A-rod to the Cubs!? What are the chances?

First of all, of course it's wishful thinking. Is there any other player out there you'd rather have come to the Cubs? Second of all, other than the few times I've heard this talked about on WGN and ESPN radio, no, there will be no official press releases, nor will there be any mention of it on either team website. Neither of these teams would like to address a distraction such as this one, regarding the possibilities of next season, when this season has yet to begin. But, you have to read between the lines. The Chicago Tribune has been writing very small exerpts for about the last month regarding A-rod's unhappiness in N.Y. Chicago needs a SS considering Izturis couldn't hit the backside of a barn. N.Y. needs pitching and the Cubs have some of the best looking young pitchers in the league. This rumor has been brought up in the past, and now that the Cubs are in fact committed to putting a winner on the field, it's been brought up on and off here and again. Don't dismiss the possibilities, it could happen. You know whom else is entering free agency next year...? Ichiro! He hasn't expressed any desire to leave or stay in Seattle just yet, but I'm guessing he wants out because they don't look to be a contender anytime soon. Can you imagine his bat at the top of the Cubs order, and his arm in right? We'd have to unload Jones, but, that's a price I'd be willing to pay for a true lead-off hitter.

Alrighty. I have looked on the Cubs and Yankees websites. I have checked baseball rumors. I do not see anything that talks about this happening? Is there some secret trade society I don't know about that you are getting this information, or wishful talking by some Cubs reporters?

Yep, didn't understand why we got Otzuris in the first place. Just to get a body for Maddux?

See posts above, including the link to the most recent article. It also gets talked about on and off here on Chicago radio stations. Yeah, Grace was probably the best contact hitter in the 90's. And what management did to him, and later Steve Stone was pretty dirty. He made his first appearance in like ten years at this year's Cubs convention, and from what I understand Jim Hendry (GM for the Cubs) is trying to mend the relationship. I could be wrong, but I think they convinced Grace to commentate a couple of Cubs games this year either on the radio or one of the tv stations.

I bet you were. Yeah, that would have been pretty special. I always was a Luis fan too. That's another guy we let go too early.

Grace was one of my favorites of all time on the Cubs. I was living in New York when the Diamondbacks beat the Yankees in the World Series. I think I was the only one in town rooting for them. How great was that, to see Grace and Luis Gonzalez be a part of that!! If only they could have gotten it done as Cubs.

Personally, I'd trade Marshall, Hill, and Pie for A-rod. I don't know if you've been following spring training, but the Cubs have quite a few very promising players on the farm (Guzman, Pie, Eric Patterson, and catchers Hill and Fox). They have plenty of trade bait, the question is would the Cubs be willing to pay the man what he's worth?

Yeah, it's been brought up on and off on ESPN radio. A-rod wants out of N.Y., especially if they don't win it this year. He continually talks about how much he loves Piniella, and how much he'd love to play in Wrigley. My mouth waters just thinking about it.