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RamCub
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Cubs send C Wellington Castillo to the Mariners for P Yoervis Medina.
We get a power arm and increase our roster flexibility.
We get a power arm and increase our roster flexibility.
Welly just offered nothing. He is a poor receiving catcher and his bat has regressed and not just this year as he was bad last year offensively as well. I'm glad they were able to get anything out a replacement level, at best, catcher. Medina might develop into a solid middle reliever or he might end up bouncing between AAA and the majors for a while. The Cubs gave up nothing and got a struggling power arm they can try to fix.
As for Schwarber, he is going to force his way into the starting LF job 3-4 weeks into 2016. He is on the Kris Bryant time line. He's not going to make it as a catcher, but he's going to be a monster bat in LF starting in 2016. Wood would have been in the bullpen to start the year if Wada hadn't gotten hurt. It is where Wood belongs. Wood dominates LHH and gets crushed by RHH so he needs to be in the bullpen where you can control who he faces and take advantage of his splits. His 2013 luck isn't coming back.