I usually do not go nuts like some Cubs fans and say " get rid of this player" but in this case we should. Bob Howry once again is scuffling and this time they can't use the excuse that he starts off slow because it is the end of July and he has not came close to turning the corner. Bob is in the last year of his 3 year deal which makes him a perfect candidate to trade. Not to mention the reliever market has few great relievers and not to many average relievers which means you would find a take on Howry after guys like Fuentes, Ohman, and Street find new homes.
Consider that last year he only gave up 31 runs in 78 games and he has already did that ths year in 50 should be enough to get rid of the guy. His era is an awful 5.22 for a late inning reliever, and I think the Cubs should trade him before he doe any more damage. The White Sox, Brewers, Phillies, Mets, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Yankess should all have interest in the veteran reliever because his price will be a lot lower than Fuentes, Street, etc. Jim needs to trade Howry before he give us higher numbers in the "L" column, plain and simple!
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The Jays are secretly shopping Roy Halladay and I think the Cubs should call the Jays if the have not already. Those of you who do not know Roy Halladay, he is a beast! He is almost guaranteed to give you at least 200 innings pitched a year. In his 10 year career he has only pitched under 200 innings 5 times and is on pace to have 200+ innings this year. He is has never lost over 8 games in a season and is almost guaranteed to give you at least 12 wins a year. In the past 6 years he has went 22-7, 8-8, 12-4, 16-5, 16-7, and is currently 12-7 this year. His lifetime ERA is 3.56 and has a 2.82 ERA this year. OH, and the really good thing is he has 3 years 40 million left on his contract if you count this year. He would cost the Cubs a ton to get, but I think you sell the farm for a guy like that! The guy is a number 1 on every team in baseball and would be a great addition for the Cubs.
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No. Sorry.
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080726&content_id=3198683&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc
I can't believe Halladay is being shopped. But you have proved me wrong before. I think Cubs scouts are looking at relief pitchers DOWNS,TALLET, AND CARLSON. I also agree with you about getting rid of HOWRY and i would add EYRE and WARD to that group. HOFFPAUIR would replace WARD. And we already have 2 lefties doing just fine. MARSHALL and COTTS.
NO THE CUBS WON'T TRADE HOWRY EVEN THOUGH HE HA ONE PITCH, YEAH LETS GO AFTER ROY HALLADAY THATS A GREAT IDEA, LETS ALSO GET SANTANA AND SABATHIA, OH WAIT THEY ARE ALREADY TAKEN.
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