With Dempster out I'm not sure we can afford to get rid of Harden right
now. Now... if Marquis was still around... ;)

I'd be concerned about moving Marshall back into the rotation. He is our
only lefty in the pen. Well, we called up Waddell today but I don't trust
him yet.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 3:49 PM, socherball <socherball2@...> wrote:

> I think the Cubs should trade Harden, and restock the system a bit. They
> could try to get a lefty reliever in the deal, but since any team that would
> likely be trading for him would be in the race, that would be difficult.
> However, I don't want him here anymore. He has not been the Rich Harden
> that came over last year, and I DON'T want the Cubs signing him to a
> long-term deal at the end of the season.
>
> The thing that is so frustrating is that the guy has dominant stuff. He
> just seems to lose focus for an inning or two every game. He gives up 4
> runs, and with this offense, that is all it takes - GAME OVER.
>
> With all the teams still in the race, I think Harden would probably still
> command a decent price. Especially, from teams who were looking to get
> Halladay but missed out. I understand that he is a FA at the end of the
> year and that this will hurt his value. However, you should still be able
> to get a decent prospect or two for him.
>
> The best thing about this deal is that you don't even have to give up on
> this year to stock up a little for the future. To be honest, I think
> Marshall, or maybe even Hart if he pitches like he did the other day, would
> give you just as much as Harden had been giving us.
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