New Year's Wish List

For my New Year's wish list, I'm wishing all the way through December 2013.

1. One of the Scotts breaks out and performs well enough to be traded for quality prospects in July.

2. Jeff Samardzija out-performs 2012.

3. One of our outfield prospects arrives earlier than planned and is better than expected.

4. Starlin Castro has less than 15 errors.

5. Darwin Barney hits .280

6. Tony Campana improves his on-base percentage enough to garner real playing time.

7. Fujikawa performs great, earns the closer spot, Marmol is happy to take the ball in the eight, performs well enough to cause a bidding war for him at the trade deadline, brings in a top 25 prospect (MLB Rankings, not individual team rankings).

8. I don't yet know what the free agent class of 2013 will be, but I hope there's better pitchers on the market than this year and I wish for the #1 ranked free agent pitcher, signed to no more than a four year deal.

9. The Cubs play well enough in 2013 to make a run for it in 2014.

10. All the young "Kids" bring enough excitement to the team to keep me interested and watching even though the Cubs are playing .500 ball (yes, I'm sneaking in the ".500 ball" wish here too).