What ballhawk said.

I don’t see the point at all. He looks done to me and is expensive.

…what Limey said :)

So we can watch him make his tearful goodbyes to his Giant teammates on Showtime’s “The Franchise.”

If we’re gonna stink, we might as well get a bit part in a documentary for it.

No.

De Witt, struggling mightily still has more upside and is cheaper. I’d also rather have Johnson coming off the bench who also is cheaper.

he’d become the fifth outfielder? I suppose it might give us depth if Rami gets traded…

TED LILLY!!!

DeRosa would be much better at pre- and post-game, and might say something useful sitting in the booth during the 5th inning.

On the field, is he really going to be any better than Augie Ojeda? I understand the idea of cutting Reed Johnson or send DeWitt back to AAA, but DeRosa is not particularly an upgrade. And to take on more money?

This actually makes too MUCH sense. I’d stick him at 2B and let him play in place of Barney. Barney then becomes your utility infielder, and then you designate Blake DeWitt for assignment.

Hey, plus no one is wearing his #7 so he could have it right back.

After Hendry said that we had no money to spend and had to have a special meeting to pay Wood $1.5 MILLION (a steal), he “found” $6 million to pay Garza after that dumb trade.

I’d say that we can “find some more money” for DeRosa, or we can ask the Giants to do what we always do—pay most of their salary. It’s the least they can do for giving us NOTHING for Fontenot.

coach sure, player no thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7e8pl-Q7A

Rami annual injury due in the next few weeks.

If he were DFAd maybe but not in trade. Unless as stated above, they would straight up for DeWitt. I am liking Barney and I like Baker as a backup. Is Baker not the same as DeRosa?

I don’t think he can play seven days a week because I think his wrist would become sore. That would mean that the five-day-a-week upgrade he would give you at 2B (he is swinging well right now and had an excellent ST) would be negated by having him on the roster — but unavailable — the other two days.

DeRo can seriously help a contender (probably the Braves, Twins, Phillies, or Yankees) as a four-day-a-week super-utility guy, but I don’t think the Cubs have enough shot at contending in 2011 to have DeRo take at-bats away from younger guys. The Cubs have to figure out who will play 2B in 2012 and if Tyler Colvin is an everyday player.

The only thing that he could really help with would be as a steadying influence for Starlin Castro — veteran 2B (especially those with SS experience) can help young SSs with the mental part of the game. Would that be worth paying him $6M and giving up something in a trade?

more versatile than DeWitt