FILE - In this July 10, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols(notes) hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, becoming the baseball first player to repeat since Barry Bonds(notes) won four in a row from 2001-04.

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2009, file photo, Chicago Cubs reliever John Grabow(notes) reacts during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, from the Chicago Cubs.

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2009, file photo, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Aaron Heilman(notes) works against the Colorado Rockies in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Denver. The Cubs traded Heilman on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two minor league prospects. Chicago gets 24-year-old left-hander Scott Maine and 23-year-old infielder Ryne White.

Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts talks to the media after the annual baseball owners meeting Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Chicago.

FILE - This is an Aug. 8, 2009, file photo showing Chicago Cubs manager Lou Pinella, left, joking with Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy before the teams face off in a baseball game in Denver. Tracy won the NL Manager of the Year award, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009, and Los Angeles Angels skipper Mike Scioscia was selected for the AL honor.

FILE - This is a March 13, 2009, file photo showing Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia waving during a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Tempe, Ariz. Scioscia won the AL Manager of the Year award Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009, and Jim Tracy of Colorado was selected for the NL honor.

FILE - This is an Aug. 31, 2009, file photo showing Houston Astros center fielder Michael Bourn(notes) catching a fly ball hit by Chicago Cubs' Aramis Ramirez(notes) during the sixth inning of a Major League baseball game, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Bourn was honored Wednesday Nov. 11, 2009, with a Gold Glove for fielding excellence.

Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry talks to the media during Major League Baseball's 2009 General Managers Meetings, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 in Chicago.