Trade them both. Maybe we can get something of value for Harden.

But get something in return for Harden.

He’s a free agent, so I’m not sure how much trade value he has, since he’d be a one month rental.

who else has been put on waivers.

I’d like to see Hendry at least TRY and unload a bit.

1) Heilman gone? GOOD

2) I sure hope we don’t regret seeing Harden go. I’m not so sure we won’t miss him next year… I suppose it all comes down to money eh?

3) I guess I watched Harden play his last game for the Cubs last night at Wrigley. Didn’t think about that possibility.

4) They forgot to also mention that someone claimed Aaron Miles off waviers… right? right?

Done the claiming?

That much, we know now. Harden by an unnamed team.

If Harden can bring value in trade, do it. Heilman, just let him go.

Keep Harden, the draft picks will be better than what a team will give us for 6 weeks of Harden.

Harden is a FA next year. We can always resign him. Can we get some new maple bats for Heilman? Some beer maybe? Anything?

He can be dominant. He can be quite dominant with the Cubs. He is also inexpensive (relatively speaking) and there will always be the advantage for management in negotiating a contract considering the injury issues.

I’d never trade Harden.

Harden can still be signed as a free agent during the offseason, Why not have their cake and eat it too?

I wonder if the same team claimed both thinking they want Harden and Hendry might be more willing to deal if they took Heilman too.

If the Cubs want to keep Harden and try to get two draft picks for him, then he needs to be a Type A free agent. That may require that he continue to pitch, and pitch well, through September. So there is the slight chance of injury during that time period.

If the Cubs get two picks, they will have to sign them, perhaps with bonuses in the million dollar range combined. Acquiring a player in the minors from another team would not cost them anything out of pocket.

Even with both of those points, I still would be reluctant to trade Harden, but it (obviously) depends on what they could get for him.

Some clubs with young pitchers want to shut them down in September to protect their arms. Washington and Oakland come to mind. One of them might want Heilman as a starter or long reliever for that month. If he shows something, they can keep him fairly cheaply. If not, they can run up the mileage on his arm and non-tender him.

I’m in favor of letting the Giants have Heilman.