Yesterday the Cubs traded Brent Lillibridge to the Yankees for a player to be named later or cash. Lillibridge had only 24 PA for the Cubs before being sent to the minors. He managed a .042/.042/.042 batting line and provided -0.5 fWAR. The city of Des Moines is thankful the Cubs have traded him.
The Cubs also traded Hisanori Takahashi to the Rockies for a player to be named later. The city of Des Moines isn't thankful Takahashi is gone, but they aren't disappointed either.
If you were paying attention this past offseason, the Cubs all but officially announced they were ready to be sellers. I'm not sure how it's really news at this point, but apparently it's still newsworthy.
The Cubs are 13 games below .500 and 17 games out of first place in the National League Central as of this morning, so their stance is a clear one. Nate Schierholtz, Kevin Gregg, Scott Feldman, David DeJesus (when healthy), Alfonso Soriano, James Russell and Matt Garza are the names that figure to be on the trading block as the Cubs field calls, writes Olney. His piece also includes much more info on potential matches for the Cubs and which divisions may be the first to become active on the trade front.
I'm sorry, but Kevin Gregg is not really a notable trade piece. The Cubs got him for nothing and will get nothing in return for him.
However, the Cubs might actually get something useful out of Feldman and Garza.
The Cubs have signed 7 of their top 10 round picks so far. The Cubs are likely to sign first round pick Kris Bryant under slot, though they could go over by a little without penalty.
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Are you suggesting that a closer with a career FIP and ERA over 4.00 isn’t worth much?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The Tigers DFA’d Valverde. Gregg would fill that hole just fine.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Apparently Cleveland is interested in Garza
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
Castro just made a fantastic play.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Castro just made another really good play.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
I think Castro is a good SS, despite the criticisms
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
OK, that is just wrong. Why the fuck is Zonk doing PBP when Pat is in the booth? Is this because it’s the inning that Judd usually subs for Pat, and Pat switches to PBP? Whatever, that was one extremely lame call of Schierholtz’s home run. Such a waste with Pat Hughes sitting right there biting his tongue.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Zonk’s been doing the 5th inning all year, usually with Judd. But Judd is doing the Blackhawks today.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
So is it in Zonk’s contract that he must do PBP in the 5th even if Pat is there? Because I can’t see a producer making that decision.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
I think it would be in Pat’s contract.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
I would have thought it was in Pat’s contract that he gets the 5th inning off, not that he doesn’t have to do PBP. It just seems weird that he would be in the booth and not call the plays.
I don’t expect to ever get to the bottom of this and that pains me.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Other fine tidbits from the Stating the Obvious file today:
From the Cubs/Astros recap on Sportsline yesterday:
I hope they wrote that when Houston played St. Louis, and Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati, and….
Jason Vargas, about his current injury:
I’d rather not have diarrhea. But I live in the tropics. I hope Vargas’ arm gets better without complications.
SVBQuote Reply
Soriano gets picked off.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
And Barney pop out
SVBQuote Reply
@ SVB:
I read that as
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
(dying laughing)
SVBQuote Reply
There goes Gregg’s trade value.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I think Sori may have been safe, but it was too close in any case.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
And Barney should have walked in a run
WaLiQuote Reply
Adrian Beltre should go into the HOF on the merits of GIF-ability alone.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ WaLi:
He’s totally forgetting everything Fukudome taught him.
SVBQuote Reply
Felix Dourbant’s strategy of walking the two batters ahead of Miguel Cabrera hasn’t worked out well.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
There goes Verlander doing his not-pitching-well-when-I’m-watching-him thing again. If I were a scout, I’d say he has good stuff, but has never been able to put it together to achieve consistent success.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
RtR should be the OV MLB at-large correspondent.
Seems like Verlander really hasn’t been that consistent this year. Which means he’s fallen to merely as good as Cliff Lee, I guess.
SVBQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat wrote:
SVBQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
It’s Doubront, but Dourbant would be much better. He should change it to that.
GWQuote Reply
@ GW:
I already learned how to spell “Samardzija.” Enough is enough.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
6th round pick Scott Frazier got full slot. I’m still expecting the combo of Garner (7th) and Wilson (8th) to come in at $50k below slot. If they don’t, the Cubs have thrown away all their leverage with Kris Bryant, because he could hold their first round pick next year hostage.
GWQuote Reply
new shit
sitrickQuote Reply