Omar Infante can now call Wrigley Field home.
The Chicago Cubs acquired infielder Omar Infante from the Tigers on Monday in exchange for outfielder Jacque Jones. Infante, 25, batted .271 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 66 games with Detroit last season. Versatile in the field, Infante played six positions last season, most often at second base (20 games). He also appeared at shortstop (14 games), third base (nine), center field (12), right field (six) and left field (one). The Venezuela native hit .281 off left-handed pitching and posted a .413 batting average with runners in scoring position in 2007.
The Tigers have a good lefty bat, while the Cubs have depth in the infield and outfield. The Cubs are trying to go after Kosuke Fukudome in the outfield and Hiroki Kuroda and Hitoki Iwase for pitching. If The Cubs want these guys, they had better be prepared to get the dough ready, as these three will command large sums of money.
Congratulations to Dustin Pedoria of the Boston Red Sox as he won the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Congratulations also to Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers as he just edged out Colorado Rockies Rookie Troy Tulowitski for the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
