Cubs Close to Acquiring Aaron Heilman

[SandbergMVP1984]

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I don't think it does anything positive for the Cubs. It fills a swingman position which is already filled by Marshall and Gaudin and creates another hole in the bench, all the while losing 2 tradeable pieces for no reason.

It's becoming more and more evident, that there is no grand plan this offseason for Hendry. Peavy ain't coming and we've done a bunch of shuffling around of the roster while basically standing in place.

I would have rather we went into 2009 with the exact same roster we ended 2008 with than do what has been done so far this offseason.
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I concur