 90-plus games they get tons of huge outs during the course of the season from middle-to-late inning guys. Grabow showed last year he might be capable of that.
But now that he is officially with a Chicago team, any way we can ad a "-ski" to the end of his name?
Really happy that Grabow returns to the Cubs. He is a quality lefty reliever. I would also like to bring back Hardin as 8th inning setup man for closer Marmol. Now let's go and get Grandserson. And let's see if there is any interest in Soriano who is a defensive liability
and strikeout king. Also would like to keep Chad Fox for his power.
Alright!!! That was a great move!! Now that we have the mediocre middle relief locked up, time to move on to less pressing issues, such as leadoff/CF, LF, RF, 2nd, C, starting pitching.
Glad to see Hendry learned from Howry, Remlinger, Eyre, et al. Stupid waste of cash when you can get an average lefty (which Grabow is) for the league minimum.
Hey gmv -
I have us pegged for a record-setting 159-3 record; not sure they can get through June and August without tripping up once or twice. But otherwise, it's smooth sailing from here on out for us Cubs fans.
We may not lose a game all year.
Sounds like good news, although Grabow certainly isn't the difference between a playoff team and a non playoff team. But as fans, we hope the team at least doesn't go backwards this off-season like they did after the 08 season. Another off-season like last year's and Grabow would likely think he's still pitching for the Pirates.