Published 6/29/2009
by Matt Anaya
at Bleacher Report - MLB
What the Cubs Need It may seem like the Cubs, who are two games under .500 and only 3.5 GB of the division leading Brewers and Cardinals, may only need Aramis Ramirez’s bat back in the lineup to be true contenders, but they need more than that. Aramis’ bat will help the Cubs contend for a division title but after watching the same team for the last two seasons do the same things wrong (i.e. swing at awful pitches with RISP), the Cubs need a lot more than Aramis’ bat to be World Series contenders. Will they make a trade? Probably, but it may only be for bullpen help (Matt Capps?). I do not think the Cubs will make a trade for Matt Holliday because the Cubs do not have the firepower in the minor leagues to acquire Holliday nor the space on the team. The Cubs are stuck with Kosuke Fukudome, Milton Bradley, and Alfonso Soriano for a long time due to their incompetence and horrible contracts (sad face). These are the Cubs top priorities to getting back to the playoffs: ...
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