Memo To Cubs: Forget Peavy!

On Sunday another major leaguer filed for free agency. While generally I wouldn't be trumpeting the name of a 36-year-old lefthander who had troubles in the second half last year, when you consider the track record of Andy Pettitte, he's the perfect fit for the Chicago Cubs. When looking at the Cubs rotation and depth of available starting pitchers, who better than one of the best clutch pitchers of his generation to come into Chicago and teach the team how to win in October? And, if the Cubs don't give up half a dozen prospects for San Diego's Jake Peavy, do the Cubs really need a starter to come in and give them 35 starts? Pettitte has a well documents post-season resume; he was at the front of the Yankees' rotation for the past decade in which, up to the last few years, they dominated the American League. In the couple years he left the Bronx for Houston, Pettitte showed that even without his best stuff he can win 18 games in a National League Central Division that has significant issues ... (link)