Marquis Turns His Career around

The Cubs signed Jason Marquis to a three year deal before the 2007 season. His first two years in Chicago was very disappointing and he never had much support from the media or fans. He always seemed to underperform for his contract, but was one of the best fifth starters in baseball, and that was what he was supposed to be. So before this season started Jim Hendry traded him to Colorado for pretty much nothing. We got Luis Vizcaino back in return whom we ended up cutting. Thus, it was pretty much a salary dump. Now this season, the joke is on the Cubs. Jason Marquis is pitching great this season leading the National League in wins with 11. Jason Marquis has pitched in 17 games so far with a 3.61 ERA, 2 complete games, 1 shutout, in 117.1 innings this season (5th best in NL). It looks like the Cubs traded him too early for too little. We could have used him or traded him for a lot more.