<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top rowSpan=5 width=100 align=middle>
</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Cubs turn down Perez/Castillo for Zambrano </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Carlos Zambrano - R - CHC - Jul. 31</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>The Cubs have turned down an offer from the Mets of Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo for Carlos Zambrano, according to SI's Jon Heyman.
It sounds like the Cubbies might be willing to do a straight Perez-for-Zambrano swap, but they didn't want Castillo included in the deal, as well. Perez and Castillo are due roughly $24 million combined through 2011 and then would come off the books, while Zambrano is due over $60 million through 2013. Although Zambrano clearly has the most talent left among the three, we certainly wouldn't blame the Cubs for his dumping his salary in a deal like this. It remains to be seen if the two teams can work something out.
Source: Jon Heyman on Twitter
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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Cubs turn down Perez/Castillo for Zambrano </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Carlos Zambrano - R - CHC - Jul. 31</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>The Cubs have turned down an offer from the Mets of Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo for Carlos Zambrano, according to SI's Jon Heyman.It sounds like the Cubbies might be willing to do a straight Perez-for-Zambrano swap, but they didn't want Castillo included in the deal, as well. Perez and Castillo are due roughly $24 million combined through 2011 and then would come off the books, while Zambrano is due over $60 million through 2013. Although Zambrano clearly has the most talent left among the three, we certainly wouldn't blame the Cubs for his dumping his salary in a deal like this. It remains to be seen if the two teams can work something out.
Source: Jon Heyman on Twitter
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