Anyone losing faith in Theo Epstein and the Cubs?

[Goober]

Have any of those prospects done anything? Chris Archer maybe?

Archer and Lee are both Top 100 prospects. I'd say that's better then what ever shit return the Cubs have gotten from Garza on their way to terrible seasons.

[Goober]

This is the Cubs year!

Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza left the field with an apparent injury to his left side as he prepared to throw batting practice during the first full-squad workout for the Cubs on Sunday.

Garza was warming up on the mound but left with a trainer while stretching out his left side.

Garza missed most of the second half of last season with a stress reaction in his right arm. He was expected to be dealt at the trade deadline until suffering the July 21 injury. His season ended with a 5-7 record and 3.91 ERA.

Garza is in the final year of his contract and can be a free agent at season's end for the first time in his career.

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/14900/matt-garza-walks-off-with-apparent-injury

[NAHSTE]

Archer and Lee are both Top 100 prospects. I'd say that's better then what ever shit return the Cubs have gotten from Garza on their way to terrible seasons.

If you think Castro is a franchise building block (I don't, for some reason some do) then I guess you can spin Lee as being expendable. But Lee is going to be really good pretty soon, around the same time Castro's arb years would be up and well after the time his defense should have moved him off the position anyway.

They probably lost that trade, yeah, but they can still hope to flip Garza this deadline and try to recoup some of that talent loss. This apparent oblique injury shouldn't affect his trade value come July.

[Slateman]

Who was putting their faith in the Cubs?

[Jayrock]

If you honestly think Bartman didn't influence the outcome of that game one bit you're fucking BLIND.

[Goober]

If you honestly think Bartman didn't influence the outcome of that game one bit you're fucking BLIND.

Kind of like someone who doesn't even realize their GF isn't real. Eh bro?

[FirstTimer]

Archer and Lee are both Top 100 prospects. I'd say that's better then what ever shit return the Cubs have gotten from Garza on their way to terrible seasons.

I really like Lee, but he's a slappy middle infielder playing as or high a ball. He's a non factor at this point. Archer is the only one with a shot to do anything.

Also not sure why Epstein is even bring discussed with this deal. He didn't make it.

[FirstTimer]

If you think Castro is a franchise building block (I don't, for some reason some do) then I guess you can spin Lee as being expendable. But Lee is going to be really good pretty soon, around the same time Castro's arb years would be up and well after the time his defense should have moved him off the position anyway.

They probably lost that trade, yeah, but they can still hope to flip Garza this deadline and try to recoup some of that talent loss. This apparent oblique injury shouldn't affect his trade value come July.

Pretty much this..like I said I'm really high on Lee, and was after the deal even, but the deal isn't really done

[Jayrock]

Kind of like someone who doesn't even realize their GF isn't real. Eh bro?

Yes, it did effect the outcome of the BCS Championship Game.

[Woy]

Yes, it did effect the outcome of the BCS Championship Game.

[Youk]

Yes, it did effect the outcome of the BCS Championship Game.

I think Manti Te'o getting rocked by an NFL-caliber team was what effected the outcome of the BCS game. Let's not forget the terrible Irish offense. But I digress. It's truely too early to lose faith in what Theo is doing. He isn't coming into a team that was close to successful, but just needed some minor changes. This team needed an overhaul, and it is still going through that. If they aren't competing after the 2014 season, there's a problem.

[FirstTimer]

Nope.