Gotta Get Tejada

I was stunned when I saw two things happen yesterday. 1. Renteria get traded for a top prospect. (Something the Cubs still have a few of) and 2. Tejada demanding a trade.

Since losing Furcal, Hendry has been pretty quiet about his plans for a SS, but with tejada available, he has to make a move. Tejada to me has long been one of the most underrated of the SS's in the league. He's Charismatic, he's a clubhouse leader type, and he has power. I could live with a stinker in right if we had an infield of Tejada, Hairston, Aram and Lee. Put Murton in there at the 6 spot and this would be a lineup with both speed and power. Something the cubs have not had since the beginning of the sosa era.

Could they pull off such a trade involving Cedeno, Patterson and Walker?? if they got tejada, would they really need Cedeno anymore. Clearly there is something about Cedeno that dusty does not like. He's so over-defensive about how he does play younsters "Look at the bullpen last year" . Oh yeah dusty, how'd that work out for you, but it still took him till the September callups to get Murton and Cedeno in the lineup for any considerable playing time. Well, if Hendry is sticking with Dusty, and if Dusty is going to stick with the Likes of Neifi and Walker over cedeno and Hairston, then lets give him a Veteran who's actually good. (actually, I do like walker, but they aren't keeping his trading block status a secret from anyone)

So lets see if Hendry can finish off this winter with the same sort of umm... effort as he started it with... and lets bring in a Young, Fast, Powerful and a strong leader who can finally Solidify SS, the way ARAM and Lee have solidified the corners.