Mar 17, 2008 8:53 AM EST

Trade rumors involving the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore second-baseman Brian Roberts are still alive, and it's unsettling to Lou Pinella's players, according to the Daily Herald.

"The one thing here with our camp with these trade rumors all the time, it's been a little unsettling for a lot of these kids here," Manager Lou Piniella said. "It's hard enough. It's not easy for them to come here and read their names all the time. It's not the easiest thing in the world for these kids."

Via The Daily Herald