Chows trade 2 for 1 and bolster Rotation

Illinois Times -- In another signal the Chows are going for it this season, Illinois made a trade for Jason Vargas. Illinois dealt Max Scherzer and Jonathan Lucroy in the deal.

"Jason is a solid SP that can eat some innings for us. He has good splits vs. both sides which make him a better option next year than Scherzer. With Suzuki and Lucroy we had extra depth behind the plate. We still like Suzuki and it might not have made sense to keep both guys. This gives us a little more flexibility in the draft needing one less SP. We really didn't think Scherzer was ready to pitch for a contender, but could not see giving up on him without getting a return."

In 2011 Scherzer set the Chows franchise record for strikeouts with 240 but also tied the team record loss total with 18.