Winter Meetings 2009 Day Four
8:27 AM
Cubs select RHP Mike Parisi from the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Rule 5 draft.
Looks like all the major league teams passed on Round 2 and no Cubs were taken in the major league phase.
The rumor news should be pretty light today as teams head back home.
- Wittenmyer wrote last night - apparently before the Lowell/Ramirez trade that isn't quite official went down - about Boston's possible interest. He then goes through the usual suspects.
The Tampa Bay Rays are still there for a deal that would include moving heavy-salaried Pat Burrell and the Cubs sending cash. The Los Angeles Angels have had exploratory discussions but would need a lot of cash in the deal or for the Cubs to find a way to rid the Angels of their $23.5 million commitment to Gary Matthews Jr. And the New York Mets, according to a team official, might be willing to step back into the fray as part of a three- or four-team deal that could send Luis Castillo ($12 million next two years) to the Cubs.
Wittenmyer then goes through all the teams that have zero interest including the Twins (Bradley called the organization racist back when he was in high school), A's and Indians (not looking for a reunion), plus some mystery GM of a team that had to assure one of his players that Bradley wasn't going to be joining the club.
So that's going well...
- Rosenthal tweets once again, that the talks between Rays and Bradley are at an impasse.
- Tim Brown joins Rosenthal in saying Rangers are probably out as potential trade partner for Bradley.
- Rule 5 draft is today, Cubs are always good for losing a player or two. For a brief and poorly organized history, visit Wiklifield (I will clean that up sometime in the near future, unless someone cares to do it).
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