Remember when I mentioned how the Cubs might part with might with outfielder Matt Murton, especially since it seems that the club is rapidly running out of places to play him.
Well, apparently, the trade rumors are on. According to Baseball Prospectus' John Perrotto, the Cubs are desperate for bullpen help and are willing to trade Murton in exchange for some arms.
Again, if I were the Rangers, Murton is exactly the type of person I would look into bringing in. He's young, plays a good left field, hits for some power and average, and has years of service time left.
I think I would use this time shop a couple of bullpen arms right now, if I were Texas. Scott Feldman, Willie Eyre, and someone else that is maybe rotting down in Oklahoma instead of with the big league club could work, though it would be a steal in favor of the Rangers.
Anyhow, let's see where this goes. Again, I think Chicago is stupid for wanting to trade him, but this is a club built to win now and damn the consequences.
The Cubs made a mistake signing Cliff Floyd. He's not worth the money and his money could have went into the "Sign Carlos Zambrano" fund. Is Floyd worth trading Murton and risking Zambrano going elsewhere? Nope and nope. Murton had a very good 2006 and deserved a shot in the outfield.
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