Jim Hendry Easy To Trade With

Jim Hendry’s peers selected him as the “Easiest GM to Make a Deal with” according to Buster Olney’s survey of baseball’s general managers.

Olney notes in his blog that Hendry is known for being direct, decisive, and accountable for returning phone calls.

The Cubs’ GM is certain to test his skill set this month with the Cubs floundering in fourth place in the NL Central.

Lee, Lilly, Fukudome, and perhaps Zambrano, will be sought after pieces…and Hendry’s ability, or inability, to swing the right deals will largely determine his future employment with the Cubs.

Below is a history of Hendry’s trades with Chicago…

Date	Traded	Received	GM	Team	GM 2	Team 2	GM 3	Team 3
7/31/2002	Darren Lewis	Chad Hermansen	Littlefield	Pirates
8/22/2002	Tom Gordon	Ross Rohlicek and 2 PTBNL: Travis Anderson and Mike Nannini	Hunsicker	Astros
8/25/2002	Jeff Fassero	2 PTBNL: Jared Nlasdell and Jason Karnuth	Jocketty	Cardinals
9/4/2002	Bill Mueller and cash	Jeff Verplancke	Sabean	Giants
11/13/2002	Dave Noyce and Gary Johnson	Damian Miller	Garagiola	Diamondbacks
11/26/2002	PTBNL: Ryan Gripp	Paul Bako	Melvin	Brewers
12/4/2002	Todd Hundley and Chad Hermansen	Mark Grudzielanek and Eric Karros	Evans	Dodgers
12/16/2002	Derek Thompson	Cash	Evans	Dodgers
5/2/2003	Nate Teut	Cash	Melvin	Brewers
5/9/2003	Alan Benes	PTBNL	Hart	Rangers
5/29/2003	Derrin Ebert	Chris Donnels	Garagiola	Diamondbacks
6/20/2003	Mark Bellhorn	Jose Hernandez	O’Dowd	Rockies
7/6/2003	Chris Donnels	Cash	Beinfest	Marlins
7/23/2003	Jose Hernandez, Matt Bruback and a PTBNL: Bobby Hill	Aramis Ramirez, Kenny Lofton and cash	Littlefield	Pirates
7/30/2003	Jason Fransz and cash	Doug Glanville	Hart	Rangers
8/17/2003	Ray Sadler	Randall Simon	Littlefield	Pirates
8/19/2003	Enmanuel Ramires	Tony Womack	O’Dowd	Rockies
8/22/2003	Tom Evans	Cash	O’Dowd	Rockies
8/25/2003	Phil Norton	John Koronka	Bowden	Reds
11/25/2003	Hee-Seop Choi	Derreck Lee	Beinfest	Marlins
12/15/2003	Damian Miller and cash	Michael Barrett	Beane	A’s
12/19/2003	Wilton Chavez	Jose Macias	Minaya	Expos
3/25/2004	Juan Cruz and Steve Smyth	Andy Pratt and Richard Lewis	Schuerholz	Braves
4/1/2004	Santiago Perez	PTBNL	Hart	Rangers
4/1/2004	PTBNL	Kevin Tolar	Ryan	Twins
4/3/2004	Todd Dunwoody	PTBNL	Shapiro	Indians
4/29/2004	Felix Sanchez	Joe Connolly and a PTBNL: Eric Eckenstahler	Dombrowski	Tigers
5/31/2004	Damian Jackson	Travis Dawkins	Baird	Royals
7/2/2004	Jimmy Anderson	Andrew Shipman	Epstein	Red Sox
7/21/2004	Ricky Gutierrez	PTBNL	Epstein	Red Sox
7/31/2004	Brendan Harris, Alex Gonzalez and Francis Beltran (Expos), Justin Jones (Twins)	Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Murton (Red Sox)	Epstein	Red Sox	Minaya	Expos	Ryan	Twins
8/31/2004	PTBNL	Mike DiFelice	Dombrowski	Tigers
8/31/2004	Cash and a PTBNL: Andy Pratt	Ben Grieve	Melvin	Brewers
1/10/2005	PTBNL	Steve Randolph	Garagiola	Diamondbacks
2/2/2005	Sammy Sosa and cash	Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot and Dave Crouthers	Flanagan	Orioles
2/9/2005	Kyle Farnsworth	Roberto Novoa, Scott Moore and Bo Flowers	Dombrowski	Tigers
3/26/2005	Travis Ezi	Mark Johnson	Melvin	Brewers
3/29/2005	Ronald Bay	Cliff Bartosh	Shapiro	Indians
3/30/2005	Cody Ransom	Cash	Hart	Rangers
4/1/2005	Danny Klassen	PTBNL	Purpura	Astros
5/16/2005	Mike Moriarty	PTBNL	Flanagan	Orioles
5/28/2005	LaTroy Hawkins and cash	Jerome Williams and David Aardsma	Sabean	Giants
