Off Day Rumor Time!

As the baseball season winds down, we prepare for the Hot Stove season. Let's take a look at the latest Cubs Rumors and Notes:

• Randy Wells is in the Cubs plans for next year. Wittenmyer says he is penciled in to the rotation along with Zambrano, Dempster, and Lilly. If Rich Harden does not return, the 5th starters spot will be open for competition between Tom Gorzelanny, Jeff Samardzija, Sean Marshall, and any free agent signings the Cubs may make.
• Carlos Marmol, Angel Guzman and Aaron Heilman are the only guys that are close to a sure thing for the 2010 bullpen, which leaves 4 spots open. John Grabow will take one if he is resigned, so that leaves 2 open for competition between Esmalin Caridad, Jeff Stevens, David Patton, Justin Berg, Jeff Samardzija, and Sean Marshall.
• Derrek Lee and Kevin Gregg should both return tomorrow night.
• The latest Zambrano drama: he'll retire if he has another bad season next year.
• Royals officials deny having interest in Milton Bradley.
• Keith Law compared Rich Harden to Brad Penny, but says that the Cubs may not want to sign Harden to a multi-year deal because of healthy issues.
• Harden would like to be back in Chicago next year, but Sullivan says the feeeling isn't mutual.
• Lou Piniella doesn't expect as big of a turn over this offseason as last. He expects about half as many changes as the Cubs made last year (10).
• "Some baseball people believe the White Sox could have interest in the Cubs' Carlos Zambrano, possibly even for the newly acquired Jake Peavy. It would be a way for two teams without much money to spend to shake things up, but wouldn't Peavy have more value than Zambrano at this point?" Link to Phil Rodgers' column.
• Tyler Colvin's parents will be at Wrigley to take in the series against the D'backs.
• Ron Santo will return to the WGN Radio booth for this homestand, to call the final 7 games.

That's that! I'll keep you posted!