08-14-2009, 08:39 PM
<!--quoteo(post=57960:date=Aug 14 2009, 03:49 PM:name=vitaminB)-->QUOTE (vitaminB @ Aug 14 2009, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I hope all you guys who are in favor of trading away Fox are the same guys who were all for trading away DeRosa.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm not in favor of it. I think it's inevitable so I want to get proper value for him. I look at it like this. We're stuck with the outfield we've got for some time to come. There are only so many places we can use Jake. We NEED better middle infielders. That's not where Jake helps us and he's probably worth more in trade than as a backup catcher or a guy that can only play the corners. We need young, agile utility players that can spell first rate infielders...but first we have to get some first rate middle infielders. That's the basis for my view of the future. I just can't see how Jake is a Cub next year. I love him as a Cub but I'm being realistic.
I'm not in favor of it. I think it's inevitable so I want to get proper value for him. I look at it like this. We're stuck with the outfield we've got for some time to come. There are only so many places we can use Jake. We NEED better middle infielders. That's not where Jake helps us and he's probably worth more in trade than as a backup catcher or a guy that can only play the corners. We need young, agile utility players that can spell first rate infielders...but first we have to get some first rate middle infielders. That's the basis for my view of the future. I just can't see how Jake is a Cub next year. I love him as a Cub but I'm being realistic.