Omar Infante Traded to the Cubs for...

Cubs unloaded about $4 mil in salary with this trade, which might mean they're prepared to make a run at someone on the free agent market. Problem is, the Cubs roster was filled with mediocre utilitymen -- aside from Ramirez, Soriano and Lee, of course -- so what good is adding another?

Oh, and Jorge Posada and the Yanks have agreed to a 4 year $52 million contract. Do the math: $13 million a year. Not bad.

Posada will be getting paid well for a catcher his age but his real value is handling the youngsters who will be on the staff all season for the first time like Hughes and Kennedy.

Players like Infante are a dime a dozen...Cubs haven't had a standout shortstop for years since can't count Garciaparra because he was hurt so much.

good line about Boras...his players probably never sign for less than a million unless they get the major league minimum of $390,000 for 2008 and goes to $400,000 in 2009...not bad for playing a game.

BTW, Craig Monroe just got traded to the Twins today.

The Cubs had to trade Monroe. They have a rule of only 1 "ex Tiger at a time". IF Infante makes the team he will be on the bench his arm is NOT good for SS. JJones was not a fan favorite his start last year was terrible but he hit over .330 after the all star break.

And who did the Cub's get for Craig Monroe... "The infamous PTBNL" try looking up his stats. (~

Craig Monroe really tanked for the Tigers last year...it was a shock when he was released but he wasn't doing anything to help the team...looks the Cubs have seen all they want of Monroe too...now it is Twins turn to see what he can do with them.