Posted on April 19th, 2008 - 1:21 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Chicago Cubs have recalled outfielder Matt Murton from Triple-A in an effort to provide more right handed hitting off their bench. They sent Eric Patterson down to make room for Murton.
“We’re going to be playing teams with lefthanders [in their rotation] and quite a few lefties in their bullpens, so this gives us […]
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Posted on April 16th, 2008 - 5:12 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
UPDATE: It’s official. Soriano is headed to the disabled list. The Cubs brought Eric Patterson up instead of Murton, which may indicate how serious the injury is. One would think the Cubs wouldn’t promote Patterson for just a two week stay.
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Alfonso Soriano, who injured his calf muscle last night while doing […]
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Posted on February 14th, 2008 - 11:34 am by BaseballTalkOnline
The San Diego Union-Tribune suggests that Triple-A catcher Nick Hundley could be a trade chip in a possible trade as the team is still searching for a left fielder. Tom Krasovic reportes that the Padres have been asking around and paid special interest to three right-handed hitters — Xavier Nady and Jason Bay of […]
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