After winning the World Series the Chicago Cubs decided to move on from Jason Hammel and thus had a spot to fill in the starting rotation. In-house options include Mike Montgomery, but during the winter former San Diego Padres’ pitcher Tyson Ross almost fell on their lap. Ross was let go by the Padres and the Cubs were a finalist to sign the 2014 All-Star, but Ross ultimately picked the Texas Rangers. That doesn’t mean the Cubs are done looking for another arm.
ESPN’s MLB insider, Buster Olney, said left-handed pitcher Brett Anderson might be a good fit for the Cubs out of the remaining options left in the free agent market.
After Tyson Ross's decision to go to TEX, the Cubs continue to evaluate free agent pitching. Brett Anderson is a possible fit.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) January 17, 2017
Anderson had a rough 2016 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, missing nearly five months after having back surgery. He returned to the Dodgers in late September after rehabbing in the minors for a month and was also on the roster in the postseason. Anderson had an OK 2015, making 31 starts, tossed 180.1 innings and put up a 3.69 ERA. He began his career with the Oakland A’s and also pitched one season with the Colorado Rockies.
The lefty has spent most of his MLB career as a reliever, so he is a perfect fit for the Cubs, who continue to focus on flexibility when it comes to their pitchers.
That’s all nice and good, but the juicy part of this story is that if the Cubs do sign Anderson, he’ll have some interesting interactions with fans at Wrigley Field. If you remember back to the NLCS, Anderson went off on Cubs fans, calling them, “fucking idiots.”
It must be something about the Dodgers that brings out the worst in Cubs’ fans.
Remember this…
Anyway, it’ll be interesting to see how Cubs fans receive Anderson if he’s signed. Personally, I don’t care about that tweet. I don’t care if he hates all Cubs fans, some Cubs fans or no Cubs fans. If he signs, I hope he helps the Cubs win. It’s not like he went around and beat up innocent people.
That being said, fuck Todd Hundley. That miserable fuck, who also played for the Dodgers before he signed, was a complete douche to fans while he played for the Cubs.
