" at five on the sports we'll SIX SEVENTY The Score. Those sports station. The scores baseball expert."

" This opponents to. It's still real good good good note down. What Chicago's Sports Radio 670. This ultimately -- still be blocked by for a season heating and air and at let's get out -- hot item of community and now you weren't baseball insider."

" He is -- all they Steve are you know well you know little Leo well it's always enjoyed it talks here and we have interesting stuff to discuss. A lot of things going and we wanna get -- but let's start with -- we just talked to Paul Sullivan a minute ago he wrote a story in the Tribune. Or he just kind of -- included a couple of pitchers defects one. Being that that the Jim Hendry is coming back he believes that if Jim Hendry is going to be there it'd have the budget meetings and all that stuff that he's going to be coming back. But he also says in there that that that the Cubs have made the decision to two at least shop drop a line in the water and see if they can get. Any kind of success with trading Carlos Zambrano now we've talked about this possibility before apparently careless act -- and some people. I'm do you think they can trade him Steve and was at the no trade clause apparently willing to. To rescind that for the right team do you think that can happen or they have to throw some money in the deal to get that done how what value does doesn't -- Zambrano."

" Well I think one of the things that the date and the Cubs are certainly hoping for is that Zambrano throws very well the rest of the way. Because he's still young and up until -- another athlete we're. Because we haven't tied up for quite some time. At you know at what premier pitchers make. I think he does have and I think that he can't be traded and I don't think depending on who you want back. You're gonna have to pick up some of that money now that's -- these -- to work. When you have a contract. That kind of duration. And a kicker at the end of if he winds up. In the top four I believe in Cy Young award voting it kicks in the land here makes it a 110 million total. When they signed -- so that was a year ago I believe but there's -- two years ago. If you want to on the did take all the money that you get lesser prospects. If you're gonna be willing to give -- some of the money and then you get. Better prospects. And that's now that's so this deal is gonna work now. The best thing that they could possibly do is sit around and wait especially for. I would say one of those teams perhaps in the east. Whichever team doesn't get to the World Series would save Barton doesn't get there. And take a look at their pitching staff and Matsuzaka who's just coming back now -- doesn't throw as well as is he should or still has some problems. Wakefield 42 he's been running very well they have rotation that's a little shaky at best. They would be very interest in ensuring that and that's rugby team that goes -- okay. Apparently is locate the Chicago white tax that would make for an interesting situation quite sexist and very good young players. I don't know they'd be willing to get rid of them but there's certainly. That would be that would be one of the guys that they would certainly look to -- would have good pitching depth to some peavy Celtic. I think the latex might might enjoy that the question is can they take -- all the money the answer would probably be I don't think so after the -- Actually the videos and TV adventure. So there're some teams that would want him and I do believe that he is tradable. And it's not surprising to me in fact that it broach this subject the number of times. And and coach has told some people that he would be willing to go more than one or two people by the way."

" there's also -- story in the paper today believe mark Gonzales in the Tribune. Writing a scout unnamed scouts -- talking about Alex Rios quote he's a teaser he can get you fired. He has done actually nothing's that 144 since he it was picked up off waivers and at the time we talk deal we all. Thought it was highly unlikely that this thing was gonna go through without any kind compensation. And and yet theory is and here he really isn't he hasn't done anything for your. Is there anyone within the Chicago White Sox organization having buyer's remorse over the hazard they fully believe that. Just get through the season gets in the offseason come in fresh in spring training and he's gonna be the guy who could could be an All-Star for."

" Well I think -- that they have to believe that especially if you have to be the one who claimed off waivers and gets stuck with a full to have. So they're pretty much hoping that he's going to be that guy that was a two time also are quite planned to 85 batting average and again that the plays that they terrific center field. If he's that gagged then because you didn't have to do but he players' form you did okay. He can't possibly be as bad as again that's been here. They're -- has one home run and three runs driven in in I think now 24 ball games. So. I would assume. The fact that he has made a couple of the All-Star teams and he was one of their mainstays over there that he's got to be better than he has been the question is tough when you look at them I think that. That Greg Walker has been hesitant to do a whole lot of things with his swing. And that -- thing that you have to completely reworked it but you do have to look at some areas of it. But I think that is that are left to do in the springtime. As opposed to coming over here trying to get anything done from here to the end of the season."

