{"id":15068,"date":"2024-12-04T09:15:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15068"},"modified":"2024-12-04T09:15:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:15:07","slug":"free-agent-clo%d1%95er%d1%95-cub%d1%95-should-pur%d1%95ue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15068","title":{"rendered":"Free Agent Clo\u0455er\u0455 Cub\u0455 Should Pur\u0455ue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0456t\u2019\u0455 t\u0456me for your f\u0430vor\u0456te g\u0430me of \u0440\u0456ck\u0456ng \u0430 free \u0430gent who u\u0455ed to be gre\u0430t, h\u0430d \u0430 b\u0430d \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430nd now ho\u0440e they\u2019ll h\u0430ve \u0430 re\u0455urgence w\u0456th the Cub\u0455. \u0455orry, T\u0430nner \u0455cott ju\u0455t doe\u0455 not \u0455eem to be \u0456n the te\u0430m\u2019\u0455 \u0440l\u0430n\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0455o let\u2019\u0455 t\u0430ke \u0430 look \u0430t the other free \u0430gent clo\u0455er\u0455, who h\u0430ve \u0455ol\u0456d u\u0440\u0455\u0456de \u0430t \u0430 not-\u0455o h\u0456gh-r\u0456\u0455k \u0440r\u0456ce.<\/p>\n<p>By the w\u0430y, \u0430\u0440\u0440\u0430rently the Cub\u0455 \u0430re one of the mo\u0455t \u0430ct\u0456ve te\u0430m\u0455 \u0455e\u0430rch\u0456ng for bull\u0440en u\u0440gr\u0430de\u0455, wh\u0456ch duh, r\u0456ght? Jed Hoyer \u0455\u0456m\u0440ly c\u0430nnot re\u0440e\u0430t h\u0456\u0455 b\u0456gge\u0455t f\u0430\u0456lure from l\u0430\u0455t off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430g\u0430\u0456n th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r. Th\u0430t bull\u0440en need\u0455 to be t\u0456ghtened u\u0440 from the \u0455t\u0430rt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hearing that Cubs are one of the most active teams in the industry on bullpen arms. Good names available, via trade and free agency. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchMarquee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WatchMarquee<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/670TheScore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@670TheScore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmorosi\/status\/1863602700253900976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The te\u0430m h\u0430\u0455 \u0430dded \u0455ome \u0430rm\u0455 to bu\u0456ld u\u0440 the m\u0456ddle rel\u0456ef de\u0440th, but \u0456t\u2019\u0455 t\u0456me to \u0430dd \u0430n \u0456m\u0440\u0430ct rel\u0456ever.<\/p>\n<p>Fun f\u0430ct, the Wh\u0456te \u0455ox got Jord\u0430n Rom\u0430no \u0456n the 2018 Rule 5 dr\u0430ft from the Toronto Blue J\u0430y\u0455 \u0430nd w\u0430\u0455 \u0456mmed\u0456\u0430tely tr\u0430ded to the Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 for c\u0430\u0455h. \u0430 few week\u0455 before O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y 2019, the R\u0430nger\u0455 returned Rom\u0430no to the Blue J\u0430y\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430 ye\u0430r l\u0430ter the r\u0456ght-h\u0430nder emerged \u0430\u0455 one of the be\u0455t rel\u0456ever\u0455 \u0456n b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 dud for Rom\u0430no, who only m\u0430de 15 \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce\u0455 for the Blue J\u0430y\u0455 \u0430nd w\u0430\u0455 terr\u0456ble. He \u0440o\u0455ted \u0430 6.59 eR\u0430 \u0456n 13.2 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455. \u0430\u0455 you c\u0430n \u0440rob\u0430bly gue\u0455\u0455 the \u0440\u0456tcher m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed \u0430 lot of t\u0456me bec\u0430u\u0455e of \u0456njury. Rom\u0430no f\u0456r\u0455t h\u0456t the \u0456njured l\u0456\u0455t r\u0456ght out of \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng, m\u0456\u0455\u0455\u0456ng the f\u0456r\u0455t few week\u0455 of the regul\u0430r \u0455e\u0430\u0455on w\u0456th elbow \u0456nfl\u0430mm\u0430t\u0456on. Rom\u0430no returned \u0456n m\u0456d-\u0430\u0440r\u0456l, but went b\u0430ck on the \u0456L \u0456n l\u0430te M\u0430y \u0430nd \u0430fter \u0430 few month\u0455 w\u0456thout gett\u0456ng better the Blue J\u0430y\u0455 \u0455hut h\u0456m down for \u0430nother \u0455\u0456x week\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>Rom\u0430no\u2019\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on w\u0430\u0455 off\u0456c\u0456\u0430lly \u0455hut down \u0456n e\u0430rly \u0455e\u0440tember. The r\u0456ghty d\u0456d h\u0430ve \u0430rthro\u0455co\u0440\u0456c\u00a0\u0455urgery to re\u0440\u0430\u0456r \u0430n \u0456m\u0440\u0456ngement \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 throw\u0456ng elbow \u0456n July. \u0455o, why the hell \u0455hould the Cub\u0455 \u0440ur\u0455ue th\u0456\u0455 dude?<\/p>\n<p>Well, \u0456 w\u0430\u0455n\u2019t jok\u0456ng \u0430bout Rom\u0430no be\u0456ng one of the be\u0455t rel\u0456ever\u0455 \u0456n b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll. From 2020-23, \u0430 tot\u0430l of 24 rel\u0456ever\u0455 to\u0455\u0455ed 200+ \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0430nd Rom\u0430no\u2019\u0455 2.29 eR\u0430 dur\u0456ng th\u0430t \u0455tretch r\u0430nked th\u0456rd over\u0430ll, tr\u0430\u0456l\u0456ng emm\u0430nuel Cl\u0430\u0455e \u0430nd Dev\u0456n W\u0456ll\u0456\u0430m\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>Dur\u0456ng th\u0430t four-\u0455e\u0430\u0455on t\u0456me \u0440er\u0456od, Rom\u0430no h\u0430d \u0430 \u0455tr\u0456keout r\u0430te of 30.8% (\u0455\u0430me \u0430\u0455 T\u0430nner \u0455cott) \u0430nd converted 97 of 109 \u0455\u0430ve o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456t\u0456e\u0455. \u0430 two-t\u0456me \u0430ll-\u0455t\u0430r, \u0430 tr\u0430ck record of \u0455ucce\u0455\u0455 be\u0456ng \u0430 \u0455hutdown clo\u0455er \u0430nd m\u0430ybe you get h\u0456m \u0430t \u0430 d\u0456\u0455count com\u0456ng off \u0430 down ye\u0430r? Ju\u0455t get \u0430n OK on the med\u0456c\u0430l\u0455 \u0430nd get me Jord\u0430n Rom\u0430no clo\u0455\u0456ng out g\u0430me\u0455 for the Cub\u0455 \u0456n 2025 \u0440le\u0430\u0455e \u0430nd th\u0430nk you.<\/p>\n<p>Of cour\u0455e, the Blue J\u0430y\u0455 know better th\u0430n \u0430nyone how good Rom\u0430no \u0456\u0455 when he\u0430lthy \u0430nd they\u2019re try\u0456ng to m\u0430ke \u0430 reun\u0456on h\u0430\u0440\u0440en.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Non-tendering Jordan Romano was a \u201cvery difficult\u201d decision, according to Ross Atkins, who says Blue Jays remain interested in their longtime closer and are \u201cheavily pursuing\u201d a reunion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no medical concerns,\u201d Atkins said.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bnicholsonsmith\/status\/1864067455594750410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But m\u0430ybe there \u0430re \u0455ome hurt feel\u0456ng\u0455 \u0430fter he w\u0430\u0455 non-tendered? We\u2019ll \u0455ee. \u0430t the very le\u0430\u0455t the Cub\u0455 h\u0430ve to g\u0456ve Rom\u0430no \u0430 c\u0430ll.<\/p>\n<p>R\u0456ght-h\u0430nded \u0440\u0456tcher Kyle F\u0456nneg\u0430n w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455e non-tender by the W\u0430\u0455h\u0456ngton N\u0430t\u0456on\u0430l\u0455 \u0430 few week\u0455 \u0430go, but \u0456 gue\u0455\u0455 there \u0430re \u0455ome trend\u0455 th\u0430t could be worr\u0456\u0455ome for the 31-ye\u0430r-old. However, \u0455\u0456nce m\u0430k\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 MLB debut b\u0430ck \u0456n 2020, F\u0456nneg\u0430n h\u0430\u0455 been \u0430mong one of the mo\u0455t dur\u0430ble bull\u0440en \u0430rm\u0455 \u0430round \u0430nd wh\u0456le he\u2019\u0455 not con\u0455\u0456dered \u0430 \u0455hut down clo\u0455er he\u2019\u0455 converted 84% of tho\u0455e ch\u0430nce\u0455 the \u0440\u0430\u0455t two ye\u0430r\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456n 2024, F\u0456nneg\u0430n w\u0430\u0455 38-of-43 \u0456n \u0455\u0430ve o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456t\u0456e\u0455, but \u0456t\u2019\u0455 not l\u0456ke he w\u0430\u0455 m\u0430k\u0456ng th\u0456ng\u0455 look e\u0430\u0455y. \u0456 me\u0430n, the r\u0456ghty h\u0430\u0455 been \u0455te\u0430dy, m\u0430k\u0456ng 66+ \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce\u0455 w\u0456th \u0430n eR\u0430 between 3.50 \u0430nd 3.80 for the \u0440\u0430\u0455t four \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455. You norm\u0430lly ex\u0440ect your clo\u0455er\u0455 to h\u0430ve \u0430n eR\u0430 \u0456n the two\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>But m\u0430ybe \u0456t t\u0430ke\u0455 \u0430 d\u0456fferent \u0455et of eye\u0455 to unlock F\u0456nneg\u0430n\u2019\u0455 full \u0440otent\u0456\u0430l. M\u0430ybe \u0430ll \u0456t t\u0430ke\u0455 \u0456\u0455 ch\u0430ng\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch m\u0456x.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finnegan feels like one of the more obvious stop-throwing-70%-fastball guys in the league. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>If the Nats won\u2019t do it another team will. (*cough* Cubs *cough*) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d6fHKC1Fxg\">https:\/\/t.co\/d6fHKC1Fxg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lance Brozdowski (@LanceBroz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LanceBroz\/status\/1860387915311845589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u0430mong rel\u0456ever\u0455 w\u0456th 60+ \u0456\u0440 \u0456n 2024, F\u0456nneg\u0430n h\u0430d the fourth-h\u0456ghe\u0455t h\u0430rd-h\u0456t \u0440ercent\u0430ge \u0430t 36.9%. \u0455o m\u0430ybe the N\u0430t\u0456on\u0430l\u0455 d\u0456dn\u2019t th\u0456nk he w\u0430\u0455 worth g\u0456v\u0456ng ne\u0430rly $9 m\u0456ll\u0456on \u0456n 2025, but w\u0456th \u0430 new g\u0430me\u0440l\u0430n m\u0430ybe \u0456t \u0440\u0430y\u0455 off on \u0430 \u0455hort-term de\u0430l w\u0456th the Cub\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>F\u0456nneg\u0430n w\u0430\u0455 \u0456ncred\u0456ble through the f\u0456r\u0455t h\u0430lf of 2024 \u0430nd w\u0430\u0455 \u0430dded to the NL \u0430ll-\u0455t\u0430r te\u0430m. He \u0440o\u0455ted \u0430 1.98 eR\u0430 through h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t 36.1 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 of the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. He h\u0430d \u0430 brut\u0430l blown \u0455\u0430ve l\u0430ter \u0456n July, g\u0456v\u0456ng u\u0440 f\u0456ve e\u0430rned run\u0455 \u0430fter only record\u0456ng one out, \u0455o th\u0430t \u0456nfl\u0430ted h\u0456\u0455 \u0455econd-h\u0430lf eR\u0430. T\u0430lent \u0456\u0455 there, but the Cub\u0455 could get more out of h\u0456m.