There was a report earlier this week that the Cubs were looking to trade Carlos Marmol before the end of spring training. While that was quickly shot down, it appears that the erratic reliever could be on the move at some point in the future.
According to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times, top team officials have told Marmol?s agent to ?expect? a trade this season. The ideal scenario for the Cubs is that he?ll pitch well enough to build up his value while his eventual replacement, Kyuji Fujikawa, gets acclimated to the big leagues.
Marmol has a limited no-trade clause, so he can control his destiny to a certain degree. He was close to being dealt to the Angels during the offseason, but the trade fell through because the Cubs had concerns about Dan Haren?s medicals.
Marmol finished last season with a 3.42 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings, but he also walked 18.2 percent of the batters he faced. Among pitchers who threw at least 50 innings last season, nobody else walked more than 16.2 percent. The 30-year-old right-hander is eligible to become a free agent after 2013.
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