Lieber a gamble worth taking

[Will]

Another bad gamble by Hendry on a broke-down pitcher. They could have gone to arbitration with Prior and spent about the same on way more potential.

[the professor]

I think Lieber is the 5th sarter. Dempster cannot not give us 5+ innings with his arm. Send him to Baltimore, too!

[Patrick Smith]

Welcome back, Jon...

[ditkajr]

Irish cub wrote:

I like the signing - But what is Piniella talking about that he's "content" w/Derosa at 2nd !?!?!?!? 100 years of losing ! Roberts is a CLEAR upgrade ! He's an all-star ! Just look at his numbers on a terrible B.O. team!....Come on uncle Lue - wake up and get a clue !!!!

Derosa was definitely the mvp of the team last year. Keep him at second full time as supposed to a utility player! Welcome back Jon

[kravitz]

With that headline I thought they were going to name a manager, not a pitcher.

[Mr Baseball]

I know Lieber will win more games in 2008, than Prior will with the Padres in his entire career.

Good pick-up for the Cubs.

[Tony]

Prior DID NOT want to be in Chicago!

[News Flash]

i do not like the cubs

[News Flash]

Tony wrote:

Prior DID NOT want to be in Chicago!

you are right

[jim in arizona]

ok hendry. go out there & GET roberts & maybe even bedard. if you can pull this off, the CUBS will be "great in 2008" !!!! dumpster is NOT the answer, dump him, please! with bedard, we could have: 1. zambrano 2. bedard 3. lilly 4. lieber. and, we still have a very formidable bullpen. do this & we will ALL be singing,
'LET'S GO CUBBIES'!!!!!!!!! the cubss will be rocking all the way to the WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!

[jim in arizona]

well, peter angelos killed a deal that would have REALLY helped the cubs! we still need another quality pitcher. i do believe that 1 more quality pitcher will get the cubs over the hill. thanks for nothing, mr angelos!!