Rebuilding on the Run: An Ideal 2010 Cubs Roster

The rumors are out there. The free agent lists are nearly complete; only uncertainty over player and club option years remains. The trade market is beginning to rediscover itself, for the first time in six weeks or so. And now, armed with all of that knowledge, we have an opportunity to begin the task of concretely formulating the best plan of action for the Chicago Cubs over the course of the upcoming off-season. It will be an imprecise science; it will also likely not come to fruition, whatever we may propose, because Jim Hendry's mind does not work in the same way as the average fan's... or, certainly, the above-average fan's. But it never hurts to try, and the Good Lord gave us hard, cold, rainy autumns in the great Windy City so that we could muse about next baseball season. Therefore, here I set forth my proposed Opening Day roster for the Chicago Cubs in 2010. For each player, I will explicate their role somewhat, note their positions, uniform numbers, expected 2010 salaries, handedness and ... (link)