According to Cot's, yes he does. http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/chicago-cubs_112114177768677294.html No trade protection is different than a no trade clause, is it not? Protection, I think, just means that he can limit his options of where he's traded. I think you're correct. The other players on the team who we know have a no-trade clause are listed as having "no-trade clause."