Cubs Make Offer to Mediocre Flyball Pitcher

The Cubs have reportedly offered "Jarrod Washburn money" to Ted Lilly. Here's his agent:

Lilly has a career record of 59-58 with a 4.60 ERA, but O'Brian thinks that in today's market, Washburn-type money is very possible. "I've always pointed to that contract as something that I thought would be something that we should be able to achieve," O'Brien told MLB.com. "With what Chicago has offered us, and some other conversations that we're having with a few other clubs, I think that number is definitely achievable. Who knows, it might get richer than that."

Ted Lilly:
1) Is a flyball pitcher.
2) Is prone to giving up "Eric Milton" home runs at "Eric Milton" rates.
3) Has never thrown 200 innings in a season.
4) Has thrown 192.2 fewer innings than Kerry Wood in the same number of seasons (Kerry Wood missed almost two entire seasons.)
5) Doesn't get along with management (though, to be fair, we're talking about John Gibbons.)
6) Has done nothing to convince anyone that his 4.31 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and 0.83 G/F ratio will ever change.

Smells like Shawn Estes!