Don't get me wrong; I don't want to lose Marmol or treat him like a throw-in in a trade. Unfortunately, it almost seems like some want to treat Vitters in just that way because of a little drop in his stock this year. Marmol is a guy who is prime for trading right now - his perceived value is higher than his actual value to the Cubs (because of the risk he brings). There is no Marmol/Theriot for me. There's Marmol, and there's Theriot. When it comes to Granderson, offering Marmol, JJax and Burke is too much, whereas Theriot, Jackson and Burke is kind of a steal. I'm ok with Blanco patrolling short if we can sign a stopgap 2B and have Granderson and his production 3 out of 4 days in CF and Fuku in his element in RF. I'd call that a productive offseason and watch Theriot get overpaid on another team in a year or so with 20-y-o Castro coming to take his place at league minimum.