The general consensus around baseball seems to be that if the Cubs are willing to trade Carlos Zambrano this winter, then they will have a tough time finding a team willing to take on Zambrano's $18 million salary, let alone give the Cubs any top prospects in return.So after scouring Cot's Baseball Contracts, we have come up with a number of hypothetical trades for the Cubs and Zambrano this off-season that might, or might not, make sense.Cubs acquire: Juan PierreDodgers acquire: Carlos Zambrano, cash (to offset some of the salary difference)
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Why This Makes Sense for the Cubs-The Cubs struggled ...
With news breaking yesterday that the Cubs may look to deal Carlos Zambrano, I can't help but be skeptical. Firstly, I have a tough time believing that any team will take on the more than $50+ million owed to Zambrano over the next three years (probably more).
Secondly, I doubt that the Cubs will be able to get a package for Zambrano that they find appealing. Zambrano has too much money owed to him and too much of a injury risk for teams to deal legit prospects for him:With that said, I scoured Cot's Baseball Contracts to see if there are ...
This continues the series of hypothetical trades involving players with high salaries that would be consummated during the offseason. To view more of these trades, click here and here.Hypothetically speaking, let's say that the Chicago Cubs have determined that they need to trade the disappointing Kosuke Fukudome in order to acquire a legit center fielder. One of the Cubs' biggest weaknesses this season was that they had no center fielder.
Milton Bradley, Alfonso Soriano, and Fukudome could not get the job done. It's obvious that this needs to change in 2010. For hypothetical purposes, let's assume that Fukudome is willing to ...
Mark DeRosa is a rare talent. Not only does DeRosa swing a big stick, but DeRosa is especially valuable because of his ability to play several different positions on the baseball diamond. And as we inch closer toward free agency, it will be fascinating to see how DeRosa will benefit from his versatility. Back in 2006, DeRosa inked a nice three-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, but make no mistake about it, Mark DeRosa is an established commodity now. Will he be paid like it? Let's take a look.The Case for DeRosa-VersatilityMark DeRosa can play all over the field. This is ...
The Cubs need a closer—a competent closer, that is.
Current closer Kevin Gregg has been erratic at best this season. Gregg has a pedestrian 4.47 ERA, six blown saves, and has given up a whopping 12 home runs in 56 innings. After last night's debacle in San Diego, it looks like Cubs manager Lou Piniella has had it.
"I think we're going to make some changes as far as what we're going to do in late innings," Piniella said. "We'll have some word [Tuesday]."The Cubs could make Carlos Marmol closer for the remainder of the season. The right-hander has dominant stuff that ...
The Cubs need a closer—a competent closer, that is.
Closer Kevin Gregg has been erratic at best this season. Gregg has a pedestrian 4.47 ERA, has blown six saves, and has given up a whopping 12 home runs in 56 innings. After last night's debacle in San Diego, it looks like Cubs manager Lou Piniella has had it with Gregg as the closer.
"I think we're going to make some changes as far as what we're going to do in late innings," Piniella said. "We'll have some word [Tuesday]."The Cubs can simply insert Carlos Marmol as closer for the remainder of the ...
Sometimes you run across an article that is so ludicrous that it makes your head spin. This was one of them.
Sometimes you run across an article that you can tell will be terrible just from the headline. This was one of them.
As soon as I saw this headline, I knew I was in trouble:
"Zambrano May Be the Most Overpaid Player in the Game "
Oh, boy. Here we go. This guy has obviously never heard of Barry Zito or Vernon Wells:
The facts don't lie. The Cubs are paying for top flight performance from apitcher who has the skills to be a ...
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