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Levine:

 

Trachsel to Cubs for Moore and Cherry. Confirmed.

 

YUCK!!!

 

Uh-sorry, can't defend this move. If it was just Cherry, I wouldn't care. I don't think Moore's value is all that high, but it's higher than this.

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Yep, just traded for a guy who can't strike anyone out, walks a ton of people, and has a .768 OPS against on the year (which is actually down from last year with the mets). Brilliant trade Jim, you realize we are trying to win, right? Not going for draft position this year.
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so, is he going to be spot starting or something?

 

certainly he wouldn't be going into the playoff rotation would he?

 

is he coming out of the pen?

 

what in the world is going on?

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Wow, if this is true, horrible trade.

 

But welcome back to the North side Steve. Don't do anything to remove my lasting image of your 98 wild card game performance.

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Here's the official announcement from the cubs:

 

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today acquired right-handed pitcher Steve Trachsel from the Baltimore Orioles for right-handed pitcher Rocky Cherry and infielder Scott Moore.

 

 

 

Trachsel, who returns to the organization that originally selected him in the eighth round of the 1991 Draft, is expected to be added to the Cubs’ roster this weekend. Chicago’s 40-man roster currently stands at 38 players.

 

 

 

The righthander joins the Cubs having recorded a quality start in each of his last four outings and in five of his last six starts with the Orioles, going 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA (10 ER/38.0 IP) in six starts this month. His 2.37 ERA is the fourth-lowest mark in the American League in August. Overall with the Orioles, Trachsel went 6-8 with a 4.48 ERA (70 ER/140.2 IP) in 25 starts this season.

 

 

 

The 36-year-old Trachsel has pitched in all or part of 15 major league seasons with the Cubs (1993-99),

Devil Rays (2000), Blue Jays (2000), Mets (2001-06) and Orioles (2007), compiling a 140-151 record with a 4.29 ERA (1166 ER/2440.0 IP) in 406 major league appearances, all but one as a starter.

 

 

 

A 1996 National League All-Star with the Cubs, Trachsel has posted double-digits in victories in seven seasons and made 30 or more starts in nine seasons. The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder reached 200.0 innings pitched seven times.

 

 

 

Trachsel broke into the big leagues with the Cubs at the age of 23 in 1993 and was named National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News in 1994, going 9-7 with a 3.21 ERA in 22 starts for Chicago. He owns one of the only 10 Cubs one-hitters in the last 25 years (a 5-0 win vs. Cincinnati on May 13, 1996), he started the Cubs’ 1998 Wild Card tiebreaker and won 5-3 vs. San Francisco to clinch a post-season berth, and he was the Cubs’ Opening Day starter in 1999, the final season of his first stint with the organization.

 

 

 

During his first stint with the Cubs, Trachsel went 60-69 with a 4.35 ERA (554 ER/1146.1 IP) in 187 outings (186 starts). For the decade of the 1990s, Trachsel led all Cubs pitchers in wins, starts, innings pitched and strikeouts (829) in that span.

 

 

 

Cherry this season made his major league debut with the Cubs, going 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 12 relief appearances. The 28-year-old spent most of the 2007 campaign with Triple-A Iowa and went 2-0 with seven saves and a 4.59 ERA in 43 appearances, all but one in relief.

 

 

 

Moore has played in 18 games with the Cubs the last two seasons, batting .233 with two homers and five RBI at the major league level. He went 0-for-5 in two games with the Cubs earlier this season. The 23-year-old spent most of the 2007 season with Iowa and batted .265 with 19 homers and 69 RBI in 103 games at Triple-A.

sweetpeteman Chicago Cubs

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Eh, Moore isn't really that good anyway.

 

True, but Trachsal is bad enough to really, really hurt this team.

 

 

Moore and Cherry might have not been anything special, but they are worth way more than Trachsel.

Shavo Draft Eligible

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Eh, Moore isn't really that good anyway.

 

True, but Trachsal is bad enough to really, really hurt this team.

 

Not really, since he's not replacing anyone in the starting rotation.

GoCubsGo1679625768 ACL Cubs

GoCubsGo1679625768

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Eh, Moore isn't really that good anyway.

 

True, but Trachsal is bad enough to really, really hurt this team.

 

Not really, since he's not replacing anyone in the starting rotation.

 

oh, with that BB/K ratio, he can do plenty of damage out of the pen.

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Here's the official announcement from the cubs:

 

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today acquired right-handed pitcher Steve Trachsel from the Baltimore Orioles for right-handed pitcher Rocky Cherry and infielder Scott Moore.

 

 

 

Trachsel, who returns to the organization that originally selected him in the eighth round of the 1991 Draft, is expected to be added to the Cubs’ roster this weekend. Chicago’s 40-man roster currently stands at 38 players.

 

 

 

The righthander joins the Cubs having recorded a quality start in each of his last four outings and in five of his last six starts with the Orioles, going 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA (10 ER/38.0 IP) in six starts this month. His 2.37 ERA is the fourth-lowest mark in the American League in August. Overall with the Orioles, Trachsel went 6-8 with a 4.48 ERA (70 ER/140.2 IP) in 25 starts this season.

 

 

 

The 36-year-old Trachsel has pitched in all or part of 15 major league seasons with the Cubs (1993-99),

Devil Rays (2000), Blue Jays (2000), Mets (2001-06) and Orioles (2007), compiling a 140-151 record with a 4.29 ERA (1166 ER/2440.0 IP) in 406 major league appearances, all but one as a starter.

 

 

 

A 1996 National League All-Star with the Cubs, Trachsel has posted double-digits in victories in seven seasons and made 30 or more starts in nine seasons. The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder reached 200.0 innings pitched seven times.

 

 

 

Trachsel broke into the big leagues with the Cubs at the age of 23 in 1993 and was named National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News in 1994, going 9-7 with a 3.21 ERA in 22 starts for Chicago. He owns one of the only 10 Cubs one-hitters in the last 25 years (a 5-0 win vs. Cincinnati on May 13, 1996), he started the Cubs’ 1998 Wild Card tiebreaker and won 5-3 vs. San Francisco to clinch a post-season berth, and he was the Cubs’ Opening Day starter in 1999, the final season of his first stint with the organization.

 

 

 

During his first stint with the Cubs, Trachsel went 60-69 with a 4.35 ERA (554 ER/1146.1 IP) in 187 outings (186 starts). For the decade of the 1990s, Trachsel led all Cubs pitchers in wins, starts, innings pitched and strikeouts (829) in that span.

 

 

 

Cherry this season made his major league debut with the Cubs, going 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 12 relief appearances. The 28-year-old spent most of the 2007 campaign with Triple-A Iowa and went 2-0 with seven saves and a 4.59 ERA in 43 appearances, all but one in relief.

 

 

 

Moore has played in 18 games with the Cubs the last two seasons, batting .233 with two homers and five RBI at the major league level. He went 0-for-5 in two games with the Cubs earlier this season. The 23-year-old spent most of the 2007 season with Iowa and batted .265 with 19 homers and 69 RBI in 103 games at Triple-A.

[Nancy Kerrigan voice] Why?! Why?! Why?!

Shavo Draft Eligible

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Mortgaging the future for a questionable upgrade of a team thats 4 games over .500...thats Cub baseball

 

Where did Moore fit into any sort of future with this team?

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