I think it's pretty clear Hendry doesn't view Pierre as a one year rental (though he needs slapped for not going ahead and doing a new contract if that's the case, since it'll be cheaper to sign him off of a down year than if he has a good season this year), I think he'll be our center fielder for the next 3 or 4 years, with Pie being broke in at a corner. And yeah, I can't argue against keeping Patterson and giving him a chance to win the right field job, he's as likely to have a good year as any of the 4th tier free agents we're persuing. And if Wilson will come cheap he's not a bad choice to let him fight with Corey to be the right fielder next year. May the baseball gods bless Cedeno and Murton, because if they don't have breakthrough years, we're screwed... I think it may depend on how much Damon gets this off season with Pierre. Hendry does a wonderful job of getting players and signing them after a trade. I agree with what you're saying but what scares me is Johnny B and his lineup card. He has the chance to make this Cub team into one of the worst hitting teams in baseball and Hendry signing Perez to a 2 year 6 deal didn't help matters in any way.