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It's GOT TO BE much, much more than moving Bradley


I have to say that I am getting thoroughly depressed already over the prospects for 2010. My goodness, Jim Hendry was granted a stay of execution by the Ricketts family and then he is dumb and arrogant to say this week the Cubs only need a handful of minor tweaks?!?! And am I actually reading right that Cub fans are debating the wondrous virtues of signing Marlon Byrd versus Mike Cameron?!?! So we have Cub fans who actually wholeheartily endorse Hendry having yet another bad and expensive foray into free agency for a 30 something outfielder who we will deeply regret signing two weeks into the season?!?!

I've got news for Jim Hendry...the 2009 Chicago Cubs were a flawed and downright bad baseball team in many respects. Ah Jim, in case you haven't notice you have a current rotation of the enigmatic child Zambrano, the horrendously overpaid Dempster and Wells, a guy who came out of nowhere in 2009 and who could just as well revert back into nothingness ala Rich Hill.

Jim, you need to find a quality starting pitcher. And you need to find a couple of decent arms for a bullpen that you vastly overrate. A middle infielder who isn't graduate of the Smurf Aging Journeyman Former Non-Prospect Society" would be great too. And do you HONESTLY have faith in Geovany Soto being your number one catcher in 2010? Center field is a black hole too.

The Ricketts family delayed dumping your regime for one more season. At least do them a favor and at least try this offseason. I know you can do it, even without Sam Zell and Kenny Crane handing over a stack of blank checks.

P.S. Before Josh Vitters joins the long list of prospect flops during your tenure, how about you get him some intensive offseason development help with his hitting approach and fielding.


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