BREAKING NEWS! Cubs sign...

newjerseydevils · 12-08-10, 11:06 AM

good signing for sure. lets see what happens

d2bets · 12-08-10, 11:15 AM

Pretty low-risk signing for one year. Not bad. Plays a solid 1B and a good OPS. Very high ceiling, change of scenery might do him good.

GettingScrilla · 12-08-10, 11:17 AM

Carlos Pena is sooooo over rated...woulda been a swoop if they got laRoche...Pena strikes out too much and his power number do not justify the amount of bread they gave him...He is a little better than Lee, but not better than Dunn who he will be paid like...F the Cubbies!

doublej95 · 12-08-10, 11:25 AM

It don't matter who they sign the cubbies will always find away to lose.

Brock Landers · 12-08-10, 11:30 AM

so much for tyler colvin being the 1st baseman

Ralphie1412 · 12-08-10, 11:38 AM

Pena was TERRIBLE last year. I despise this signing.

sonyman · 12-08-10, 11:39 AM

He's never played in the National League-going to be interesting.

Ralphie1412 · 12-08-10, 11:44 AM

what a joke. Is this going to be the big signing? **** the cubs and **** the new owners.

Give cliff lee 7 years for whatever the **** he wants. Its not that ******* hard.

d2bets · 12-08-10, 11:55 AM

Originally posted by GettingScrilla

Carlos Pena is sooooo over rated...woulda been a swoop if they got laRoche...Pena strikes out too much and his power number do not justify the amount of bread they gave him...He is a little better than Lee, but not better than Dunn who he will be paid like...F the Cubbies!

How is he getting paid like Dunn? Last I checked, 56 million > 10 million.

tripleblack1705 · 12-08-10, 12:06 PM

Wow I'm surprised by all the positive responses here, especially for a guy who hit .196 last season. It's going to be great to see another losing season from the Cubs!

prm223 · 12-08-10, 12:14 PM

Pena hit 198 get off his nuts hes an aging bum

d2bets · 12-08-10, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by tripleblack1705

Wow I'm surprised by all the positive responses here, especially for a guy who hit .196 last season. It's going to be great to see another losing season from the Cubs!

Bad year but look a little deeper and he's averaged 36 HR and 102 RBI over the past 4 seasons, and is gold glove capable at 1B. Also career .881 OPS vs. RH pitching. He may also benefit both from a change of scenery and a move from a very tough division and to Wrigley Field. If it doesn't work out, it's only one year. Possible high-reward signing here. Much smarter than giving a multi-year deal to a middler like LaRoche or Overbay or overpaying for Dunn. And are the Cubs setting up to possibly swoop in next offseason for a shot at Fielder or....Pujols, if the Cards fail to sign?

Also, the Cubs really needed a 1B who can play defense. Young Castro is wild and Ramirez likes the dirt too. A guy like Dunn is pretty iffy at 1B, Pena has won a gold glove.

Probably not not the Cubs savior, but this is a good sign.

jjgold · 12-08-10, 12:16 PM

Garbage

Pitching wins boys, proven every year

Sluggers lose

Ralphie1412 · 12-08-10, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by Ralphie1412

what a joke. Is this going to be the big signing? **** the cubs and **** the new owners. Give cliff lee 7 years for whatever the **** he wants. Its not that ******* hard.

Originally posted by tripleblack1705

Wow I'm surprised by all the positive responses here, especially for a guy who hit .196 last season. It's going to be great to see another losing season from the Cubs!

seeing as how im the only one from chicago, my reaction is the common reaction among the cub faithfuls.

Jimmy0607 · 12-08-10, 12:37 PM

We love Pena here in Tampa but he strikesout way too much, he would hit a solo hr when the rays were down 7-0

Fishscale · 12-08-10, 12:42 PM

Gift? The guy hits .200.

