Cubs Close to Acquiring Aaron Heilman

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<!--quoteo(post=14200:date=Jan 28 2009, 12:35 PM:name=Fella)-->QUOTE (Fella @ Jan 28 2009, 12:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I don't know, I could be wrong, but every time we put a former prospect on waivers people are convinced there is no way they would make it through, and they always do. He is coming off yet another injury, turns 28 this year and is out of options.

I agree than some team like the Royals or Pirates might would take a chance, but I couldn't see any team seriously competing, committing a 25 man roster spot to him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Sure, none of the top teams will. But the lower-tier teams - what do they have to lose by taking a chance on him? A few hundred thousand bucks?

I mean heck, there are three teams asking about Rich freaking Hill... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]