CHICAGO–Chicago Cubs’ G.M. Jim Hendry has offered San Francisco Giants righthander Jason Schmidt a three-year, $44M contract, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

“We haven’t had Schmidt on our roster for a long time,” Hendry said.� “I can’t help but wonder what might have happened in 2003 if we had had just a little piece of Schmidt during the playoffs,” Hendry wondered.

Now, Hendry is looking to lock up a huge piece of Schmidt for the next three years.

“We’ve seen some outstanding Schmidts throughout the history of this game,” Hendry continued.� “There are some Schmidts who are bigger than the game itself, like Mike Schmidt, and I think Jason is just that kind of Schmidtty player we need to get us out of the toilet,” Hendry mused.