Cubs sign Ken Kadokura, invite Mike Stanton to ST

Schwarber Fan · January 20, 2009

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2009/01/cubs-sign-ken-kadokura-invite-him-and-20-more-to-spring-training.html

The Cubs have signed pitcher Ken Kadokura, a teammate of Kosuke Fukudome in Japan, to a minor league contract. The Cubs invited Kadokura and 20 other players including veteran reliever Mike Stanton and outfielder So Taguchi.

more detailed list of the other invites: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090120/SPORTS1402/90120024

Screw Luis Rivas... he's the dude that killed us in Pittsburgh the day Soriano dropped the fly ball...

Edited January 20, 2009 by Rondon Fan

jersey cubs fan · January 20, 2009

Mike Stanton? Give it up already buddy.

Derwood · January 20, 2009

Kadokura hasn't had a good season for a few years now

Little Slide Rooter · January 20, 2009

What, were and not available?

Old Style · January 20, 2009

Is this guy's wife & kid here yet? If not, can we just buy him a few hookers to make him feel more at home? This is getting ridiculous.

Little Slide Rooter · January 20, 2009

I suppose it makes one wonder if they have Stanton in mind as a loogy if they end up trading both Olson and Marshall in a peavy deal, and have given up on Cotts.

cubsfan26 · January 20, 2009

I doubt they have any plans for Mike Stanton, it's more just trying to catch lighting in the bottle hoping that he pitches well. Most likely he won't be any good and will get cut. Luis Rivas is a guy I can see being called up during the season if a infielder goes on the DL though.

Elrhino · January 20, 2009

The Reds ate 3.5 million last year to just dump Stanton. Everyone goes ga-ga over the superstar salaries, but the real bandits are the loogys like Stanton and Orosco who accumulate $1-$5 million a year over a 20 year career completely under the radar of fan or media scrutiny.