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He 's headed to Chicago where he'll reconnect with some older Red Sox mates, pitching with Jon Lester for the following two decades, also for Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer. At any rate, Wood was relegated, demoted, self indulgent - pick your word - to the bullpen, getting just two more crisis type begins in September (and projecting a total of 5.2 innings). He started off well in 4 April starts (2-1, 3.04 ERA), but three begins to start May flipped the other way (0-1, 10.13 ERA, 1.725 WHIP, along with 6 homers in only 13.1 innings) and his spot in the rotation was awarded to Tsuyoshi Wada (who, even though throwing fairly well - the Cubs won 5 of his 7 starts, though he only reached the 6th inning twice and completed 7 - had been demoted after recovering from an accident and ultimately released in November).
Our bet? Assuming that 2016 is no worse than a solid season for the genius of the employees, the Cubs sign Arrieta to a different 1 year deal, possibly besting the record arbitration qualified $19.75 million deal David Price signed heading into 2015. If, nevertheless, 2016 is another bell-ringer to get Arrieta, the Cubs may have little alternative except to try and wrapping up him with a 5-6 year agreement that will keep him a Cubbie through his age 36 or 37 year old. Both Arrieta and the Cubs feel that the right-hander's livelihood high inning complete at age 29 (he'll be 30 on March 6) played the major role there. The four-seamer continued its slide, Arrieta tossing it just 15.7% of their time - beginning with 2011, which pitch has increased from 43.7%, to 33.9%, to 28.3%, and also to 21.5% in '14.
토토 averaged about 94.5 mph last year and the two peaked over 97 - both are career high velocities to get Arrieta. Pressed into duty as a starter in 17 outings last year, the UNC-Chapel Hill alum went 6-6, 3.66 ERA using peripherals that could stand up against just about any mid-rotation starter in the league now. He's nevertheless mortal against left handed hitters however, last year, he was even better against righties - he's going to be a one inning per outing man, but Maddon have no worries what side of the plate some of those hitters are standing . Pedro Strop, Throws Right: He settled for $2.525 million final year and is currently signed for $4.4 million in 2016 on a 1 year agreement. Lackey got a sense of his two-seamer last year, projecting it much more often than at any previous year.
Meyer of Florida has won a national championship which has so far eluded Coach Richt. Nonethelesshe's only so far demonstrated he's not particularly close to being an average hitting pitcher. But he's really been a shutdown closer however, his 96 mph fastball (peaks 99.6), slider, two-seamer, and occasional cutter proving for a more than a decent arsenal to defeat major league hitters from the 9th inning. As a hitter: Hammel had a decent year with the bat this past year, collecting 11 hits (such as one double) at 65 at bats, scoring 6 runs, also rapping at 4 - his lineup has been .169/.179/.185, making it the finest of his career (though 2011 saw a greater slugging average as a result of his lone important league home run). The righty did not have his very best stuff in his Red Sox debut, becoming lit up by the Orioles lineup.