With the announcement that Alfonso Soriano will comeback and play left field, Felix Pie will most likely stay in center. Jacque Jones is currently the Cubs right fielder so he probably wouldn’t lose his job. That leaves a few people (Matt Murton and Cliff Floyd) without a place to play. Murton is one of my favorite Cubs and unfortunately this leaves him without a job. Murton led the Cubs in batting average last year. He’s not Joe DiMaggio, but he puts the ball in play.

My question is, how do the Cubs deal with their glut of outfielders? Is now the time to trade Jacque Jones (would there be any takers?) or Matt Murton? Carrying Floyd as a pinch hitter/spot player is fine with me, but keeping Murton around to rot on the bench doesn’t seem like a good call. I have similar feelings about Ronny Cedeno, and now Ryan Theriot. These kids need to play. They’ve shown themselves capable.

What should the Cubs do with their outfield? Trade guys away, keep it as is in case of injuries?

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