The Cubs apparently are looking at Chan Ho Park to fill their need for a late-inning reliever.According to Jon Heyman, the Cubs are interested in free agent pitcher Chan Ho Park:
#cubs, #rays among teams eyeing chan ho park, who was terrific in world series last year and will be missed in philly.Jon Heyman's Twitter
As Rotoworld points out, Park turned down a 1-year, $3 million offer from the Phillies in December, and is looking for more years and more money. The former All-Star as a starting pitcher will be 37 in June, and is only useful as a reliever these days(2.52 ERA in 38 relief appearances for the Phillies in 2009; 7.29 ERA in seven starts). I'd be quite hesitant to meet his demands, but knowing how Jim Hendry throws around money to free agent veteran relievers, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Park ends up being the late-inning reliever the Cubs are known to want.
If the Cubs are going to spend over $3 million on a single free agent player, I really wish that would be for second baseman Orlando Hudson instead, but it appears their money's going to be given to a relief pitcher like Park, and a player to fill their need/want for a fourth outfielder such as Xavier Nady.
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