Reed Johnson has more than likely been traded. He was pulled from tonight's game and was shaking hands in the dugout. More on this later (probably tomorrow morning for me).
UPDATE: Geovany Soto was shaking hands in the dugout and was pulled at the same time. Brett Jackson was pulled from Iowa and would likely be recalled. Can't imagine the Cubs would trade him.
UPDATE 2: Ken Rosenthal tweets that the two deals are separate.
Told
#Cubs have made separate deals with Soto and Johnson.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2012
No word on the details yet.
UPDATE 3: It appears Soto may have been traded to the Texas Rangers.
What an awesome inning. Castro and Rizzo are going to be fun to watch going forward. Think Castro will be a 20 HR guy and I think Rizzo will be a 30-40 HR guy..
I think we should have a contest. Guess who he was traded for and win a buck.
@ mb21:
PTBNL. I’ll take my dollar in quarters, please.
He goes with dempster to braves for delgado is my call
@ mb21:
The equivalent of a bag of balls from Toronto
@ mb21:
I seen something a minute ago rumor was to Detroit. Any word yet?
@ pinetar:
Haven’t heard anything. A PTBNL like RC said isn’t a bad guess. Someone of that caliber, which is to say not very good, but whatever.
I always liked Reed. Maybe we can get him back in the offseason
Brett Jackson pulled from Iowa Cubs game, Tigers SP prospect pulled after 3rd inning of his start tonight.
Brett jackson pulled. H/t to Brett
Who said Garza is back on the block? I’m assuming he never came off of it, but who would trade for him? That would be one huge risk and if Garza’s injury ended up being worse than they thought, that GM will get fired. Can’t imagine any GM taking that risk.
@ bubblesdachimp:
Why the fuck does a team that’s going to lose 90+games want to re-sign a 41 YO OF? This team needs youth and power, not old, slap-hitting glove merchants.
@ mb21:
Unreal no word out yet and then the opposite happened on the Dempster deal. Sounds like the front office have buttoned down the hatches and communicating via secret code.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
(dying laughing)
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I have no problem with him as a fourth outfielder. He hits lefties. and can play all three spots. If he wants to come back for cheap why not?
Also are we under the impression next years team will be worse then this years?
I wonder if Brett Jackson got traded.
Thomas Collier stats
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=t571&t=p_pbp&pid=543040
Looks ok but seems to be old probably for the league.
@ bubblesdachimp:
He’s old, and he’s shit and about 3X as expensive as Campana. Hang up the fan cap and put on the brain.
Any chance Jackson just got called up? Trade Reed for some A-ball nothing, give his roster spot to Jackson.
Soto traded too?
Bye Bye Geo?
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
It’d be a weird call-up because he’s slumping so bad. That’s why I’m wondering if he was traded.
Soto getting hugs and handshakes in the dugout now.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That was from hours ago though. If he was pulled because of a trade, it’s likely Johnson wouldn’t have started tonight (or Jackson if he’s included)
Rice Cube wrote:
Soto left the game at same time tonight?
Would have been non tendered
@ mb21:
A little later
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That would be my guess.
@ mb21:
Looks that way.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
It’s a man-crush thing. I have it too.
I’m going to shave my genitals to look like Johnson’s goat. Oh, wait, they already do. Cool.
Of course the Cubs have to trade these guys at this time when I was getting ready to go to bed. Fuckers.
(dying laughing)
@ mb21:
Can I change my poll vote to:
B jax coming up. Cant wait to sit down tomorrow night and watch a good bit of the future with a buncha beer..
I assume LaHari is getting benched?
Who needs Soto when we have rocket-arm Steve?
@ bubblesdachimp:
Maybe DeJesus sits and Jackson plays CF.
@ bubblesdachimp:
He still has the bullpen test.
Why do the Cubs score a bajillion runs every time I have to go run errands?
@ pinetar:
dejesus can actually hit still
Jackson seriously coming up? I’ll have to start watching again.
@ bubblesdachimp:
(dying laughing) Thomas Collier is 22 idk how he is old.
Hmmmmm….Al has made a Twitter appearance with this:
Rumor: Brett Jackson and Reed Johnson packaged in same deal, team unknown #cubs
EDIT: Tune changed. Called up.
Barney double away from triple
heyman says not the tigers for reed
I smell a double cycle tonight!!
Saw someone retweeted Alvin saying that Jackson was packaged in one of the deals.
@bleedcubbieblue Rumor: Brett Jackson and Reed Johnson packaged in same deal, team unknown #cubs
@ mikeakaleroy:
Could have been true when he tweeted it.
@ mb21:
Interesting. Maybe they got something good in return for Johnny K.
soto to the rangers
@ mikeakaleroy:
It’s not a rumor, he has a source
@ GBTS:
Very well could have been, and honestly, I don’t know if I’d be terribly upset about it. Those strike outs this year have gotten beyond ridiculous…
@ Berselius37:
Those were his words, not mine. Copied from The Twitter.
Al is a fucking turd.
THis could be an exciting trade deadline after all! I’m fucking stoked.
texas has a good system. maybe we got something ok
@ mikeakaleroy:
How dare you question his sources?! He has them and they would prefer to stay anonymous.
@ bubblesdachimp:
Probably Yu Darvish.
jacob brigham
While neither of the Cubs players traded today are major contributors at this point, the team has just cut 2 ties to the 2008 team, which is kind of sad/symbolic.
Soriano pulled!
IS HE HUGGING ANYONE
@ BubbaBiscuit:
I have sources too!! Usually it’s just the fat dude that stares back at me in the mirror..
i just realized how dumb my statement was.. Soto sucks
Just watched the replay on Barney’s homer. That was a hell of a quick swing.
@ GBTS:
DEAR GOD LET THERE BE HUGS!
Wikipedia:
I’d like to see a real encyclopedia update that fast.
Jacob Bringham in return for Soto, rumor is Maholm and Reed to ATL.
Holy shit….the internet is blowing up…Now Maholm?? WHO DID HE HUG?
Maholom and Reed to braves
Bubbs head explodes
This team pitching is going to be absurd. If dempster and garza go tomorrow
new shit: http://www.obstructedview.net/transactions/geovany-soto-traded-to-texas-rangers.html
@ josh:
I can’t get excited for a Soriano trade. No matter what, the Cubs eat a ton of salary and don’t get much in return. That doesn’t mean the Cubs shouldn’t be looking into it, but other teams aren’t fools.
In Z’s first day in the bullpen, he struck out 3 in 1.2 innings and walked none. He also gave up 1 unearned run on 2 hits.
Maholm with Johnson according to Judd to the Braves
Brigham aint bad for someone who we would have non tendered
should see a whole lot of organizational movement over the next few days..