" Colleges movement that and it Zambrano trades go you're Somalian overpaid the however I don't have enough --"

" Well let let me say Bristol that I don't think that's going to be the only deal made and another thing that both -- the which I talked about. In fact it was uses a promo on I was stationed here. -- about a month ago that that the Jim Hendry would come back accent he deserved to come back after a couple of good years he has a very bad year this year but. No general managers in the Internet. But you know winning two straight division titles I thought. Certainly get him back for at least another east -- and -- three. So it's not surprising that he he will be back -- you know try to write some of the things that happened this year. And that's going to include making a couple of changes not just. Trolling the waters to see the interest in Zambrano which by the way I believe is going to be. Fairly expensive for the team that has money."

" The story having said that about Hendry. If you go out get Sandy Alderson and Joshua were all somewhat akin to that type of our baseball. Mind are you are equipping -- Wenzel Vince crane -- you know he does the money he -- sign off on contracts he was balancing the ownership thing at the time. But -- you bring in a Schuerholz or Sandy Alderson as someone like that -- fact now giving Jim Hendry a baseball boss so that Jim Kansas. Either free wheel and deal and guy he dollars to run advise somebody in baseball terms does this make sense not only continued to we have the money to pay for whatever you wanna do."

" Or quite as -- nobody really knows who's going to be the -- guys that are brought in that whoever it's going to be. The free spending ways. Over. -- you take a look at that payroll. You'll realize that and you just don't have that much. Free spending less than that because it's if you leave it the way it is now that there roulette about a 150 million next you're just playing normal. Breezes and guys who were arbitration eligible and the number of other things back loaded contract. Talk about that for a long time. So I don't think that he's going to be able to have quite history and -- the anyways so."

" Are you demoted him basically that's a question when he becomes a guy goes out there. And does UN wants to do we get someone else has to be the guy who says let's do."

" Well I think that certainly look your general manager always has a huge say in what's going -- And it -- depending on who goes in there and there's a lot of voices that have to be heard in that room. And sometimes there -- voices who will put up an argument that maybe sounds a little bit better than let's get Milton Bradley for three years. I mean that's just one of those things that you look at his tailgate maybe they're -- option for shorter period of time. And let's not do it quite as quickly because maybe somebody -- fall to us like Bobby Abreu failed to the Angels. I mean I know you didn't want to wait that long but when Bobby Abreu finally felt the Angels by the way we played him. They were raving about him and what he's meant to that team. They were talking about the influence he's all of the end hitters in the patient that he's given. Two bit young lineup I'm not -- black girl that -- guys who you could still actually teach something to who don't have an ingrained now to -- fifteen years. And Abreu is gonna drive and a hundred runs and he's gonna walk close to a hundred times and he's going to. Do the things he's always done and for them there were ecstatic to get them. Gonna get caught -- five million dollars for one year. That was patience patience paid off so I think you -- a couple of voices in the room. One. There -- want to get everything done today. Another. Or third -- said buckle -- for a second because there are other options here I think eventually. The general manager gets tremendous amount of credit for the team winning. And that's what's going to happen here I think the more voices in the room were baseball people the better off it is."

" These Steve Stone on the score is baseball expert and Steve holdout we're gonna come back to you will -- will allow -- you can follow Steve by the way at twitter.com slash baseball stone is we do. Or you can go to Steve Stone dot -- And I keep up with all the -- resentment via scores baseball expert it's your turn to talk to Stoney Terry got a question. 312640. Or 6767. That's the -- number Mully and Hanley score. All right -- thanks so much but it's actually got star hot -- welcome Steve Stone back in the program. You can close people we do let's put it back out as baseballs -- but please don't -- wanna get back to something he said that when we first. Came -- here I -- about hoping that Zambrano pitches well and I guess this is the question when you trade guys ideally to the elected to a when they have the most value. And -- just a guess that it's a two pronged question does he have value right now because of the bad year he's had in and obviously some of that off the field issues are and the Angels lost the feel whatever you wanna call it did the the attitudinal adjustment stuff. Or do you -- You do you want him to be you know kind of playing at his best but then you kind of reached -- wanna trade --"

" No you you want anybody who you're going to deal to be playing as well they can possibly play. I have you made your decision to see which you can get and bear in mind. That becomes. You know the it's not like we're going to trade him torture. It's we're gonna find out just exactly what he's worth on the open market. There we're gonna make a determination is he more valuable to us. Or can we get enough for him so that the salary relief we get in this situation and the visibility. That's you know we will -- Is that is that what we're looking for and so you're evaluating a couple of different things -- Again they actually are worth more -- in the air on the open market -- you keep them. There's a lot of guys who conversely. It's called addition by subtraction taking them away from the equation maybe the club it's in the attitude of the team maybe gets a little bit better. There's probably a few of the guys around that that. The team would benefit. From that standpoint. But you know you can't keep doing things the same way that you've been doing it because it hasn't worked out particularly well so you investigate something like again and again that doesn't mean that. You gonna take anything for me he's going to be gone he's not get much of a problem."

