12-04-2008, 02:12 PM
From Olney on ESPN Insider
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Sure, the Cubs would love to have Adam Dunn in their lineup. But the problem is that in the end, they probably can't seriously consider playing the defensively challenged Dunn in one corner outfield spot, as the other bookend to the defensively challenged Alfonso Soriano. And given the current market conditions, there's virtually no chance of their moving Soriano's contract.
Dunn continues to put himself in position for a bigger and better season, through conditioning; he's dropped 14 pounds so far in this offseason.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Jake Peavy talks between the Cubs and Padres are essentially on hold at this point, as the Cubs' ownership situation is being settled. Once that process moves along, the talks figure to restart; the Cubs keep telling the Padres that they are seriously interested, and the teams have a basic framework in place, built around Josh Vitters. The Padres remain under enormous pressure to cut payroll and move Peavy's salary -- which, day by day, doesn't look like the kind of sweetheart deal that it looked like at the beginning of the offseason.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Sure, the Cubs would love to have Adam Dunn in their lineup. But the problem is that in the end, they probably can't seriously consider playing the defensively challenged Dunn in one corner outfield spot, as the other bookend to the defensively challenged Alfonso Soriano. And given the current market conditions, there's virtually no chance of their moving Soriano's contract.
Dunn continues to put himself in position for a bigger and better season, through conditioning; he's dropped 14 pounds so far in this offseason.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Jake Peavy talks between the Cubs and Padres are essentially on hold at this point, as the Cubs' ownership situation is being settled. Once that process moves along, the talks figure to restart; the Cubs keep telling the Padres that they are seriously interested, and the teams have a basic framework in place, built around Josh Vitters. The Padres remain under enormous pressure to cut payroll and move Peavy's salary -- which, day by day, doesn't look like the kind of sweetheart deal that it looked like at the beginning of the offseason.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->