Be Careful What You Wish For: Why Marquis Will Be Missed By Cubs

To say it has been a busy off-season for the Chicago Cubs would be an understatement. Cubs' fans have seen their team's owner declare bankruptcy and the club will be sold before opening day. They have, once again, sat through rumors of an "imminent" trade for a star player (Jake Peavy), only to see those talks completely collapse see Roberts, Brian). They have said hello to a potential headache, Milton Bradley, and waived goodbye to fan favorites Mark DeRosa and Kerry Wood. And, in a much rejoiced moved, they said good riddance to much maligned fifth starter Jason Marquis. In everything that I have read, Cubs fans and baseball experts have all fretted that the loss of DeRosa and Wood will mean the downfall of the 2009. But these two have both been replaced in subsequent moves by Cubs' GM Jim Hendry. While he won't replace DeRosa's power numbers, Miles is even more versatile than DeRosa, as he can play both shortstop and center field, two positions DeRosa never  manned ... (link)