The Chicago Cubs have signed outfielder Reed Johnson to a one year contract after he was released by the Toronto Blue Jays. Johnson can play all three positions, bats right handed, and will more then likely platoon with Felix Pie in centerfield.
Johnson is a career .281 hitter, and has a lifetime .308 average against left-handed pitching. Overall I think it is a good pickup for the Cubs, better then trading for Marlyon Byrd or Jay Payton etc.
The Chicago Cubs made a round of roster cuts today to get their spring training roster down to 50.  The two most notable players to be send down were Tyler Colvin and Billy Petrick. Petrick was sent to Triple A Iowa, while Colvin was sent to minor league camp.
Other players sent to the minor league camp included Esmailin Caridad, Jose Ceda, Geoff Jones, Andres Torres, Bobby Scales, Wellington Castillo, and Josh Donaldson.
With the moves, the Cubs’ spring roster now is 50, and consists of 26 pitchers, four catchers, 12 infielders and eight outfielders.Â
The Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres will be playing in the 2008 Hall Of Fame game on June 16th in Cooperstown, NY. Â This years game will also be the last Hall of Game, which is an exhibition game in the middle of the season. Â If agree with the decision of not having it after this year, I don’t see the point in playing an exhibition game during the middle of the season.
The game will begin at 2 p.m. ET, with pregame festivities starting at noon with the Hall of Fame Game Day Parade on Main Street and a Home Run Derby at Doubleday Field. Â Ticket prices are $12.50 for first- and third-base seats and $11 for outfield seats. Tickets will be available for purchase just one of two ways for the final Hall of Fame Game, in-person during a one-day sale on March 8, or for members by phone beginning March 8.
Michael Wuertz and the Chicago Cubs avoided salary arbitration on Monday as they both agreed on a new one year contract. Â Wuertz was hoping for $900,00+ and he settled for $860,000 from the Cubs for the 2008 season.
Pretty good deal for both parties involved I think.  Wuertz is a good innings eater out of the bullpen. Hopefully he will have a little better control in 08 however, and puts away batters instead of wasting so many pitches and end up walking them.
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