Mind Erase

With so many Cubs fans pinning their hopes on signing Carlos Beltran don't read any further...

Houston Astros free agent center fielder Carlos Beltran is seeking a 10-year contract, his agent told a television station on Thursday.

Yeah, that puts him at the top of the Cubs wish list I am sure. The article leaves a glimmer of hope.

Only a handful of teams will be able to afford the 27-year-old All-Star's soaring price tag -- the New York Yankees likely chief among his suitors. The Chicago Cubs were also said to be interested.

"Were" is the key word in that case. That likely has scared off the Cubs already and the organization is now applying the ignore and wait strategy which never works. While the Cubs ignore hoping the demands come down, other teams will bargain and haggle. By time the Cubs figure out his demands aren't coming down fast enough, it will be too late and he will be a Yankee or whatever.