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Chiburgh
Time for Hendry to work his magic as being the easiest GM to deal with
aap212
Anyone who trades for Kelly Johnson and his home/road splits should get a free dunce cap thrown in.
coolstorybro222
Anybody that thinks they are trading for him and his power need a free toaster and direction to the nearest bathtub.
Anthony Ritter
If Hendry can get a decent to good trade for Soriano he deserves GM of the year award. As a cubs fan I hope at least one bad contract is dumped by the deadline. We are going no where fast and need to blow up the roster. Other than cashner castro and colvin everyone should be available. Marmol would be good to keep too but if someone will overpay trade him.
aap212
You shouldn’t get an award for correcting your own colossal, obvious mistake.
Soxman17
This is what happens when a GM spends irresponsibly, thus screwing most other teams by overpaying and giving out no-trade clauses to players who do not deserve it. Hendry screwed the rest of baseball over and over again. Now the Cubbies have to pay for it.
scottandwtb
Soriano has a full no-trade clause and makes $18M a year thru 2014(!) Good God, how do you get around that??
j6takish
Vernon Wells is a way better player, with a much higher ceiling when he is playing well, and has stated that he would be willing to waive his NTC….and he is still thought to be impossible to get rid of, Soriano isn’t going anywhere
Guest 3512
I don’t think they would move Wells now even if they could. That was last year.
Zack23
You kidding? They owe him 86m after this year, if someone would take that they’d move him.
Guest 3514
Maybe for the right prospects, but I don’t think they’d just give up on him like Rios. He’s performed fairly well this year, and is bascially the only franchise player left. He provides veteran leadership, so no, I stand by my opinion.
ReverendBlack
It wouldn’t be giving up on him. It would be relieving themselves of an incredible burden going forward.
chicothekid
I know, Cubs want to trade Soriano! BP wants a good reputation, the US wants peace in the Middle East, and the Pirates want to win the WS too! So what?
ReverendBlack
the US wants peace in the Middle East
lolwut
coolstorybro222
LOL
That’s the mets way of thinking for you.
twenty1thirteen
Lol, of course a rival GM wants the Royals to trade Soria.
brstreet9
Same GM probably wants Greinke, DeJesus, and Butler thrown into that trade.
bjsguess
Heyman – the king of captain obvious. Here’s the even more condensed version …
1. D-Backs are willing to trade virtually anyone on their roster if the price is right.
2. Same goes for the Astros.
3. Nobody is willing to pay the rest of Carlos Lee’s contract.
4. David Dejesus is better than Granderson, Damon and most other major league outfielders.
5. Cubs would like to unload Soriano.
Pretty sure anyone who reads the site regularly could have reached these same conclusions.
Zack23
David DeJesus has a career OPS+ of 108. He’s Coco Crisp w/o speed, or Marlon Byrd with more OBP but less power. He doesn’t hit for power, he doesn’t steal bases (47 SB, 43 CS).
So how is he better than ‘most’ other OF?
scottandwtb
Poor Kelly Johnson. I always liked him with the Braves but I don’t think anyone can figure him out. He’s really an all or nothing type player.
aap212
You mean all at home and nothing on the road? Some guys peak early. Especially second basemen.
Guest 3511
I think the only way Soriano is moved is if he approves the trade and the Cubs eat most of that salary.
Smileybush
I wonder if the Cubs have a plan to suck as bad as possible, make the environment as toxic as they can, so all the guys Tommy Boy Hendry gave NTC’s to – Soriano, Big Z, Fukudome, Smarzdja, Lee, Ramirez and Lilly – will be inclined to waive them to get the hell out of town. Since we are in year 102 of the plan – I think it may be finally be time . . .