Aramis Ramirez has been one of the most consistent and best offensive 3B in the majors for the past 6 years. He does have his fair share of dings and dents as well, but his track record over the past 6 years as well as his current play should trump the 3 month aberration. Yes, they should shop him. If he continues to play like this he will probably opt out, I'm sure he'll have no problems waiving his NTC if both he and Cubs have no intention of coming to terms after the season. He's probably one of, if not our most valuable expendable trade chip... but that NTC is still pesky (not that it matters... 10-5). If our goal is to rebuild, he should bring in a very nice haul, even if he ends up being a rental. Teams like the Angels, Dodgers, Tigers, they all need a 3B... hell even a team like the Rays could use him at DH instead of trotting Willy Aybar and Hank Blalock out there. I would say that Aramis has tremendous trade value right now, and unless this recent offensive resurgence has the Cubs thinking playoff push (I hope not), I think they should try and move him. He'll be 33 next year, so getting older won't help him get any less injury prone, trade him while his value is as high as it likely will be this season, IMO.