The Cubs wasted a real gem by Jason Hammel to lose to the Padres 4-3. They made three errors, really awful errors and all three errors resulted in runs. They also only scored on home runs and struck out so often I lost count. In any case, did I mention how much I hate Castro in the cleanup spot?
On another note, the Cubs did some roster realignment. By and large, these were needed moves. I've always kind of liked Welington Castillo and was a little sorry to see him go. However, carrying three catchers was a luxury the team could not afford. They got a pretty decent bullpen guy in return.
In other moves, they sent Schlitter packing, hopefully for good. This guy gets no one out. They also DFAed Phil Coke, a move we had anticipated. Coke wasn't getting people out either. Besides Wada, the Cubs promoted Junior Lake, who will presumably platoon with Coughlin in left field. They also brought up Baxter, which is kind of a head-scratcher. Baxter is pretty much a career minor leaguer, but one supposes they needed a left-handed bat off the bench and LaStella was still hurt and Alcantara was not exactly burning up the league at Iowa.
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