How often do players with big contracts get traded without the original team paying some of the contract? I think the same thing people, myself included, said about Suppan when he was signed applies to a contract for CC. If he is playing well he is worth the money and we don't want to trade him, if he isn't playing well we can't trade him because nobody will want him. If we sign him, we should be prepared to keep him for the duration of the contract. The reason a player like Peavy can be easily traded is because he signed a very team friendly deal at a below market price. That is not likely to happen with CC.