Industry sources are telling Gotham Baseball that the Cubs are exploring the trade market for veteran Greg Maddux – given his surprising 4-0 start to the season – in order to stay in the NL Central race after the injury to Derrek Lee
It's not the first time that Minaya has inquired about Maddux's services, and while his unwillingness to come to New York in the past could throw up a huge obstacle, it's being said that re-joining Glavine in the Mets' rotation has become a “intriguing possibility” for the veteran right-hander.
Maddux is the latest top-of-the-rotation type starter Minaya has apparently discussed over the past few days, and given the struggles of the enigmatic Victor Zambrano, he's “trying to avoid what happened with [left-hander Kaz] Ishii last year.”
http://www.gothambaseball.com/bigmed...s-cubs-t.shtml