Cubs get RP Spencer Patton from Texas for Frandy Delarosa

[davell]

Robert Murray ‏@RobertMurrayBBE 1m1 minute ago

 

Source: #Cubs and #Rangers have made a trade. Names involved unclear.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Robert Murray ‏@RobertMurrayBBE 1m1 minute ago

 

Source: #Cubs and #Rangers have made a trade. Names involved unclear.

 

Aren't we like an hour away from the roster deadline?

[davell]

Robert Murray ‏@RobertMurrayBBE 1m1 minute ago

 

Source: #Cubs and #Rangers have made a trade. Names involved unclear.

 

Aren't we like an hour away from the roster deadline?

 

It's today. For some reason, I thought it was late this evening, but I have no idea. But yeah, this is probably a small deal.

[davell]

David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 1m1 minute ago

 

#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.

[Tracer Bullet]

David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 1m1 minute ago

 

#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.

 

"try me" - Nuts & Gum

[Guest]

David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 1m1 minute ago

 

#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.

I bet @thekapman never heard of them either.

[ctcf]

The Cubs got a Spencer Patton, whatever that is.

[SouthSideRyan]

That's another 40 man spot. Obviously we may have swapped out a guy on our 40 for him.

[Little Slide Rooter]

The Cubs got a Spencer Patton, whatever that is.

 

I hope it's better than a David Patton.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The Cubs got a Spencer Patton, whatever that is.

 

He's from downstate Illinois, so it's 50/50 that he and his family are either quite excited or quite annoyed by him joining the Cubs.

[Clem Fandango]

The Cubs got a Spencer Patton, whatever that is.

 

Big strikeout guy (12.2 career K/9 in the minors). Not a very good walk rate though for a reliever (3.2 BB/9). 27 years old too so not that young.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I wonder if Vogelbach's involved in a "[expletive] it, may as well get something for the big lout" trade.

[ctcf]

I wonder if Vogelbach's involved in a "[expletive] it, may as well get something for the big lout" trade.

 

Ah so THAT'S who read the Julie DiCaro retweet and thought it made sense. How surprising.

[ctcf]

[Little Slide Rooter]

I wonder if Vogelbach's involved in a "[expletive] it, may as well get something for the big lout" trade.

 

Ah so THAT'S who read the Julie DiCaro retweet and thought it made sense. How surprising.

 

The who to the what now?

[ctcf]

Let the record show I didn't make this thread for once.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Totally remember Frandy De La Rosa being a decent-sized IFA signing. Suck it, Kaplan.

[ctcf]

I wonder if Vogelbach's involved in a "[expletive] it, may as well get something for the big lout" trade.

 

Ah so THAT'S who read the Julie DiCaro retweet and thought it made sense. How surprising.

 

The who to the what now?

 

https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/667830121131208705

 

Assumed you were referencing this, where she RT'd a now deleted tweet by Vogelbach saying he didn't know what the future held for him.

[davell]

Let the record show I didn't make this thread for once.

 

I got trade happy.

[rawaction]

All 3 relievers added are hard throwers that strike out a ton of people. To go along with Rondon, Strop, and Grimm. I'd say Theo has a "type". Hopefully, one of these guys work out better than last year's hard-throwing relief lottery tickets, Gonzalez German and Yoervis Medina.

[toonsterwu]

I was actually mildly intrigued with Frandy heading into next year at South Bend. I get the deal, trading away a far away piece, likely 2nd baseman if he panned out, in the hopes of finding a cheap bullpen addition that can help now. Frandy's at least a good 4 years away, if that, so there's every reason to take the gamble. They must have had pretty good reports/feel on Patton - this is pretty early to make a minor swap like this.

[Guest]

David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 1m1 minute ago

 

#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.

 

I mean, de la Rosa was a fringe top 30 guy on some lists but whatever, Kaplan.

[Guest]

David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 1m1 minute ago

 

#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.

 

I mean, de la Rosa was a fringe top 30 guy on some lists but whatever, Kaplan.

 

we are the 1%

[Guest]

i posted here in high volume and i didn't even know who the hell starlin castro was until like 2 weeks before his call up.

[jersey cubs fan]

Fringe top 30 is nobody anybody should bother knowing.

 

Castro was a badass worth knowing a good year before his call up.