Same Old Stuff

As you have already read elsewhere, Aramis Ramirez and Kerry Wood remain Cubs. Both these moves strike me as typicla Jim Hendry moves. And by that, I mean safe. Just like a year ago when Hendry overpaid for Juan Pierre, Hendry overpaid for A Ram. $73 million over 6 years? For a guy with a history of taking portions of seasons off?

Then again, what else was Hendry supposed to do? There was no one else who could have the kind of impact at that position. And letting him go sends what kind of signal to other free agents?

Until seen differently, A Ram remains a lazy player. And he's ours to watch until 2012.

As to Kerry Wood, the smart move would have been to cut ties and let Kerry move on. With the Cubs, the safe move is to keep him. Kerry signed for cheap, has some upside if healthy, he's still under 30 years old, and he sells lost of jerseys.

One of these days, the Cubs will gete leadership that takes chances. Not today.