Craig Monroe is back in the pennant race today after the Detroit Tigers traded him along with some cash to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later.
The 30-year-old slumping outfielder, who had lost his job in left to Marcus Thames, was batting just .222 with 11 homers and 55 RBIs in 99 games with the Tigers.
The 20-year-old Maybin was batting .304 with the Class-A Lakeland Flying Tigers in 83 games this season and had a .400 average with 4 homers and 8 RBIs in 6 games with the AA Erie Sea Wolves.
The revitalized, NL Central-leading Cubs are to send a player to Detroit by Oct. 15th.
It's not over 'til it's over, however, and the Tigers are knocking down the door in the AL Central and wild-card chase.
[MLB] | [Bless You Boys] | [The Cub Reporter]
3 comments:
That's a kickass picture of Maybin.
Didn't he help get them to the World Series last season? Oh, how them mighty have fallen.
He sure didn't help them win it.
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