there's some Floyd discussion I missed in the Soriano thread.  But perhaps we should seperate them and discuss Floyd over here? If there's overwhelming disagreement I'll delete this one :)

Floyd should come pretty cheap and he's from Chicago, so they might get a bit of discount.  I don't mind the move.  It gives the Cubs extra depth and Murton's great versus lefties and alright versus righties.  A 2 year deal sounds apt.  OF course, they could deal off Murton for pitching..

Left-handed bat, can platoon with Matt Murton in LF, provides depth at 1st base behind Derrek Lee (an important consideration given the unfortunate situation with his daughter's health), is a Chicago guy, will come fairly cheap...

is that he would come much cheaper than we assume, so everything should be explored. I still think JD Drew should be acquired if it's only 3 years with a 4th year option.

I'd really like for us to sign some of those guys called "starting pitchers."  I hear there's a guy named Schmidt that's really good.

Floyd wants to be bench guy or even a platoon guy. The guy is still relatively young, Floyd has a strong opinion of himself, I can't see him excepting a "role" position. Living in Delaware, get a lot of New York info., I would be surprised if he came here, if he does sign, he must have some assurance he will start the majority of the time.

Start Murton please, No Floyd

I'm fine with aquiring a guy like Floyd to be a 4th OF along with a guy like Pagan.

What I find interesting about this rumor, is that it looks like the Cubs are trying to bring in all the guys that had been rumored at one point or another to be aquired for Sammy Sosa.  I suppose Bernie Williams will be up next!

Something Lou keeps emphasizing. The Cubs will be better defensively, Floyd only makes sense as a bench player. Another point Lou has made repeatedly, to win the World Series you need a strong bench. With Pierre's noodle arm even an untested Soriano will be better in the field. He did display decent range and a strong arm. Give some credit to Murton for learning on the job under difficult circumstances, and he lost at least 100 at bats because he wasn't one of Dusty's guys. If Floyd wants to come home and live out his playing days as a reserve, great, but not in the field everyday.

to win he'll probably try and get Floyd and deal Murton.  Silly mistake but he's probably looking at Floyd as a left handed bat in a righty dominated lineup.  He can probably get quite a bit for Murton because contrary to what some people think he is a pretty good player who is getting better.  He strikes me as a good candidate to hit for more power as he develops, he's already got good OBP skills and his defense is acceptable at the very least in a world where Cliff Floyd plays outfield too.

Counting on Floyd to play a whole season would be a big mistake.  If he's a bench player at a good price then fine, sign him.  But make it clear to him beforehand that Murton is the starting left fielder, otherwise expect problems.  I'm okay with him coming off the bench but I think it's a big mistake to get him and deal Murton.  Murton is too cheap and too good to replace with a more expensive guy heading toward complete mediocrity, if he's not there already.