MLB Trade Scenarios: Are the Chicago Cubs Auditioning Carlos Marmol for Suitors?

When Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum recently announced that Carlos Marmol had reclaimed the closer role, it didn't seem to make much sense from an on-the-field standpoint, given how inept Marmol has looked for much of 2012.

But the move actually appears quite logical for two primary reasons. First, the Cubs don't have many viable options for the role. But more importantly, as the MLB trade deadline approaches, it allows Marmol an opportunity to improve his stock, which was at an a...

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