That is a sad and pathetic excuse. I'm not saying the cubs didnt do that, but that is disgusting if they did. As far as the stats someone brought up, i know he declined. But, It can also be said that its a result of his minimal games played. You noted yourself he was not playing full seasons due to injury. I really do think that some AL team would have gave us a little more if we could give them that kind of power. I mean, 35 homers in 130 games is pretty darn good. I could see a team taking him on for his raw power alone. The show the cubs organization put on at the end of the year, however, destroyed any chance of such a thing happening.