Carlos Marmol Contract 1-yr $2.125M

Glad the Cubs avoided arbitration with Marmol, although I’ve never been sold on Marmol as the Cubs closer.

I think he’s hands-down the best set-up man in the majors, which is why I’d keep him in that role.

But the Cubs and Marmol, of course, agree closing is in the team’s best interest.

And while I realize he went 11-for-11 in saves last year, the frequency at which this guy losses the strike zone  will be frightening come the ninth inning.