According to Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune we'll see if Andy MacPhail was only waiting to make a Miguel Tejada trade before going to Peter Angelos to approve one sending Brian Roberts to the Cubs. According to major league sources, the Houston Astros are about to announce that they are getting Tejada from Baltimore for a package of four players, built around pitchers Troy Patton and Matt Albers. The other players are reportedly outfielder Luke Scott and minor-league third baseman Mike Costanzo. The departure of Tejada leaves the Orioles in need of a shortstop and would make them extremely thin up the middle if they also traded Roberts. That could mean the Cubs put Ronny Cedeno, Eric Patterson or even former Orioles first-rounder Mike Fontenot in a trade for Roberts. If Sean Gallagher goes to Baltimore in a Roberts trade, that would mean Andy MacPhail has added three potential 2008 starting pitchers without trading one. Might that give the Cubs a chance to expand the Roberts negotiations to include Erik Bedard? Things are getting interesting.
My take: Roberts would be a great addition to this club, Bedard would sweeten the deal.
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