Yeah, that definitely didn't come out of nowhere. It was discussed for a while. i mean from the media, particularly the local media, and mostly prior to the winter meetings. it picked up steam right around this time that year. http://www.northsidebaseball.com/archive/viewtopic.php?p=3319208#p3319208 Yeah I think i'm just remembering my surprise that he actually signed with the Cubs, because that thread you posted about the Cubs looking into himfor CF seems familiar.