What would it take to get Beltran?

[CubinNY]

They both have no-trade clauses, but I'd love a deal centered around a swap of Soriano for Beltran. I hated the length of the Sori signing from day 1 and it would be a good idea IMO if the Cubs could get out of it before his production really starts to drop. I think NY is one market that Alfonso would not mind waiving his no-trade clause to return to...

New Yorkers hate Soriano. Mets fans hate him because he was a Yankee and Yankee fans think (rightly so?) that he's a chocker at crunch time.

 

There is no way I could see Soriano being traded to the Mets. The Cubs are stuck with Soriano for a long time. We better get use to him.

[jersey cubs fan]

It's Minaya, so center all of your proposals around Latinos, or at the very least, Spanish speaking players. Marmol, Pie, Ceda could be a start. Theriot, DeRosa and Fontenot would be pointless, so Cedeno would be the only IF he'd have interest in. Wuertz and Marquis might be enticing, since they are pitchers and since Marquis is from Staten Island, he's at least not an English speaker.

 

Okay, on a serious note, I think Marmol and Pie would have to be in any proposal. I think you'd have to include a MI and another arm. I don't see them taking Fukudome, as half the point would be to free up salary space. But the main incentive would be to "try something different" so you never know which way they'd go in that scenario.

[Soul]

Marmol would hurt, but I'd put him in a proposal for Beltran.

[shnsajax]

Hendry has managed to do a pretty good job in not giving up key players. Outside of Gallagher, gave up nothing for Harden. Edited October 20, 2008 by shnsajax

[David]

Hendry has managed to do a pretty good job in not giving up key players. Outside of Marshall, gave up nothing for Harden.

 

Huh?

 

Guessing you mean Gallagher...

[shnsajax]

Hendry has managed to do a pretty good job in not giving up key players. Outside of Marshall, gave up nothing for Harden.

 

Huh?

 

Guessing you mean Gallagher...

 

yes, that :-)