Brewers sign Aramis Ramirez to 3-year deal

[guitarchitect7]

Of course, the Inbox today had this...

Where do the Cubs stand on bringing back Carlos Pena? He is much cheaper than the other options and did everything asked of him. Plus, he is a team player, he is well worth say three years, $30 million to fill in at first while we restructure the system and team.
-- Aaron S., Des Moines, Iowa

You convinced me until your offer. The Cubs would welcome Pena back but only for a one-year deal. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have both stressed they want to pay for future performance, not past. Pena has hit at least 28 homers in each of the last five years, but his batting average and on-base percentage numbers have dropped each year (yes, they did go up slightly last season, but the trend has been down). He also hit .216 with runners on, .175 with runners in scoring position in 2011. Pena is a good defensive player, but he'll likely only be back if he is willing to accept a one-year contract.

[cycloneman003]

not sure why cubs fans are upset. $10-12 mil a year for a declining player who is AWFUL defensively and it all but eliminates them from being able to afford prince.

Cubs are widely thought of as the favorite for Fielder this offseason... if the brewers offseason is picking up A-Ram and Braun getting a 50 game suspension and the cubs offseason in picking up Fielder, i'm pretty sure i know who wins that