Bad Decision

Phil Rogers has a nice article on the Cubs getting Beltran...

Tribune Co. should allow him to do exactly that. Beltran is an exceptional talent who will mean more in terms of winning than the one-dimensional Sosa ever has. Playing together, alongside Garciaparra, Ramirez and Lee, Beltran and Sosa should keep the Cubs from wasting their state-of-the-art starting rotation, as they did in 2004.

Once Sosa leaves as a free agent after next season, the payroll could shrink back to a slightly more comfortable level. And don't forget that this isn't the last time the Cubs can consider a Sosa deal. He could be traded in January or February, before camps open, during spring training or at the trading deadline.

If the Cubs excuse not to pursue Beltran is because they can't trade Sosa that is an extremly poor excuse and just shows that the Cubs organization cares little about winning a World Series after 96 years of futility. I personally think the Cubs will pass on Beltran and end up signing Magglio Ordonez to a lower contract strictly because he will be cheaper after coming off an injury. It is the Cubs way, cheap, cheaper, cheapest. Whatever it takes to save a dime and put a semi-competitive team on the field.

Don't get me wrong I will be happy if Ordonez was signed but compared to Beltran, Beltran is the total package.