The Cubs have apparently sweetened their offer for Orioles 2nd baseman Brian Roberts, but will owner Peter Angelos finally move his favorite player?

According to the Chicago Sun Times, the Chicago Cubs have a solid offer on the table for Orioles’ 2nd baseman Brian Roberts.  That deal is said to be infielder Ronny Cedeno and pitchers Sean Gallagher and Donnie Veal as well as hard-throwing pitching prospect Jose Ceda.  Both teams have had scouts watching each other and according to some, this may be a last minute deal that goes down prior to the start of the regular season.

What could make this deal even more interesting is, there’s a rumor that the deal could also include Cubs right-hander Jason Marquis.  I’m not sure how the Cubs would be ok with sending Marquis to Baltimore, especially after how he performed for them last season.

Whether this deal goes down or not still remains to be seen.  As far as I’m concerned, the Cubs are giving up too much for 1 player, especially if they have to include Marquis.  If the Cubs get another player back in return, then maybe they make out ok, but not a 4-for-1 or even a 5-for-1 deal.  The Cubs already lack pitching, trading Marquis makes them that much weaker.

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