I was perusing Fangraphs’ Top 50 Free Agents and found former Cubs nemesis Johnny Cueto listed at No. 32 — ahead of some guys I’ve already written about in this series — and I thought, “Why not look at this guy?”
Cueto had a really good year for the White Sox, posting a 3.35 ERA (3.79 FIP) and 1.225 WHIP. That was good for 3.5 bWAR, almost a full WAR point better than any Cubs pitcher (Marcus Stroman, 2.6).
But, you’re saying, he’s 37 and spent most of the previous four years injured.
Yes, absolutely, those things are true.