Cubs Get Sick Of Pie

The Chicago Cubs finally lost patience with Felix Pie.

Pie, once considered the Cubs outfielder of the future, was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Starting Pitcher Garrett Olson and minor league pitcher Henry Williamson.

Olson went 9-10 with a 6.65 ERA in 26 starts with Baltimore in 2008. He is 10-13 with a 6.87 ERA in 33 career starts, all with the Orioles, who drafted him between the first and second rounds of the 2005 amateur draft.

Williamson was the Orioles’ 14th round selection in the 2007 amateur draft. He went 0-1 with a 3.72 ERA last season in 20 games at the Class A level.

I was glad to see the Cubs unload Pie. I agree with many Cubs fans who compared him to Corey Patterson, another outfielder with a high cieling and no plate discipline.

The Cubs got a potential starter out of the Orioles. Good for the Cubs in getting some depth in their starting rotation.

Welcome To The North Side, Jim Edmonds!

The Chicago Cubs signed former Cardinals and Padres Outfielder Jim Edmonds to a low risk, minimum contract. The Signing of Edmonds meant the Cubs sent struggling Center Fielder Felix Pie to Triple-A Iowa to work on his swing and fundamentals.


The Cubs will now platoon Reed Johnson and Jim Edmonds. The Cubs believe Edmonds tried to come back too quickly from his calf injury.

This move also means the Cubs have added another Left Handed Bat in the outfield. Kosuke Fukudome and Jim Edmonds are both Left Handed Hitters. Let's not forget that Edmonds is an Eight Time Gold Glove Winner and has earned the nickname "The Human Highlight Reel" due to his fantastic catches he has made.

I Can't Wait to see the reaction from Cardinals fans when the Cubs and Cardinals play each other again.

Welcome to the North Side, Jim Edmonds!