7/18/2005	Jason Dubois	Jody Gerut	Shapiro	Indians
7/31/2005	Jody Gerut and cash	Matt Lawton	Littlefield	Pirates
8/9/2005	Mike Remlinger and cash	Olivio Astacio	Epstein	Red Sox
8/27/2005	Matt Lawton	Justin Berg	Cashman	Yankees
8/29/2005	Todd Hollandsworth	Todd Blackford and Angelo Burrows	Schuerholz	Braves
11/16/2005	Jon Leicester	Cash	Daniels	Rangers
12/1/2005	Jermaine Van Buren	Cash	Epstein	Red Sox
12/7/2005	Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco and Renyel Pinto	Juan Pierre	Beinfest	Marlins
1/9/2006	Corey Patterson	Nate Spears and Carlos Perez	Flanagan	Orioles
1/25/2006	Cash	Angel Pagan	Minaya	Mets
3/28/2006	Todd Wellemeyer	Zach McCormack and Lincoln Holdzkom	Beinfest	Marlins
3/31/2006	John Koronka and cash (Rangers)	Freddie Bynum (A’s)	Daniels	Rangers	Beane	A’s
5/31/2006	Jerry Hairston	Phil Nevin and cash	Daniels	Rangers
6/26/2006	Mark Watson	PTBNL	Beane	A’s
7/22/2006	Scott Williamson	Fabian Jimenez Angulo and Joel Santo	Towers	Padres
7/31/2006	Todd Walker	Jose Ceda	Towers	Padres
7/31/2006	Greg Maddux	Cesar Izturis	Colletti	Dodgers
8/20/2006	Neifi Perez	Chris Robinson	Dombrowski	Tigers
8/31/2006	Phil Nevin and cash	PTBNL: Adam Harben	Ryan	Twins
11/16/2006	David Aardsma and Carlos Vasquez	Neal Cotts	Williams	White Sox
12/6/2006	Freddie Bynum	PTBNL: Kevin Hart	Flanagan	Orioles
12/7/2006	Josh Hamilton	Cash	Krivsky	Reds
2/13/2007	Jae Kuk Ryu	Andrew Lopez and Greg Reinhard	Friedman	Devil Rays
3/29/2007	Tomas Perez	PTBNL	Colletti	Dodgers
6/20/2007	Michael Barrett and cash	Rob Bowen and Kyler Burke	Towers	Padres
7/4/2007	John Nelson	PTBNL	Jocketty	Cardinals
7/15/2007	Bo Hart	PTBNL	Flanagan	Orioles
7/16/2007	Rob Bowen and Jerry Blevins	Jason Kendall and cash	Beane	A’s
7/19/2007	Cesar Izturis	Cash	Littlefield	Pirates
8/23/2007	PTBNL: Clay Rapada	Craig Monroe and cash	Dombrowski	Tigers
8/30/2007	Buck Coats	PTBNL: Marcus Mateo	Krivsky	Reds
8/31/2007	Rocky Cherry and Scott Moore	Steve Trachsel	Flanagan	Orioles
11/12/2007	Jacque Jones	Omar Infante	Dombrowski	Tigers
11/13/2007	Craig Monroe	PTBNL	Smith	Twins
12/4/2007	Will Ohman and Omar Infante	Jose Ascanio	Schuerholz	Braves
1/5/2008	Angel Pagan	Ryan Meyers and Corey Coles	Minaya	Mets
7/8/2008	Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, Eric Patterson and Josh Donaldson	Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin	Beane	A’s
8/7/2008	Scott Eyre	Brian Schlitter	Gillick	Phillies
11/13/2008	Jose Ceda	Kevin Gregg	Hill	Marlins
12/11/2008	Cash	David Patton	Jocketty	Reds
12/31/2008	Mark DeRosa	Jeff Stevens, Chris Archer and John Gaub	Shapiro	Indians
1/6/2009	Jason Marquis	Luis Vizcaino	O’Dowd	Rockies
1/18/2009	Felix Pie	Garrett Olson and Hank Williamson	MacPhail	Orioles
1/28/2009	Ronny Cedeno and Garrett Olson	Aaron Heilman	Zduriencik	Mariners
2/2/2009	Rich Hill	Future Considerations	MacPhail	Orioles
2/2/2009	Michael Quertz	Richie Robnett and Justin Sellers	Beane	A’s
5/8/2009	Joey Gathright	Ryan Freel	MacPhail	Orioles
7/2/2009	Al Alburquerque	Jeff Baker	O’Dowd	Rockies
7/6/2009	Ryan Freel	Future Considerations	Moore	Royals
7/30/2009	Kevin Hart, Josh Harrison and Jose Ascanio	Tom Gorzelanny and John Grabow	Huntington	Pirates
8/7/2009	Jason Dubois	Cash	Minaya	Mets
11/19/2009	Aaron Heilman	Ryne White and Scott Maine	Byrnes	Diamondbacks
12/3/2009	Aaron Miles and Jake Fox	Jeff Gray, Matthew Spencer and Ronny Morla	Beane	A’s
12/18/2009	Milton Bradley	Carlos Silva	Zduriencik	Mariners