Marcus Stroman

That was after the 21 season when they sold off everyone, I believe.

And they signed Marcus Stroman to a three-year deal.

But right before that frenzy, there was, I think, Robbie Ray signed.

Kevin Gossman signed.

this is why we both think the Cubs are going to be pretty active in, in November that they're going to be aggressive.

And I know Cubs fans will probably roll their eyes at, at that statement, but I do think the need is so acute and the, the template is kind of there and that we're going back to the last lockout and the Cubs did that buzzer beater deal with Marcus Stroman.

Um, And there wasn't that sort of blueprint that we're kind of working from now.

There was a lot of deals done during that last window before the last lockout.

You know, he had a number of injuries.

You know, him and Marcus Stroman basically grew – I think they're roughly the same age, and they grew up like one town away from each other, and they battled for years out in Long Island.

And they were both high picks.

And Mats was a Mets pick, and Stroman was a Blue Jays pick.

And in this article, Mooney kind of goes back to how the Cubs did things before the first lockout after the 2021 season, where...

The Cubs signed Marcus Stroman like right before.

And he, you know, mentioned guys like Kevin Gossman, Robbie Ray and Max Scherzer signed deals with other teams before the lockout in 2021.

And then the Cubs signed, say, Suzuki in spring training when the lockout was over.

But I wanted to know, hey, how are we going to get these guys out? You know, if you were to hang a pitch, you know, where are they most likely to do damage? Is it going to be the pull side? Is it going to be the opposite field gap? So now I can prepare myself.

Hey, do you want me – you know, and I'd ask the starting pitcher a lot of times, hey, I had a guy like Marcus Stroman who said – Hey, I want you to take everything that's in front of you.

If I make a mistake, that's on me.

If you can go get it, great.

The Cubs needing more of consistently high nineties can touch a hundred.

Oh, Stroman, Marcus Stroman, five, seven.

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's a, he doesn't, Stroman didn't throw hard like this, but yeah, like that's, that's a, yeah.

Okay.

That's a great comparison.

hope he doesn't come with