Baseball America has the full list of 561 players who are now minor league free agents. The 15 Cubs are on the list:RHP: Mike Burns (AAA), Hector Carrasco (AAA), Adam Harben (AAA), Billy Petrick (AAA)LHP: Carmen Pignatiello (AAA), Jason Stanford (AAA)1B: Matt Craig (AAA)2B: Robinson Chirinos (Hi ...
Found November 07, 2008 on
Cubs f/x:
PLAYERS:
Josh Kroeger,
Mike Burns,
Hector Carrasco,
Adam Harben,
Billy Petrick,
Carmen Pignatiello,
Jason Stanford,
Matt Craig,
Bobby Scales,
Andres Blanco,
Doug Deeds
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs
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