New and old news transaction

[roadster]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/news/26919.html

 

Chicago Cubs

Released Cs Dennis Anderson and Jon Mark Sprowl, 1B Nick Crouch, OF Matt Padgett, 3B Jason Thrower, LHPs Ryan Chambers, Jon Connolly and Russ Rohlicek and RHPs Matt Skrmetta, Mark DiFelice, John Ennis, Geivy Garcia, Jason Wylie, Brian Boehringer, Drew Dickson, Will Fenton and David Lee. Traded OF Dwaine Bacon to Angels for future considerations. TradedRHP Todd Wellemeyer to Marlins for RHP Lincoln Holdzkom and LHP Zach McCormack. Traded SS Jonathan Johnson to Phillies for future considerations.

[donobr]

Connolly and Wylie were promising,sorry to see.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I had high hopes for Connolly.

[Wrigley Rat]

Some other interesting transactions happened the other day:

 

- Bo Flowers was released from Boston! I thought we still had him.

- Sean Marshall's brother Brian was released from Boston.

- Felix Sanchez was released (from Detroit) which means the Connolly and Eckenstahler trade for Sanchez was a wash.

- The Rangers signed another Cub: The just-released Bryan Corey.

 

I was excited about Connolly and Wylie - quite surprised about their release. I also thought Chambers and Fenton had a shot. The lack of first basemen in the system made my surprised that we could release Crouch.

 

More cuts will have to be announced soon. We still haven't heard anything about Cliff Bartosh, Phil Norton, Sam Marsonek, Michael Brunet, Brian Reith, newly acquired Zach McCormick, Carlos Jan, Nic Jackson, Kevin Collins, Aron Weston, Tony Granato, Dan Gonzalez, Drew Larsen, etc. I assume that a couple of these guys are injured/rehabbing, and some might be sticking around in case of injury or ineptitude.

[Guest]

Nic is playing for Daytona.

[ChiefsVoice]

Larsen was released in January....Collins is in rehab in Mesa and I believe Granato was released at the end of camp....

[Wrigley Rat]

Nic is playing for Daytona.

Larsen was released in January....Collins is in rehab in Mesa and I believe Granato was released at the end of camp....

Thanks for the info - I hadn't heard about those transactions.

[karenmac]

was talking to Mark Reed last night, and I was pretty sure he said that Anthony Granato got released as well...

[donobr]

Saw Bo Flowers in Mesa March 8 ,when did he go to Boston?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Wow, was Connolly's injury that bad?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Saw Bo Flowers in Mesa March 8 ,when did he go to Boston?

 

Heck, I saw him in Mesa on March 17!

[NCCubFan]

Saw Bo Flowers in Mesa March 8 ,when did he go to Boston?

 

Heck, I saw him in Mesa on March 17!

March 10 was when I saw a game in Mesa. Flowers played in it, I believe.

[ChiefsVoice]

he was released....i asked after the game.