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First item: Cubs announce ALL-STAR Bryan LaHair was DFA.
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RHP Trey McNutt, IF Christian Villanueva, IF Logan Watkins & RHP Robert Whitenack now protected.
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Nifty trade:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/11/cubs-rangers-swap-jake-brigham-for-barret-loux.html
I guess the Cubs decided they preferred a different pitcher
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/11/cubs-rangers-swap-jake-brigham-for-barret-loux.html
I guess the Cubs decided they preferred a different pitcher
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Traded Brigham back to Texas for Barret Loux. Conflicting reports on who gets PTBNL but Miles responded to my tweet saying it is the Cubs getting it.
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LaHair DFA'd and headed to Japan? There's gotta be room for him somewhere in the majors.
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He'd be a bench bat at league minimum. In Japan he'd make more money and be a Matt Murton-type god.
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Anno says that they reworked the deal because Brigham got hurt or something. I think MLBTR says the Rangers are getting the PTBNL. They'll sort it out later.
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Not protecting Nick Struck seems to be a gamble. But maybe they know something we do not know.
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It has come to my attention that Casey Coleman is still on the roster 
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It has come to my attention that Casey Coleman is still on the roster
Yeah keeping Coleman over Struck seems dumb, but like you said earlier perhaps they know something that we don't know. LaHair going to Japan makes sense at this point for him and probably for the Cubs as well. I thought he could be useful as left handed thunder on the bench, but it seems like the Cubs are making good for LaHair.
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Who's in the Cub bullpen now? Maybe they figure Casey Coleman is useful in small doses.
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Also, unless Nick Struck is going to stick on the other team's 25-man for the entire season (assuming they don't Lendy Castillo him with some phantom injury) the Cubs will get him back anyway, right?
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Yet another item, much to everyone's chagrin I'm sure, is that Ian Stewart is still on the roster, which suggests the Cubs aren't ready to part ways just yet.
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On the roster currently the Cubs have Marmol, Camp, Believeau (know I misspelled it), Chapman, Bowden, Dolis, Russell, McNutt and Putnam as the obvious in house candidates. Cabrera is being stretched out, but could be in the bullpen. Vizcaino should be able to pitch sometime mid season as well. The Cubs also have Castillo, Rusin, Raley, and Concepcion, but the eight guys listed above are probably the bullpen unless they add someone else.
Yeah Struck has to stick on the roster the "whole season". But given how advanced Struck is I am going to guess that a team like the Astros or Marlins can stash him at the end of their bullpen for the 90 days. And then yeah he gets a phantom injury which he can pitch in the minors for a month or so on rehab just like Castillo.
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So I just looked at Barret Loux's stats and I'm pretty happy with this trade. I'm also wondering if the Rangers know something the Cubs do not know :thinking:
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Yeah it seems like an upgrade, but the upside is about the same, i.e. a fifth starter. He does have huge injury concerns given his past, but it is a real nice move for the Cubs who get a better prospect and someone that doesn't eat up a 40 man spot.
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Brigham has a better arm when it's healthy, bigger upside.
When it's healthy is a key phrase though.
When it's healthy is a key phrase though.