Mike Olt and C.J. Edwards

Dont belize it until Goff tweets it.

_________________

Word is the only thing holding this up is approval from Ryan Dempster

_________________
O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

What happened to getting Martin Perez?

_________________
Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

When I say "Imminent" I mean completely up in the air.


No, but really, it looks like these two for sure, maybe one more guy

Olt would be a decent holdover until Bryant arrives next year. After that, move him to the OF or make him a corner IF/OF guy in the mold of a Matt Carpenter

_________________
1926-1931-1934-1942-1944-1946-1964-1967-1982-2006-2011

RT @SacBee_JoeD Matt Garza trade from Cubs to Rangers is "99 percent done." Teams going over medical records now. 6 players in the mix

_________________
Team Cutler.

I wonder what else the Cubs had to give up to get Jackson in the deal. Nasty Nate?

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!

I bet Vitters or Jackson is in the deal.

Reminds me of the last big trade between these two. The Cubs sent them a pitcher who won 25 games for the Rangers and the Cubs got a guy who won a batting title for them.

_________________
favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Good thing we have the Sacramento Bee to keep us informed.

_________________
Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Would be more than okay with that. Cubs do have a variety of useful slightly above average players. Well worth throwing one of them in.

_________________
Team Cutler.

You can't expect Chicago media to actually report shit. Maybe with the exception of a Bears guy sometimes

_________________
Team Cutler.

Would have to be a PTBNL. Both are on the DL.

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!

DeJesus would be my official guess

_________________
Team Cutler.

Paul Sullivan turned his phone off while he crafts a bit about Crane.

_________________

Wait....What about Terry's guy?

_________________
favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

He is on the DL too. I would love for them to take him though. He does nothing for me.

I wonder if they were able to go 2 for 4 and get Jackson, Olt, the SS mentioned yesterday and Edwards. Keep in mind the Cubs did not bring Lake up to be on the bench. I think Valbuena or Nasty nate still.

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!

My uneducated guess is Cubs throw Navarro and/Russell to get better pick of prospects.

They would need to get a new 2nd catcher then because Stevie Ballgame is gone. I have no idea who the hell they even have at AAA because I'm pretty sure they suck. It better be all 4 of those guys I mentioned if Russell is involved. That guy in AA can step right in and replace him if need be.

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!

12:04 PM: Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish tweets that it was the Cubs, not the Rangers, who took Luke Jackson off the table. They had other players they liked better. That's very different than what TR Sullivan said earlier and you wonder now if some of this is that the teams are spinning a little bit. It is quite possible that the Cubs didn't like Jackson as much as some said -- and given his present lack of command and low level, that would not be surprising. It's also possible they're preparing to accept a deal and want to make sure that the media understands that they did not cave. Either way, the plot thickens.

_________________

That report that they were in on Ramirez better be bullshit. He is a fucking 2007 draft pick. That is absurd. I don't want that crap.

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!

You have got to be shitting me. I hope Bowden is wrong again because if neil ramirez is the centerpiece of this traded then wow....just wow.

This is his 3rd fucking year in AA. He absolutely blew in AAA last year. WTF?????????????

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!

Ramirez was just scratched from his start in AA. God dammit guys....why the hell are you taking a 2007 fucking draft pick that is still in AA.

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!

@ChrisCotillo: #Rangers scratch Neil Ramirez from his minor league start. Deal going down for Garza. #Cubs

Now Ramirez is starting again according so some Texas source.

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!

He's 24 and has pitched in AAA each of the last two seasons. Pitchers tend to be ready for MLB around 25-26. And he is pretty much dominating AA this season. If he has top of the rotation stuff, it will be fine.

That said, I don't know why he would be the "centerpiece" of the deal.

This is his 6th full minor league season and he was awful in AAA. He isn't on the 40 man and I am pretty sure become a minor league free agent anyways after this year with that kind of service.

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!

Never mind, Bowden was lying. Still pitching.

Bowden is the worst in the business...thankfully.

_________________
That's my purse! I don't know you!