Chi Town Changeup: Jose Quintana Makes The Switch From The Due South Side

Patrick Zeng
@Roundtripper891

: River Ave Blues

Normally this fourth dimension of twelvemonth is completely lifeless inwards the basis of sports. With Major League Baseball on its All Star break, NBA too NHL complimentary agency's having already reached their climax too NFL grooming camps a few weeks away, this fourth dimension tin flame hold upwards absolutely brutal. But luckily the 2 teams from the Windy City decided to interruption some really of import tidings piece of cake this morning. Jose Quintana was traded from the White Sox to the Cubs every bit Theo Epstein looks to relieve the Cubs from their incredibly disappointing season.

The Cubs convey been without a dubiety the nearly disappointing squad inwards baseball game this season. Stumbling into the All Star interruption at 43-45, 5.5 games behind the Brewers is nix curt of shocking for the N siders. Coming off of their curse shattering entitle run concluding season, talks were entirely focused approximately how dominant of a dynasty they could be. The struggles that they convey had this twelvemonth were non fifty-fifty remotely discussed. They request something to assistance spark this team, too this is Theo going for it.

:Boston Globe

Jose Quintana is non a Chris Sale type. He is non a dominant set out ane pitcher that has the powerfulness to completely dominate a game. But he's good, he's company too he's has been consistent. The Cubs pitching hasn't been horrible. H5N1 4.10 ERA clocks them inwards at ninth inwards the league, a 1.30 WHIP gives them the tenth spot too a .242 batting average ranks sixth inwards the MLB. Their struggles convey by too large come upwards offensively, but amongst then many high priced too high value players beingness inwards that lineup, a motion at that topographic point would examine much to a greater extent than difficult.

As previously stated, Quintana has non been bang-up this year. He has pitched to a 4.49 ERA but his FIP(What his truthful ERA should hold upwards afterward adjustments is 4.01). In his career he has pitched to a 3.51 ERA. Quintana adds constistency to this team, peculiarly inwards the cast of wellness too innings. Quintana has striking 200 innings pitched too over thirty starts every flavor for the yesteryear iv years. That is huge for a pitching staff to know that they convey somebody that they tin flame count on to brand his scheduled starts. Quintana is likewise nether contract until 2020 which is perfect for the Cubs amongst Jake Arrieta's time to come inwards dubiety amongst his pending complimentary agency. Quintana's switch to the N side should likewise hold upwards a large boost to him. The Cubs defence anchored yesteryear Kris Bryant, Javy Baez, Anthony Rizzo too Jayson Heyward should assistance maintain runs off the board that scored against him at the U.S.A. Cellular.

:Scout.com

From the White Sox perspective, it is the perfect motion for a rebuilding franchise. After dumping Sale for a huge bounty over the wintertime every bit good every bit dealing Adam Eaton to the Nationals, they were farther able to construct upwards their ane time depleted farm arrangement into ane of the transcend ones inwards all of baseball. They acquired Eloy Jimenez, the transcend seat purpose instrumentalist prospect inwards the Cubs arrangement too a consensus transcend 10 prospect inwards all of Major League Baseball. They likewise added a company pitching prospect inwards Dylan Cease, giving themselves some other rigid immature arm afterward the acquisition of Lucas Giolito over the winter.

It looks similar a win-win for both teams inwards Chicago every bit the Cubs were able to add together stability to endeavor every bit good every bit a novel human face upwards to endeavor too spark their team, piece the White Sox continued to farther their rebuilding procedure yesteryear adding to a greater extent than company prospects. The winds of modify charging through the windy metropolis powerfulness hold upwards only what both teams request to larn to where they desire to be.

Chi Town Changeup: Jose Quintana Makes The Switch From The Due South Side 2017-07-13T14:15:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: angkrate