Chicago Cubs News: Jason Heyward to San Francisco? C’mon man!

The Chicago Cubs will be tossed around in rumors all offseason, for good or bad. The newest is Jason Heyward. To be honest, this is ridiculous for so many reasons.

This time of year, the Chicago Cubs seem to be tied to a lot of different trade rumors. If there’s one to be made, the Cubs will somehow be involved. One of the most recent is that of Jason Heyward to the  San Francisco Giants for Mark Melancon and Jeff Samardzija. Primarily it would be a swap of bad contracts.

The only issue is, well, everything. While Samardzija is still a capable No. 3 or 4 in a rotation, Melancon would be no help at all. Injuries have set him back, and it appears that what he once had is gone. Also, Heyward has a full no-trade clause through next season. So good luck with that.

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Wade Davis has a spectacular first year with the Cubs. And in an offseason that has a weak free agent class of closers, Davis is going to get paid. Should the Cubs dole out the money for Davis, even though they wouldn’t do the same for Aroldis Chapman?

Davis is a few years into his 30’s, so will he continue to be an effective closer, or was he starting to slip this year, with inflated numbers? It’s a fine line when you save 32 of 33 chances, but a high amount of walks can turn the following year into a bad one. Our Erik Mauro thinks it’s buyer beware when signing Davis.

Anthony Rizzo was recently honored with the Roberto Clemente Award, given to the player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field. That pretty much sums up Rizzo. And in turn, it’s another reason that Joe Maddon needs to reinstitute the captain’s role and give it to Rizzo. It’s a privilege and honor that Rizzo wouldn’t take lightly.

These and other stories you might have missed:

‘Heyward rumors far-fetched, highly unlikely’ – Cubbies Crib

‘Cubs, others should be wary of Davis’ – Cubbies Crib

‘Rizzo wins Clemente Award, captain should be next’ – Cubbies Crib

‘Dodgers take Game 4 to even series’ – Dodgers Way

‘Martinez hired as Nats manager’ – MLBTR

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