CubfaninCA

I'd want Zito first and foremost, then if you could get Soriano and either Schmidt or Mulder without compromising a long term deal for Z, I think even if the Cubs did nothing else, they'd be a contender next year. I agree that 2 big signings makes them contenders. Cuban needs to fire MacPhail on day 1, and get rid of the "sign a bunch of $3-9 million second/third tier free agent's" philosophy.

decided you couldn't win the 'told you so' game w/ pierre, so you've moved on the jones, eh? i never predicted jones would be nearly this good. just nice to see something work out for a change. i'm rooting for this team to go on a long winning streak.

wants to push the budget to $130 million next year? Looks like the Cubs could be sold, so this is more plausible now. Basically, he'd take the same approach as the Yankees & the Red Sox by buying his way to a title via getting the best free agents. With Maddux, Wood & Pierre coming off the books, the Cubs would have lots of money to play with. Who would you want him to sign?? Schmidt & Soriano would be at the top of my list. Cubs would probably have enough for Mulder too. That depends on how Prior, Guzman and Marmol perform. It would be nice to get another left-handed bat, but there aren't many available...

yep, most significant thing taken from this is that the likelihood of the cubs being sold could be quite high. would love to see cuban come in and spend $140 million next year.

Jones came into tonight's game tied for 3rd amongst NL RF's in OPS @ .885. Hawpe's #1 w/ .980, Abreu's #2 w/ .963 and Drew was tied for 3rd. Jones' ops will go up w/ his 2-4 tonight. GO JOCK! :D

Curious. What's more of a pitcher's park? St. Louis or Oakland.

big game mark aka el duque. :) srbin has a point.

montanez batting .207 now. :( so much for platooning him w/ that darn jock jones.

1 down 9 more to go. 10 game winning streak!

they have a month & a half to negotiate a trade. any good negotiator starts high and works from there. I don't fault them for asking, but they have to understand that his value goes down as the season progresses, unless you get multiple teams bidding on him. hmmmm, i always thought value was highest right before the deadline when many teams are desperate to deal. of course, wilson could go into a slump, so they are gambling..

they have a month & a half to negotiate a trade. any good negotiator starts high and works from there.

wonder who they asked for when hendry called. pie?

*quietly raises hand* walker >>>>>>>>> matsui

First of all, the only people who have any loyalty to a brand (or, in this case, team) are their customers (or, in this case, fans). Kerry is like any other worker - he'll be there for the company when and if it's in his best interests, and vice versa. I predict that Wood gets a two-year deal from a team with a healthy payroll next year - provided the option doesn't get exercised. He can spend year one rehabbing to his arm's content (provided he's not physically done), and build up for a hunky three-year-contract in year number two. i have a feeling you'll be right. if he goes to an NL team, I hope Cubs fans litter him w/ boos when he return to wrigley and shuts the cubs out.

Honestly, if we are ignoring everything else and just look at what would be "fair" to the Cubs, he should get the same deal Grissom got this year if he resigns with us. well, i assume he'll look decent out of the pen when he returns. hence the $3 million base..