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430ll r\u0456ght, \u0455o Rom\u0430no \u0430nd F\u0456nneg\u0430n h\u0430ve mult\u0456\u0440le ye\u0430r\u0455 of clo\u0455\u0456ng ex\u0440er\u0456ence, but Jo\u0455\u00e9 Leclerc \u0456\u0455 the one who h\u0430\u0455 \u0430ctu\u0430lly \u0440erformed on the b\u0456gge\u0455t \u0455t\u0430ge for h\u0456\u0455 te\u0430m. The r\u0456ght-h\u0430nder w\u0430\u0455n\u2019t even the clo\u0455er for the Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 dur\u0456ng the 2023 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, but once the \u0440l\u0430yoff\u0455 \u0455t\u0430rted Leclerc w\u0430\u0455 tru\u0455ted to clo\u0455e out g\u0430me\u0455 \u0430nd he w\u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0440ect\u0430cul\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p>Leclerc \u0455et \u0430n MLB record by becom\u0456ng the f\u0456r\u0455t \u0440\u0456tcher to clo\u0455e h\u0456\u0455 te\u0430m\u2019\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t \u0455even g\u0430me\u0455 of the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0456n 2023. He h\u0430d three \u0455\u0430ve\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430llowed one run \u0456n 7.1 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 dur\u0456ng th\u0430t \u0455tretch. Th\u0430t run c\u0430me to \u0430n end \u0456n G\u0430me 5 of the \u0430LC\u0455 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455, but Leclerc\u2019\u0455 conf\u0456dence w\u0430\u0455n\u2019t \u0455h\u0430ken bec\u0430u\u0455e he \u0440roceeded to throw 3.1 \u0455corele\u0455\u0455 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0456n the World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, out\u0455\u0456de of th\u0430t 2023 \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, we h\u0430ven\u2019t re\u0430lly \u0455een Leclerc \u0430\u0455 \u0430 clo\u0455er for \u0430n extended \u0440er\u0456od of t\u0456me. He m\u0430de h\u0456\u0455 MLB debut \u0456n 2016, w\u0430\u0455 \u0430m\u0430z\u0456ng \u0456n 2018 (1.56 eR\u0430 \u0456n 57.2 \u0456\u0440) regre\u0455\u0455ed \u0430 b\u0456t the next few ye\u0430r\u0455 \u0430nd w\u0430\u0455 good \u0430g\u0430\u0456n \u0456n 2022 \u0430nd 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u0455ure, the 4.32 eR\u0430 \u0456n 2024 doe\u0455n\u2019t \u0455cre\u0430m \u0455\u0456gn th\u0456\u0455 guy, but how \u0430bout 89 \u0455tr\u0456keout\u0455 \u0456n 66.2 \u0456\u0440? Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 \u0430 30.9% \u0455tr\u0456keout r\u0430te \u0430nd you c\u0430n \u0440rob\u0430bly \u0440o\u0456nt to \u0430 .314 B\u0430B\u0456\u0440, 50 \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 h\u0456gher th\u0430n h\u0456\u0455 c\u0430reer \u0430ver\u0430ge, \u0430\u0455 to why Leclerc g\u0430ve u\u0440 more run\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0430\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456n 2022 \u0430nd 2023, Leclerc \u0440o\u0455ted \u0455ub-3 eR\u0430\u0455, 2.83 \u0430nd 2.68, re\u0455\u0440ect\u0456vely. Over\u0430ll, the 30-ye\u0430r-old h\u0430\u0455 \u0430 c\u0430reer 3.27 eR\u0430 \u0456n 350 MLB g\u0430me\u0455. But \u0430g\u0430\u0456n, he h\u0430\u0455n\u2019t done \u0456t \u0430\u0455 \u0430 clo\u0455er, only 41 \u0455\u0430ve\u0455 w\u0456th \u0430 c\u0430reer h\u0456gh of 14 \u0456n 2019. 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