RonPaul2008 · 12-08-10, 01:05 PM

Originally posted by d2bets

Bad year but look a little deeper and he's averaged 36 HR and 102 RBI over the past 4 seasons, and is gold glove capable at 1B. Also career .881 OPS vs. RH pitching. He may also benefit both from a change of scenery and a move from a very tough division and to Wrigley Field. If it doesn't work out, it's only one year. Possible high-reward signing here. Much smarter than giving a multi-year deal to a middler like LaRoche or Overbay or overpaying for Dunn. And are the Cubs setting up to possibly swoop in next offseason for a shot at Fielder or....Pujols, if the Cards fail to sign?

Also, the Cubs really needed a 1B who can play defense. Young Castro is wild and Ramirez likes the dirt too. A guy like Dunn is pretty iffy at 1B, Pena has won a gold glove.

Probably not not the Cubs savior, but this is a good sign.

HAHAHAHAH Rickets has shown us nothing to make us think he wants to spend lots of money to win.
Pujols will easily be the highest paid player ever.

LostBankroll · 12-08-10, 01:37 PM

LOL Cubs will have another below .500 season.

MendozaLine · 12-08-10, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by Fishscale

Gift? The guy hits .200.

Marigold HD · 12-08-10, 01:43 PM

strike-out king

bamacards · 12-08-10, 02:06 PM

32 years old--He'll be playing for another contract.

brxbmbers42 · 12-08-10, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by tripleblack1705

Carlos Pena. This is going to end your misery Cubs lovers. What a christmas present for you guys!

hopefully for cubs fans he is back juicing

nulldah · 12-08-10, 04:08 PM

well, now we will have one more thing to laugh bout scrubs

Pauulzcappin · 12-08-10, 07:51 PM

A lot of the flyballs he hits on the Tropicana (when he doesn't strike out

) are gonna be home-runs in windy city.

hostile takeover · 12-08-10, 08:05 PM

One more reason to make fun of the Cubs.. year after year.

jagaf22 · 12-08-10, 09:59 PM

Originally posted by Jimmy0607

We love Pena here in Tampa but he strikesout way too much, he would hit a solo hr when the rays were down 7-0

Who loved Pena in Tampa Bay area? He was a bigger asset in the community than he was on the baseball field.

JMobile · 12-09-10, 12:40 AM

For 1 year $10 Mill, Pena will only find out how evil the Cubs fans are.

Pena will be hated in Chicago along with Steve Bartman.

d2bets · 12-09-10, 12:52 AM

Originally posted by JMobile

For 1 year $10 Mill, Pena will only find out how evil the Cubs fans are.

Pena will be hated in Chicago along with Steve Bartman.

Milton, is that you?

JMobile · 12-09-10, 02:15 AM

Originally posted by d2bets

Milton, is that you?

DeeWizzle · 12-09-10, 02:36 AM

If he couId keep that batting average up to a staggering .196 the Cubs are a Iock.

Killer_Demo · 12-09-10, 03:38 AM

even with this pickup i dont see cubs doing anything this next year...that streak is gonna be going for quite a while

tblues2005 · 12-09-10, 04:06 AM

Is this what the Cubs got. They didn't get much. They better do better than this or they are going nowhere.

d2bets · 12-09-10, 10:53 AM

Sources say the Cubs are close to trading for Matt Garza. Would be a huge pickup. He'll probably be the best pitcher to move this offseason, other than Cliff Lee, and at a much cheaper price, and would be under control for 3 years. Suddenly would make Cubs rotation with Zambrano, Garza, Dempster not impossibly bad. Let's see if Jim Hendry blows it.

gryfyn1 · 12-09-10, 11:18 AM

It really isn't a terrible signing, its more of a calculated risk ( although 10 seems a bit high, i would have expected a 7 or 8M contract).

Pena's number last year were fueled by a huge spike in ground balls and teams employing the over shift on him on a regular basis.

Its possible that the Cubs (in need of a power lefty in a right dominated lineup) see something that they can fix, or they are just taking a flyer that last year was a blip. Either way the move to Wrigley will help if Pena can get balls back into the air.