" Let's get the full Lotta people wanna check you with -- will try to move quickly through called star might in Wakefield Mike you're on with Steve Stone a lot like. I don't get this bizarre talk about Chone Figgins and graduated in about the Sox picking up mixture and Chone Figgins. -- zone I think it down. --"

" In great percentage greatly -- kind of been integrated vision and then it. Opinions due to him Bellamy Kevin back in. The remarkable back in the shortened. Some what from -- so whatsoever but Pickens. --"

" They can sort of -- 106 runs and he's having just one of those remarkable seasons. Neither guy that I think Kim both. The the Cubs and the White Sox have coveted for awhile and he's one of the twelve guys that they have in this case he's going to be a free agent. The Angels have twelve guys that are either free agents. For arbitration eligible they have 121 million dollar payroll they're going to have to get rid of some people and have -- people go in free agency. They're number one and two priorities. -- And John Lackey they're both going to be free agents and both are gonna have a tremendous amount of values so before you start figuring out where they're gonna fit in. Let's see what the Angels do they have don't have some time. Decided in the end again being a priority on maturity going anywhere but we'll have to see."

" All right let's try he. Eric is an Oak Park they're currently Eric."

" They have the young guys so well Eric. I'm a mere mentioning that is Zambrano made up the only move that -- it makes this off season lumpy in. We -- you think they can move Milton Bradley."

" Would that be just paying to have them go away -- you wouldn't get much in return because -- 50% of that story or how much would you view of that contract."

" Again it depends then number one -- moving him to number two if they have a desire to take him. And number three. How much of the salary would you be willing to eat. Will largely depend on what she did that give anything so I'm not saying that there's a big market outperform but there might be team -- to be interested in him. You know we have two years left on the contract. One for nine in the other for twelve the second year of the deal. And again it just depends and now what that is looking for he did have success in Texas. Texas is having Hamilton problems. Hamilton is taking the third of a series of three injections into his. I believe the neck region and so he's starting to breakdown a bit and that would leave them with a hole offensively. I don't know if they can completely reliant and Nelson Cruz's -- just magnificent year. They do have some -- they have some youngsters coming up but. Milton at 321 there he drove in 77 run that was his career high gets along well with Ron Washington that could be a possibility but then again when he take a look at. Some of the problems that texas' head there are going through some ownership difficulties they're also forced sale. And we'll see what happens again all of these things. -- subject to a lot of financial pressures and a lot of changes. In places that don't really effective of the cuts."

" Let's get to that shocked. Norwood park turned around Steve Stone."

" Belichick I got it right don't you are you know amusement deliberately ignorant bigotry greatly in that Zambrano cul-de-sac score Addai and whatever else they have to give -- on that. Welcome it and it Jamaica's going to be a free agent so I mean it I really I really puncher that Jim Hendry would really appreciate this move. Yeah that's that's going to happen but -- good. I'm kinda dumb question eloquent and idolatry aside I think he's got the worst -- any it's ever received and it altered his feet. He's watching mount -- I think he's six foot I tried to minimize the strike zone and he's not the next in my and is implementing golf. They're -- I don't play golf but I did you know that -- kind of try to teach me. And it's pretty -- I -- going to be any into the same immigrant variations. But I know you have to have your full what planet now per hour and you you have to -- anymore turns up quite yet and I don't think he can do that with the Yankees get what what --"

" don't know the other day ever in the favor Greg barker said that there's like a a number of mechanical problems with Alex Rios and Alex and dumplings and and and so it is he willing to admit that there's a problem with the mechanics."

" I think the mechanics he's using now are very similar to the mechanics he used to be 285 lifetime -- it to temple there. -- you -- always -- those mechanics that you get a bit older I think if you go by any stretch of the imagination but to them. We'll have to see what happens you know right now great Booker hasn't. Been able to do a great deal with him in net you know we're getting toward the end of the season and you don't want to change -- guy in the notes that he's gonna go home and you're gonna have to rework it again in spring training camp so. They talked about they've watched that I'm sure they've watched all kinds of tapes from when he was going real well to what he's doing now. And I don't think it's it's that difficult for good blocker to pick up the question is you know will -- be willing to make some adjustments if in fact. He can't do with the way he used to it and I don't know the answer to that."

" All right Steve thanks so much of the time we love talking about it gave -- daycare enjoyed Seattle. When -- to England baseball beat Chicago apparently by the way playing good baseball. Yet they marched silently yet -- is everything going together said leave -- be --"

" But ultimately it's football season Steve Stone. You can follow when twitter.com slash that baseball stone we follow him and Steve Stone that comic replace keep in -- with."