When the Chicago Cubs traded Jason Marquis - and his healthy contract - to the Colorado Rockies earlier this year for Luis Vizcaino - and his healthy contract - the assumption was, well, we just got our Bobby Howry for the year.
But as he struggles mightily in Spring Training, Lou Piniella has indicated that his job is not safe. Because Vizcaino is set to make $3.5 million this year (and a $500k buyout next year), it's highly unlikely that the Cubs will DFA Vizcaino at the end of Spring, and eat his salary.
Far more likely, if the Cubs decide Vizcaino is not going to make the team, is that they'll look to deal him. That will involve either eating a big chunk of his salary, or taking on a terrible contract.
A contract like that of Oakland A's shortstop Bobby Crosby. Read all about a possible Cubs/A's swap.
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