Let’s Make a Deal: The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres

Posted: 1st March 2010 by TAB BAMFORD in MLB
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It's March, so it's once again time to get out the glove oil and rubber bands, clean off or buy new spikes, remember where the lucky batting gloves went, and wonder if you're too fat to play softball. It's also time to wonder if your favorite player will stay on your favorite team throughout the entire season. Because of the finances of professional sports, keeping superstar players in smaller markets is harder than ever. This reality drives some small-market teams to unload stars entering their prime in exchange for older players simply because of the boatload of prospects returning in the transaction. Today, let's examine a scenario in which the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres could make a deal that helps both clubs. San Diego sends first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and pitcher Clayton Ric ...

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