Monday, December 11, 2006

Oh right...

With the Marquis trade, I almost forgot to mention a couple other moves. The Cubs signed Daryle Ward, a pretty good veteran first baseman. He can play off the bench or fill in Derrek Lee.
Pros: If we don't need him he'll be good trade bait, and if we do, it'll be $1 million well-spent insurance. Good deal.
Cons: Not particularly good at anything, except batting average. No experience as pinch hitter. No utility.
Wild Card: In 2004, he hit for the cycle for Pittsburg. With father Gary, they're the only father-son pair to do so.

Also, the Cubs gave away Freddie Bynum, to free a slot on the roster prior to a rule-5 draft. He was one of the fourth or fifth stringers who got to play last year when the Cubs had about 75 injured players. He was kinda fast. He won't really be missed.

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