Rondon was really making me nervous. Now the Brewers are coming to town for 3 Tuesday-Thursday.
I'm sure everyone saw, but Castro lost his starting gig at SS "indefinitely". He hasn't even had an AB since Maddon it was decided on Friday. He's at least saying the right things...that he was upset at first, but that he understands that he isn't hitting and he'll just have to make the most of the opportunity when it comes around again. Also, no plans to bring up Baez anytime soon, though he's doing a good job at the plate in AAA.
Also, I was looking at how the Cubs acquired some of their players, mainly the starters and new guys. Forgot that they'd traded Hammel and then gotten him back in the offseason.
Pitching:
Jason Hammel: Free Agent, Dec 2014
Jon Lester: Free Agent, Dec 2014
Jake Arrieta: Dec. 2013, From Baltimore with Pedro Strop for Steve Clevenger and Scott Feldman
Kyle Hendricks: July 2012; From Texas with Christian Villanueva for Ryan Dempster
Dan Haren: August 2015, From Miami with cash for Ivan Pinyero and Elliot Soto
Position Players:
Addison Russell: July 2014; From Oakland with Billy McKinney, Dan Straily, and cash for Hammel and Samardzija
Khris Bryant: 2nd overall pick in 2013 draft
Anthony Rizzo: Jan 2012; From San Diego with Zac Cates for Kyung-Min Na and Andrew Cashner
Kyle Schwarber: 4th overall pick in 2014 draft
Jorge Soler: June 2012, signed as an amateur free agent