Wouldn’t it be fitting for the Cubs to pay a steep price to acquire a closer they didn’t need, only to see them provide him with no save opportunities from here on out?
In Aroldis Chapman’s first game with the team, the Cubs laid an egg and lost 3-0. It looked like they were in for more of the same Wednesday night as they tried in vain to put anything together against Anthony Ranaudo, he of the career 6.33 ERA coming in. Once a top prospect, Ranaudo has battled injuries and has bounced around from Boston to Texas to to Chicago since leading LSU to a College World Series title as a prep player.