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Should the Chicago Cubs Consider Trading Jake Fox for Bullpen Help?

 
The 2009 season for the Chicago Cubs has not gone exactly as planned.  Injuries, power outages, suspensions, "lack of fire," you name it, it's gone wrong for the Cubs so far this year. One bright spot for the team this season has been midseason call-up Jake Fox .  In 23 games over his two stints with the big league club this season, Fox has hit .317 with 3 HR and 12 RBI.  Prior to his callup, he was lighting up AAA Iowa, with obscene stats of .409 BA, 17 HR and 53 RBI in just 45 games.  The only knock on Fox is his defense.  He has performed decently well playing 3B, LF and RF this year, but he is best suited as a designated hitter.  With Aramis Ramirez scheduled to return from the disabled list on Monday, and the Cubs paying Alfonso Soriano and Milton Bradley far too much for them to sit on the bench (despite their play), Fox appears to be headed to the bench, or potentially even back to AAA. Too much offense is a good problem for the Cubs to have, but it ... (link)

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