no. the payroll for next year is about $120M and they've already sunk a lot of money into long-term contracts with Z and dempster (plus lilly is still under contract in 2010). offer him arbitration and probably watch him walk. Harden has ace stuff when hes on. It would be hard to just let him walk. Then again, hes one of those guys you dont want to give a big contract to because you never know how long he could be on the DL. If we could land Halladay, that would be great, but a rotation of Z, Lilly, Dempster, Wells and Gorz looks decent on paper, but you never know what to expect. I'd hate to see him go. Yes, he has inconsistent stuff, but then again Z's not the most consistent starter out there and he's signed for multiple years. I would love to keep Harden but if he asks for too much, let him walk.