Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster approves of the franchise's addition of former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein as president of baseball operations. "I'm excited for obviously having the stability of knowing who's going to be the GM, well, at least the president going forward," Dempster said. "And I think Theo, obviously, his track record speaks for itself. He's got a real good understanding of how to put together a ball club. I can see us getting better really fast, really quick and not necessarily by adding players. I'm sure that'll happen but that's up to them. Just the kind of demeanor and presence he brings towards an organization, it's going to be a lot of fun." The front office shakeup will have a direct impact on Dempster, who has a one-year, $14 million player option to determine if he will remain with the club for the 2012 season. He said he plans to discuss the blueprint for success with the new front office regime before making a decision. "You know what's funny is people sit there and you see the kind of money that it is and automatically you just assume that it's a no-brainer," Dempster said. "And to me, I never played the game for money. I never do. It's a great byproduct of what we do, but I play to go out there and try and win, and win as a team. I don't know what the direction of the team is with somebody (new) in charge. ... Do they want to go younger? Do they want to go older? Those are questions that obviously I gotta ask. "But I love playing in Chicago. I love being a Chicago Cub, and I want to be here for the rest of my career. I'm happy that Theo is going to be in charge now and really looking forward and excited and getting an opportunity talk with him. And hopefully it's not just picking up an option for this year, but I'll go out there and play the best I can and be here for a long time."