T-Minus 5

There are only 5 days left for Carlos Beltran to resign with Houston. Interestingly, the Houston Chronicle (via their web site) has very little information on the status of the negotiations. That means either Houston has made their best offer (5 years, between $70 million and $96 million), of the Chronicle’s web site (www.chron.com) doesn’t have all of the articles that appear in the print version of the paper.

It’s hard to see Scott Boras allowing a team to drop from the bidding. Fewer teams bidding, less money for Carlos. The Mets are making a big play this week, but I don’t see that being a very likely destination for any major free agent.

Something should break by this weekend. And so may the Cubs playoff hopes for 2005.