Chadd Blasko, Bobby Brownlie and Matt Harrington Released

[Laura]

per Inside the Ivy.

 

Heading into camp this spring, it was again unclear what Brownlie’s role would be (and where). Both the Cubs’ Triple-A and Double-A starting rotations appear somewhat easy to project and at 26, Brownlie would have been over the average age of the Florida State League and Daytona.

 

In four seasons with the Cubs, the Rutgers alum was 23-24 with a 4.30 ERA in 400-plus innings. He was released Tuesday morning.

 

“It’s not easy and it’s the toughest thing in this business to tell someone they’re no longer with this organization,” Cubs Player Development Director Oneri Fleita assures us. “You can’t keep everyone and as you get better and more competitive, the decisions become more difficult.”

 

After a nine-month holdout following the draft, Brownlie signed with the Cubs on March 5, 2003, for a signing bonus of $2.5 million.

[E.J.]

Does JC post anymore? He's not going to be happy.

[USSoccer]

What a dissapointment.

[Bear Cub]

I saw Brownlie in Az. I bet he wasnt throwing 80 MPH.

[Balsa]

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[RynoRules]

Stinks for all involved.

[NCCubFan]

Brownlie, Blasko, Hagerty, Johnson, what could have been. :cry:

 

Hopefully Guzman, Veal, Gallagher, Smardz, et al. will make up for that.

[Post Count Padder]

Quite a shame.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Brownlie, Blasko, Hagerty, Johnson, what could have been. :cry:

 

Hopefully Guzman, Veal, Gallagher, Smardz, et al. will make up for that.

 

Brownlie, Blasko, Hagerty and Clanton from the same first round, for that matter. :|

[NCCubFan]

Brownlie, Blasko, Hagerty, Johnson, what could have been. :cry:

 

Hopefully Guzman, Veal, Gallagher, Smardz, et al. will make up for that.

 

Brownlie, Blasko, Hagerty and Clanton from the same first round, for that matter. :|

I'd forgotten about Clanton. Nothing like having compensatory picks, then having them all get ruined by injuries. :(

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Brownlie, Blasko, Hagerty, Johnson, what could have been. :cry:

 

Hopefully Guzman, Veal, Gallagher, Smardz, et al. will make up for that.

 

Brownlie, Blasko, Hagerty and Clanton from the same first round, for that matter. :|

I'd forgotten about Clanton. Nothing like having compensatory picks, then having them all get ruined by injuries. :(

 

Justin Jones (round 2), Brian Dopirak (round 2) and Billy Petrick (round 3) also have had major injury problems. Thank goodness for Rich Hill (and I still have faith in Dope and especially Petrick).

[Rob]

Sad day. :(

[Chris]

Stinks for him and the person on the Beckett board talking about loading up on his rookie cards.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Maybe I should donate my Bobby Brownlie autograph to the predictions contest.

[Chris]

Wasn't he the guy that got demoted, loaded his stuff and got called back to the Jaxx after he had driven a few hours?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Wasn't he the guy that got demoted, loaded his stuff and got called back to the Jaxx after he had driven a few hours?

 

Yes.

[Chris]

Wasn't there another story about him from last year? For some reason I'm thinking it had something to do with punching something. I could be way off though.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Wasn't there another story about him from last year? For some reason I'm thinking it had something to do with punching something. I could be way off though.

 

You might be confusing him with Andy Sisco (and JK Ryu!) from a few years ago.

[Chris]

Very likely.

[NCCubFan]

Wasn't he the guy that got demoted, loaded his stuff and got called back to the Jaxx after he had driven a few hours?

 

Yes.

If I recall, that was because another pitcher was promoted from West Tenn to Iowa. That may have been one of the times an Iowa pitcher was called up to the Cubs as an injury replacement.

[ToupeeOnFire]

Dear Jim Hendry,

 

From now on, no more drafting of pitchers with a history arm problems in the higher rounds. That means no more Bobby Brownlies and no more Grant Johnsons in the first couple of rounds. Oh, and please draft better.

[rawaction]

Brownlie, Blasko, Hagerty, Johnson, what could have been. :cry:

 

Hopefully Guzman, Veal, Gallagher, Smardz, et al. will make up for that.

 

Brownlie, Blasko, Hagerty and Clanton from the same first round, for that matter. :|

 

The talent the Cubs got in that draft was maybe the best in any draft ever for 1 team. Very sad to get next to nothing out of that.

[E.J.]

Dear Jim Hendry,

 

From now on, no more drafting of pitchers with a history arm problems in the higher rounds. That means no more Bobby Brownlies and no more Grant Johnsons in the first couple of rounds. Oh, and please draft better.

 

Wilkens is running the show when it comes to the draft now. I think we're much better off.

[Quakers]

Dear Jim Hendry,

 

From now on, no more drafting of pitchers with a history arm problems in the higher rounds. That means no more Bobby Brownlies and no more Grant Johnsons in the first couple of rounds. Oh, and please draft better.

 

Dear Toupeeonfire;

 

You may have noticed, but Stocksdale(sp?) is now with Baltimore, along with many ex-cub prospects) and Wilkens is now in charge of the draft.

 

Signed Jim

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Dear Jim Hendry,

 

From now on, no more drafting of pitchers with a history arm problems in the higher rounds. That means no more Bobby Brownlies and no more Grant Johnsons in the first couple of rounds. Oh, and please draft better.

 

Dear Toupeeonfire;

 

You may have noticed, but Stocksdale(sp?) is now with Baltimore, along with many ex-cub prospects) and Wilkens is now in charge of the draft.

 

Signed Jim

 

Stockstill.