Will Carroll had an interesting post on what the Cubs could offer for Carlos Beltran.

I knew after that post that the GM for K.C. was looking to fill 3 of the 5 positions he was looking for in a trade of Beltran. CF, 3rd, SP, C, and 2nd.

In that scenerio we had a legit shot of aquiring Beltran. Not so any more.

"There are four teams that we've identified that have the combination of the young catcher and third baseman we're looking for," says Baird. "Those are our biggest areas of need. What we're doing is moving on to 2005. We'll put David DeJesus in center field. Our pitching should be coming along; Jimmy Gobble has been good, so has (Zack) Greinke, we'll have Runelvys Hernandez back for Opening Day (in 2005), Miguel Asencio in May (of '05). So we're hoping to get a third baseman who can play next year and a catcher who can break in with Benito Santiago. We'll see how it plays out with those four teams."

No the Cubs are not one of those teams. In fact the Cubs have expressed zero interest and said they werent going to trade Patterson anyways.

I have wanted Beltran, and honestly it has been a fans dream all season. I think we can finally put this dream down as dead and buried. Beltran will not be in Chicago unless a miracle happens and the K.C. GM suddenly goes stupid.