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| Carlos Pena gives the Cubs a left-handed power bat that has been much needed in recent years. |
The Cubs finished 2010 with an embarrassing 75-87 record that was good enough for fifth place in the NL Central. Plain and simple: Changes needed to be made.
Where to start? Obviously, sign a player that will be 33 in May, on the downhill part of his career, and also bat .196 last season. The ten million dollar service for only one year was quite pricey as well. So, where are the positives to signing ex-Ray Carlos Pena?
Not all of last season's stats were embarrassing. Despite the dismal batting average Pena was still able to pull off a 28 home run and 84 RBI season.
Playing anywhere besides the AL East your stats are going to be elevated. The NL Central pitching staffs are not a joke by any means in 2011, but at least Carlos will not have to go against the Yankees and Red Sox a combined 36 times like he did last season.
Finally, Carlos Pena is also a great influence for any team locker room and city. When Pena left the Rays to join the Cubs he bought an ad in a local Tampa Bay newspaper thanking the community for his experience there. He is a class act, and former teammates only have positive statements to attribute to him.
Where to start? Obviously, sign a player that will be 33 in May, on the downhill part of his career, and also bat .196 last season. The ten million dollar service for only one year was quite pricey as well. So, where are the positives to signing ex-Ray Carlos Pena?
Watch Carlos Pena's official introduction as a Cubs at his news conference with Jim Hendry
Finally, Carlos Pena is also a great influence for any team locker room and city. When Pena left the Rays to join the Cubs he bought an ad in a local Tampa Bay newspaper thanking the community for his experience there. He is a class act, and former teammates only have positive statements to attribute to him.
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