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  1. 12-09-2006 01:42 PM #1
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    Cubs get Jason Marquis?

    Updated: Dec. 9, 2006, 10:58 AM ET

    Cubs to bring in Marquis to shore up starting rotation

    ESPN.com news services

    The Chicago Cubs aren't done spending money just yet. Free-agent pitcher Jason Marquis has signed a three-year deal with the team, according to multiple reports.

    The St. Louis Post Dispatch first reported the deal late Friday as being worth $28 million. Sources told the Chicago Tribune in a report Saturday that the deal was worth approximately $20 million.

    The 26-year-old Marquis went 14-16 for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006 with a 6.02 ERA. He struggled after the All-Star break, going just 3-10, and did not make the postseason rotation for the eventual World Series champions.

    His best season came in 2004, when he posted a 15-7 record and a 3.71 ERA. He is 194-137 with a 4.55 ERA for his career in seven seasons.

    The Cubs have already made a big splash in free agency, signing Henry Blanco, Mark DeRosa, Ted Lilly, Wade Miller, Aramis Ramirez, Alfonso Soriano, and Kerry Wood to a combined $272.5 million in contracts.

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  2. 12-09-2006 03:12 PM #2
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    How does Jason Marquis shore up anything?
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    Marquis in Wrigley should give a lot of fans some baseballs to take home.
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    Quote Originally Posted by love_that_reefer
    Marquis in Wrigley should give a lot of fans some baseballs to take home.
    Agreed.
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  5. 12-11-2006 01:19 AM #5
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    He shores up their offense, after Matt Murton/Jacque Jones/whatever else fails or gets hurt.
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