Alfonso Soriano said he would accept a trade to “six or seven” teams. (Ralph Freso/Getty Images)

Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano said Monday that if the Cubs fall out of contention, he would  be willing to accept a trade to “six or seven” teams.

“[The Cubs] know what teams,” Soriano said of a trade this season, according to ESPN.com’s Jesse Rogers. “We talked, my agent talked with those guys.”

Soriano described the six or seven potential trade destinations as “east or central.”

The aging, 37-year-old Soriano could still be an offensive asset to teams, but his knees could prove to be a liability in the field. Last season, he rejected a trade to the San Francisco Giants, citing the effect the cold weather would have on his knees as the reason.

Still, Soriano hit 32 homers and had 108 RBI last season. He has two years and $36 million remaining on his contract.

“I don’t even think about it [a trade],” he said. “If they want to go somewhere else I just take it day by day and see what happens.”

Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano cleared waivers on Wednesday making him eligible to be traded, with his approval. (David Banks/Getty Images)

Chicago Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano cleared waivers on Wednesday and is eligible to be dealt, reports CBSSports.com.

For Soriano to be dealt, he has to give the approval because he is a 10-and-5 player. The San Francisco Giants may be in line for a left fielder since Melky Cabrera was suspended 50 games for using performance enhancing drugs.

Soriano recently said that the Los Angeles Dodgers are the only West Coast team he would consider being traded to. Soriano’s salary is $18 million and his contract runs through 2014.

Soriano is batting.264 with 21 home runs and 71 RBI this season, and all of his homers have come since May 15.

Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano is prime trade bait for teams looking to make a playoff push. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Even though baseball’s trading deadline ended yesterday, players can still be given their walking papers, especially for playoff-bound teams who need some extra pop in their lineups.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano is one of those players who could be traded, according to his general manager.

For a player to be traded, they must clear waivers first. If Soriano is traded before August 31, he would be eligible to play in the postseason.

Soriano is owed over $44 million over the next two-plus seasons.

 ”I suppose there is a chance in August, but he handled things so well,” Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said on ESPN Radio. “He was great with us. He’s having a great year, some teams were interested. He told us to bring some teams to him if there was a possibility. We did that well in advance. He told us certain places that he was interested in, certain places he wasn’t. I thought the way he handled it was really great.”

Soriano is batting .270 with 19 home runs and 61 RBIs for the Cubs, who are 43-59 and in fifth place in the National League Central.

“I didn’t turn down any team, but I told my agent to tell the Cubs I would only go to one West Coast team, and that was the Dodgers,” Soriano told ESPNChicago.com. “They never came to us with anything else.”

The Chicago Cubs are receiving interest from other teams about veteran outfielder Alfonso Soriano, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com.

Soriano, 35, signed an eight-year, $136 million deal with the Cubs in November of 2006. The deal, which possesses a full no-trade clause, will pay him $18 million annually from 2012-2014. Theo Esptein, the new president of baseball operations for Chicago, has made it clear since taking over the team this fall that any player on the roster is available for trade.

Last season in 137 games, Soriano hit just .244/.289/.469 with 26 home runs and 88 RBI. The seven-time All-Star has hit .266/.320/.498 with 132 home runs and 367 RBI in five years with the Cubs. Prior to signing with Chicago, Soriano spent one year with the Washington Nationals where he joined the elite 40-40 club, by hitting .377/.351/.560 with 46 home runs and 41 stolen bases.