I wonder what’s in the water over at Tribco…
Today, Trib columnist Phil Rogers suggests that the Cubs could be looking to add Bobby Abreu, Miguel Tejada or, get this, Alex Rodriguez.
While yes, A-Rod’s $27 million-a-year salary for the remaining four years of his Winfieldesque contract is trimmed to a comparable bargain at $14 million after the Rangers dole out their ongoing penance for offering him a quarter-billion dollars over 10 years, and yes, A-Rod is an easy target for Yankee fans to point at when the poor babies complain that it’s been (sniffle) six whole years since their last championship, it’s important to note that just last week Rogers suggested that Dusty Baker should be re-upped after this season.
Rogers’ suggestion is that the Yanks could use both Aramis Ramirez and Jacque Jones, and GM Brian Cashman could do a little one-stop shopping by picking up two of the dwindling number of Cubs who haven’t rolled over and died over the past three months.
Would I object to the Cubs parting ways with Ramirez and Jones? No. Ramirez is a valuable player an a potent threat over the course of 162 games, but his slow starts haven’t exactly helped the Cubs charge to any early divisional leads in three seasons. Offensive explosions like Ramirez put on over the weekend are of little use to a team that can’t see the Wild Card without a telescope, especially when they still can’t keep the Cubs out of the receiving end of a three-game sweep at the hands of last-place Washington. Ditto Jones, whose adjustment to the National League came too late to make an impact, and in my opinion plays a pretty lousy right field, though the Yanks’ recent tradition of favoring big bats over big gloves might make him a natural for the pinstripes.
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