Jim Hendry has a bugaboo that he just can't shake: He wants
Brian Roberts. Wants him bad. The problem is that acquiring Roberts would surely bump current second baseman/utility man
Mark DeRosa to a full-time utility role,
and De Rosa is rightfully pissed:
"It's funny for me," DeRosa said Friday at Hi Corbett Field. "I feel like I've done enough ... where I shouldn't be put in this position. Hopefully Jim and [manager Lou Piniella] realize I'm one of the best hitters they have and my bat should be in the lineup."
Agreed! DeRosa's numbers last year were very solid for second base. The only conceivable excuse for the Cubs not recognizing what they have is
Lou Piniella is calling for a "legitimate" leadoff guy, as if he doesn't realize that Kosukue Fukudome is right there, waiting to be plugged into the top spot. Getting Roberts would patch that hole in Hendry and Piniella's lives, but it would also cost the Cubs presumably valuable talent in return. DeRosa is good enough to be the Cubs' full-time second baseman. It's a shame the Cubs don't realize it.
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1. Mark DeRosa declined a "super utility man" contract from the Rangers because the Cubs offered him security at ONE POSITION. I know that DeRosa loves Chicago, but Dallas was his home too.
If he knew that the Cubs were going to demote him to a utility position, I'm sure he would've thought twice before signing.
Posted at 2:52PM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Jen