The Chicago Cubs have made a trade for the second time on Monday as they have now sent relief pitcher Michael Wuertz to the Oakland Athletics for two minor league players. The Cubs received outfielder Rich Robnett and infielder Justin Sellers in the deal.

The offseason hasn’t quite reached it’s conclusion just yet, but outside of Jake Peavy rumors, and maybe a final piece to add to the bench, it would seem that the Cubs are done tweaking for 2009, so let’s take a look around the horn for the upcoming season.

Once again Jim Hendry made it a point that he did not want to goto salary arbitration with any player. He made sure that wouldn’t happen when he finalized contracts with relievers Michael Wuertz and Kevin Gregg before the Tuesday deadline.

Sorry for the lack of updates over the weekend, I was out of town at my mothers and then had to drive through a snow storm on the way home this morning. Don’t you just …