Why is LaHair a shorter-term player? If he turns into a pumpkin at some point in 2012, so be it. You can't get much for him in trade now anyway. If he doesn't, the Cubs have many years of club control. Probably the same as Rizzo, in fact, although I haven't double-checked. (And no need to remind me of each guy's age. It's irrelevant to the issue of years under team control.) I may be wrong, but since LaHair was signed as a minor league free agent, professional service time counts (not just major league). So he has 4 years left including this year. I think you're wrong.