Mystery Team

I found this very interesting.

When a rival general manager inquired about center fielder Carlos Beltran on Tuesday, the Astros responded that he was unavailable. The Astros' position is unlikely to change before Saturday's deadline, but a poor series against the Diamondbacks could persuade owner Drayton McLane to shift course abruptly.

Rival GM? Unless the Reds were the team inquiring that leaves only the Chicago Cubs. If that is so then it is a day late and a dollar short in jumping on the Beltran band wagon. He would of been nice to have BEFORE we got our butts handed to us by the Cardinals.

I would be SHOCKED if the Astro's traded him much less to the Cubs. And even if the Cubs were to make a deal it will cost an arm and a leg to get Beltran because Houston doesn't want to deal him in the division. The Cubs would have to make an offer the Astro's couldn't resist.