Chicago Cubs: Talent Evaluation Nowhere to Be Found

Many writers, both of the professional variety and those of us that really care on sites like Bleacher Report, have put words on paper to release some of our frustration with the winter plan Chicago Cubs' General Manager Jim Hendry put into action before the current season. I'd like to take a moment to examine two players, one on the Cubs and one playing elsewhere, to highlight some differences between an organization that can, and actively does, evaluate talent and the opposite, the Chicago Cubs. Player A: 27 years old - 6'1 195 lbs Bats/Throws: Right Plays second and third base Batting average: .319 On-base percentage: .367 At bats: 182 Home runs: 9 Runs batted in: 34 Slugging percentage: .538 Strikeouts: 35 OPS: .905 Batting average with runners in scoring position: .400 Player B: 32 years old - 5'8 180 lbs Bats/Throws: Switch/Right Plays second, short (pun intended) and third base Batting average: .198 On-base pe...