News: Cliff Floyd is a Free Agent
According to the Associated Press, the Cubs have declined the option on OF Cliff Floyd, allowing him to be a free agent.
In 108 games for the Cubs this past season, Floyd 
hit .284 with nine HR and 45 RBI, while striking out only 12 times more than he walked.
Floyd missed time last season for a variety of aches and pains, such as in his shoulder, ankle and arm, which needed a cortisone injection.
In early October, Floyd told the Chicago Sun-Times that he will return to baseball next season only if he can be a starter. However, today, Floyd tells the Sun-Times that he is ‘fired up’ about playing next year.
Floyd will seek a one-year, $3 million deal, similar to what he earned with the Cubs last season, according to a recent report in the Palm Beach Post.
…i know there will be Mets fans who want floyd back at shea, to serve as a platoon for Lastings Milledge and Moises Alou, who will certainly be hurt at some point during next season…it’s not a terrible idea, it’s just that he’s as much of an injury risk as alou, if not more - and there is no guarantee they won’t both be hurt at the same time…i miss cliff as much as the next nostalgic fan, but he’s not the future, he’s part of this team’s past…this ship has got to keep moving forward…
