Reed Johnson has more than likely been traded. He was pulled from tonight's game and was shaking hands in the dugout. More on this later (probably tomorrow morning for me).
UPDATE: Geovany Soto was shaking hands in the dugout and was pulled at the same time. Brett Jackson was pulled from Iowa and would likely be recalled. Can't imagine the Cubs would trade him.
UPDATE 2: Ken Rosenthal tweets that the two deals are separate.
Told
#Cubs have made separate deals with Soto and Johnson.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2012
No word on the details yet.
UPDATE 3: It appears Soto may have been traded to the Texas Rangers.
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What an awesome inning. Castro and Rizzo are going to be fun to watch going forward. Think Castro will be a 20 HR guy and I think Rizzo will be a 30-40 HR guy..
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I think we should have a contest. Guess who he was traded for and win a buck.
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
PTBNL. I’ll take my dollar in quarters, please.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
He goes with dempster to braves for delgado is my call
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ mb21:
The equivalent of a bag of balls from Toronto
WaLi99Quote Reply
@ mb21:
I seen something a minute ago rumor was to Detroit. Any word yet?
pinetarQuote Reply
@ pinetar:
Haven’t heard anything. A PTBNL like RC said isn’t a bad guess. Someone of that caliber, which is to say not very good, but whatever.
mb21Quote Reply
I always liked Reed. Maybe we can get him back in the offseason
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Brett Jackson pulled from Iowa Cubs game, Tigers SP prospect pulled after 3rd inning of his start tonight.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Brett jackson pulled. H/t to Brett
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Who said Garza is back on the block? I’m assuming he never came off of it, but who would trade for him? That would be one huge risk and if Garza’s injury ended up being worse than they thought, that GM will get fired. Can’t imagine any GM taking that risk.
mb21Quote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
Why the fuck does a team that’s going to lose 90+games want to re-sign a 41 YO OF? This team needs youth and power, not old, slap-hitting glove merchants.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ mb21:
Unreal no word out yet and then the opposite happened on the Dempster deal. Sounds like the front office have buttoned down the hatches and communicating via secret code.
pinetarQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
(dying laughing)
WaLi99Quote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I have no problem with him as a fourth outfielder. He hits lefties. and can play all three spots. If he wants to come back for cheap why not?
Also are we under the impression next years team will be worse then this years?
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
I wonder if Brett Jackson got traded.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Thomas Collier stats
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=t571&t=p_pbp&pid=543040
Looks ok but seems to be old probably for the league.
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
He’s old, and he’s shit and about 3X as expensive as Campana. Hang up the fan cap and put on the brain.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Any chance Jackson just got called up? Trade Reed for some A-ball nothing, give his roster spot to Jackson.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Soto traded too?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Bye Bye Geo?
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
It’d be a weird call-up because he’s slumping so bad. That’s why I’m wondering if he was traded.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Soto getting hugs and handshakes in the dugout now.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That was from hours ago though. If he was pulled because of a trade, it’s likely Johnson wouldn’t have started tonight (or Jackson if he’s included)
mb21Quote Reply
Rice Cube wrote:
GBTSQuote Reply
Soto left the game at same time tonight?
mb21Quote Reply
Would have been non tendered
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ mb21:
A little later
WaLi99Quote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That would be my guess.
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
Looks that way.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
It’s a man-crush thing. I have it too.
I’m going to shave my genitals to look like Johnson’s goat. Oh, wait, they already do. Cool.
EricQuote Reply
Of course the Cubs have to trade these guys at this time when I was getting ready to go to bed. Fuckers.
mb21Quote Reply
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
GBTSQuote Reply
@ mb21:
Can I change my poll vote to:
BubbaBiscuitQuote Reply
B jax coming up. Cant wait to sit down tomorrow night and watch a good bit of the future with a buncha beer..
I assume LaHari is getting benched?
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Who needs Soto when we have rocket-arm Steve?
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
Maybe DeJesus sits and Jackson plays CF.
pinetarQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
He still has the bullpen test.
GBTSQuote Reply
Why do the Cubs score a bajillion runs every time I have to go run errands?
joshQuote Reply
@ pinetar:
dejesus can actually hit still
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Jackson seriously coming up? I’ll have to start watching again.
joshQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
(dying laughing) Thomas Collier is 22 idk how he is old.
BillQuote Reply
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Hmmmmm….Al has made a Twitter appearance with this:
Rumor: Brett Jackson and Reed Johnson packaged in same deal, team unknown #cubs
EDIT: Tune changed. Called up.
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
Barney double away from triple
WaLi99Quote Reply
heyman says not the tigers for reed
GWQuote Reply
I smell a double cycle tonight!!
joshQuote Reply
Saw someone retweeted Alvin saying that Jackson was packaged in one of the deals.
mb21Quote Reply
@bleedcubbieblue Rumor: Brett Jackson and Reed Johnson packaged in same deal, team unknown #cubs
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ mikeakaleroy:
Could have been true when he tweeted it.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ mb21:
Interesting. Maybe they got something good in return for Johnny K.
joshQuote Reply
soto to the rangers
GWQuote Reply
@ mikeakaleroy:
It’s not a rumor, he has a source
Berselius37Quote Reply
@ GBTS:
Very well could have been, and honestly, I don’t know if I’d be terribly upset about it. Those strike outs this year have gotten beyond ridiculous…
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
mb21Quote Reply
@ Berselius37:
Those were his words, not mine. Copied from The Twitter.
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
Al is a fucking turd.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
THis could be an exciting trade deadline after all! I’m fucking stoked.
joshQuote Reply
texas has a good system. maybe we got something ok
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ mikeakaleroy:
How dare you question his sources?! He has them and they would prefer to stay anonymous.
BubbaBiscuitQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
Probably Yu Darvish.
mb21Quote Reply
jacob brigham
GWQuote Reply
While neither of the Cubs players traded today are major contributors at this point, the team has just cut 2 ties to the 2008 team, which is kind of sad/symbolic.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Soriano pulled!
IS HE HUGGING ANYONE
GBTSQuote Reply
@ BubbaBiscuit:
I have sources too!! Usually it’s just the fat dude that stares back at me in the mirror..
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
i just realized how dumb my statement was.. Soto sucks
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Just watched the replay on Barney’s homer. That was a hell of a quick swing.
joshQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
DEAR GOD LET THERE BE HUGS!
joshQuote Reply
Wikipedia:
I’d like to see a real encyclopedia update that fast.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Jacob Bringham in return for Soto, rumor is Maholm and Reed to ATL.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Holy shit….the internet is blowing up…Now Maholm?? WHO DID HE HUG?
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
Maholom and Reed to braves
Bubbs head explodes
This team pitching is going to be absurd. If dempster and garza go tomorrow
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
new shit: http://obstructedview.net/transactions/geovany-soto-traded-to-texas-rangers.html
mb21Quote Reply
GBTSQuote Reply
@ josh:
I can’t get excited for a Soriano trade. No matter what, the Cubs eat a ton of salary and don’t get much in return. That doesn’t mean the Cubs shouldn’t be looking into it, but other teams aren’t fools.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
In Z’s first day in the bullpen, he struck out 3 in 1.2 innings and walked none. He also gave up 1 unearned run on 2 hits.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Maholm with Johnson according to Judd to the Braves
joshQuote Reply
Brigham aint bad for someone who we would have non tendered
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
should see a whole lot of organizational movement over the next few days..
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply