Be leery of trading for relievers

4 comments July 27th, 2008

Even down here in Bears camp at Bourbonnais, reporters are constantly checking the TV to see how the Cubs are doing. The Brewers have a lot of people scared right now. Still, I say the Cubs shouldn’t give up too much for more relief pitching. Trading for relievers in the middle of a pennant race is a recipe for disaster. That’s how the Astros got Jeff Bagwell (for 40-year-old Larry Anderson). Or, to be Cubs specific, how about giving up Jon Garland to the White Sox for Matt Karchner? Too often somebody else’s middle relievers are no better than your own. The Cubs made a great trade to land Rich Harden. They are very deep in starting pitching. Their relievers will be OK, too. Just stay the course. The Brewers aren’t going to go away, but neither will they stay this hot. And the Cubs just got Alfonso Soriano back. Chicago will catch fire again, too.