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I just looked up his stats and his only good year was in 2005. His other seasons were terrible, so who knows. Those other years wasn't he a starter? The past two years he's only been bad for half a season.

Or you just miss the obvious potential Eyre deal. I don't think Hendry would add a third LH arm for no reason. Though he does defy logic on a continuous basis... And are we running a 7 man pen again this year!? Cotts Eyre (as of now, I'm almost certain he's gone) Ohman Wuertz Howry Wood Dempster I'll be happy to get rid of Eyre and his salary.

I had to laugh at that also. I would rather get someone that has had success then someone with potential at this point.

Yep. Eyre is gone. Or else this doesn't make any sense.

Cotts was great in 2005, but Aardsma never was. It's a interesting trade to say the least. I think something else is brewing here...

Huh?

Who is Ben Maller? If the East Coast means Washington or Phily, Chicago HAS to be a more attractive option. I would be surprised to see Drew sign that quickly also. benmaller.com It's rumor site.

If we ended up with one of them I'll be pretty happy. Pretty happy? I'll be shocked!

I'm much cheerier this morning. The Drew news definitely helped :D B, you've been a fan long enough that you should know not to get your hopes up. Get happy when it actually happens. Not until. You had to read my posts last night to know just how grumpy I was. I'm not getting my hopes up, but I am happy to hear the Cubs being, at least a little bit, associated with JD Drew. I'm not getting my hopes up. I'm just hoping. :D We "associate" with just about every big FA every year, and tend to always come up a bit short.

It's funny because normally the majority of our posters are fiscally conservative about what the Cubs are spending for big names, but now a lot of people don't care...just sign a bunch of people and worry about the negatives later. I think the majority of the posters have no problem over-spending for good players. It's the 3/13 million for DeRosa's of the world that drives almost everyone here crazy... Not everyone, I certainly saw the value in it and there were several other people that didnt have a problem with it either. Try not to speak for everyone, just because the majority agrees with you. I wasn't dancing in the streets over it but I certainly understand why he was signed even if it was slightly over paying. I think alot of people are going to be eating crow on the DeRosa signing. Fixed and I hope you're right...

It's funny because normally the majority of our posters are fiscally conservative about what the Cubs are spending for big names, but now a lot of people don't care...just sign a bunch of people and worry about the negatives later. I think the majority of the posters have no problem over-spending for good players. It's the 3/13 million for DeRosa's of the world that drives everyone here crazy...

Very interesting conversation. And I keep going back and forth with this... Hell, lets just get good players and take it from there.

All those numbers does us no good if he can't stay healthy. We don't need him to stay healthy, we need him to be healthy most of the time. I think in a 5 year deal, you'd get at least 3 semi-full to full seasons out of him. And then 2 of the seasons he's going to miss some games. But that's probably why you can get him for around $14m, when Soriano might get $17-18m. Look at how the Mets handled the Pedro situation. They signed him for 4 years, and pretty much acknowledged they weren't going to get 4 strong years out of him. If the Cubs were a $65 million team, Drew isn't worth the risk. If they were a very good offensive ballclub, there probably isn't much reason to sign such a player. But the Cubs are desperate for a hitter that does exactly the things JD does. They need an impact bat. Their offense could be awesome with him, and all they'd need to do was try and tread water when he misses games. For all the issues he's had, JD has never crippled a team with his problems. Give JD the same profile, but make him 34 or 35 right now, and my story would probably change. But the Cubs need this type of player, and from age 31 through age 34 or 35, they should be able to get a ton of production out of him. Hmmm...Good way to look at it, and if you think about it you are taking the same gamble with Aramis.

All those numbers does us no good if he can't stay healthy. As many others here have stated, the last three years he has played 145+ in two of them. His missed time in 2005 was due to a broken wrist on a HBP, not exactly your "injury-prone player" type of injury. 2 outta three year is good, but has he ever had back to back healthy seasons? It seems that every other year he's not healthy. That's what scares me a bit.

All those numbers does us no good if he can't stay healthy.

That won't get him. Soriano wants someone to pay him during his big decline years, and someone will. That teams should be the Cubs. At this point I can care less about decline years. If we can win in the next three years I'm fine with it. I just want to win!

That's if Drew actually stays healthy...

I think 6\96 will do it.

I can care less if he complains as long as he produces. Plus, the complaining stopped in the first couple of months, when he accepted LF. After that, I think, he talked more about how much he enjoyed playing in Washington...

What I don't understand is why anybody would want DeRosa. I think he's a decent bench guy, but not at 4.3 million. But he's not here to be a bench guy, he's here to be your starting 2B. Huge difference. Oh I agree. The Cubs aren't paying him or using him correctly.

What I don't understand is why anybody would want DeRosa. I think he's a decent bench guy, but not at 4.3 million.

I'm sitting here thinking is Hendry the worst GM in the league? I really can't think of anyone worse.

I wonder how Lou felt about Lugo since he played for him at Tampa? The latest from Rosenthal So you will have Murton, Lugo, and Jones in the outfield, to go with Izzy and Derosa in the infield? We are the same team as last year?

Looks like we are getting Izturis and Derosa next year up the middle.