You're right. I misread the transactions list. We brought up Stevens.
He's a righty, which means we'd have no lefties in the pen.

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Dwayne C <dwayne@...> wrote:

> I thought we sent down Waddell after we took him off the dl, and called up
> one of the kids we got in the Ruthosa trade?
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> From: Chris Lohroff
> To: cubscoven@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 3:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Cubs' Coven] Cubs should trade Harden
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> With Dempster out I'm not sure we can afford to get rid of Harden right
> now. Now... if Marquis was still around... ;)
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> 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.
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> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 3:49 PM, socherball <socherball2@...> wrote:
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> > 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
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > With all the teams still in the race, I think Harden would probably
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> > 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
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> > to get a decent prospect or two for him.
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> > 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,
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> > give you just as much as Harden had been giving us.
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