Cubs Talking Themselves Into Jim Edmonds

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Winning streak erased, Cubs fall 4-3 at Wrigley
Published 5/14/2008 by Pete Harvey (noreply@blogger.com) at Cubs Loyalty
... This week rumors have fluttered that the Cubs are interested in picking up Jim Edmonds. With the potential deal laying in wait Felix Pie would be sent down to Triple A. I don't think the trade would work out. Edmonds strikes out too much and doesn't fit into any good spot in the lineup. Plus I think the only way Pie can improve and developed is getting extra at-bats at the Major League level. Sure he's tore it up at Triple A Iowa in previous years yet he needs to face the caliber pitching around the league. Whether coming off the bench or sometimes as a starter he can be ...

No....More....Pie
Published 5/16/2008 by Matt (noreply@blogger.com) at Chuckie Hacks
On the same day that Ryan Braun re-signed with the Brewers, another NL Central team made news by signing an outfielder. Although this news was a bit less well received by its team's fan base. The Cubs have signed Jim Edmonds , evidently to play in a CF platoon with Reed Johnson. Our friends at Wrigleyville 23 were less than thrilled about the prospect of this move, even before it occurred. This means that the latest Cubs can't-miss prospect, Felix Pie, has evidently missed...for now. Some might argue that he hasn't even been given a chance to miss yet - ...