The Carlos Beltran sweepstakes are heating up with the Marlins trying to get involved.

Nope, sorry not a word of interest from the Cubs camp, but there is this little bit.

Tigers closer Ugueth Urbina could emerge as a reasonable trade option for the Cubs. But the Tigers might prefer to keep Urbina in an effort to finish .500, exercise his $4 million option and then trade him in the offseason.

If the Cubs wanted Urbina they could of easily signed him in the spring. They Cubs will not trade for him by giving up prospects now and paying cash.