Year One of the Theo Era went... well, about as planned. A cold April (8-15) led to a quick dump of Marlon Byrd on the hapless Red Sox. May followed with the end of the Blake DeWitt er... Kerry Wood era, leading to further roster instability and a widening gap in the standings. By the end of June, the Cubs were 15 games out and in full sell-off mode. Ryan Dempster, Paul Maholm, and Geovany Soto netted a couple mid-level prospects alongside lottery ticket Arodys Vizcaino at the trade deadline, while the useful Jeff Baker headed out the door soon after. This made room for September callups: Welington Castillo (promising), Brett Jackson (poor), Josh Vitters (worse), and the pitchers (non-existent). The Cubs hit the 101-loss mark to close the season, leaving questions aplenty entering the offseason.
