Pie recalled...Ward to DL

[Pushfrog98]

So is Ward actually injured or were they just making room for Pie? Sucks either way...Ward has been the first decent regular pinch hitter for the Cubs that I can remember in, well, a REALLY long time.

 

 

isn't ward hitting .167 as a pinchitter?

 

Yes, but with a .400 OBP.

Ward is one of the few people on the team that actually knows his place and is willing to do whatever is best for the team... be it a stint on the DL, or what have you...

[NCCubFan]

So is Ward actually injured or were they just making room for Pie?

I think it was mainly to make room for Pie. Reports that Floyd and Murton were also DL candidates suggest that the main purpose of the move was to bring Pie up. Someone had to go on the DL to make room for him and they decided on Ward. I think all three of them really are banged up, but none of them bad enough to really need to go on the DL. Of course, unless somebody (hopefully Jones) is traded by then, another decision will need to be made when Ward is eligible to come off the DL.

 

This gives Hendry a 25 day window to trade Jones- 15 from the DL and 10 from the DFA.

Yes it would, provided the Cubs are willing to release him or send him down if they're unable to trade him. I believe that if you DFA a player you're required to do one of the three; I don't think they could change their mind and put him back on the major league roster.