5 Dominoes if the Cubs Sign Alex Gordon

Fourth domino, free agency starting pitcher

While many believe that the Cubs will go after David Price and Zack Greinke, signing another bigger name free agent takes them out of those conversations. While yes, the Cubs will still go after a starter, another name Peter Gammons mentioned was John Lackey.

The Cubs very well could go after Lackey, who not only is good through 162, but has been extremely impressive during the playoffs, especially of late. He would be a smaller commitment (in terms of dollars and possibly years), however he is a trickier option since the St Louis Cardinals have submitted a qualifying offer for Lackey.

Because both Alex Gordon and Lackey received QO from their teams, any team that signs these players would lose their top unprotected draft pick (here is a great explaination of Qualifyed Offers and the rules). If the Cubs were to sign either player, they would lose their top two picks in the draft.

While the team had built themselves on the draft, this is now something the Cubs could entertain. With them being so close in 2015, giving up two future picks is a small token to pay for a chance at winning a World Series within the next three or four seasons.

Jamie Baker

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