Carlos Marmol is entering the final year of his contract and hopes to remain with the Cubs.

Chicago tried to trade Marmol to the Angels for Dan Haren earlier this offseason. Marmol waived his no-trade clause, but Haren's medicals raised enough eyebrows around the Cubs organization that the trade was rescinded before completion.

"I don't know where it stands for me," Marmol said. "We will see what happens. I would like to stay here and sign for a couple more years. Right now I think we have a very good bullpen, and I would like to be a part of it all season."

The Cubs have been sensitive to Marmol's on and off the field psyche since telling him he was traded.

"It hurts when you think you are going somewhere and the next day they call you and say you are not traded," Marmol said. "That is hard for anybody. (Cubs president) Theo (Epstein) was great about it, telling me something happened that they didn't expect to. He was very nice and calming because I was a little sad."