According to the Denver Post, the Colorado Rockies will trade Luis Castillo to the Chicago Cubs in return for starting pitcher Jason Marquis.
The deal is expected to be finalized next week.
The Rockies will also get about $1 million, so they'll only be paying Marquis $8.75 million in 2009 before he becomes a free agent.
Marquis will join a rotation consisting of Aaron Cook, Jeff Francis, Ubaldo Jimenez and Jorge De La Rosa.
Is it me or does that rotation sound pretty terrible?
As for th...
Found December 31, 2008 on
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TEAMS:
Colorado Rockies,
Chicago Cubs,
New York Mets
PLAYERS: Jason Marquis, Aaron Cook, Jeff Francis, Ubaldo Jimenez, Jorge De La Rosa, Aaron Heilman, Luis Castillo
PLAYERS: Jason Marquis, Aaron Cook, Jeff Francis, Ubaldo Jimenez, Jorge De La Rosa, Aaron Heilman, Luis Castillo
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