Another Pirates Trade: John Grabow to Cubs
July 30, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
The trades don’t stop for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A day after trading Freddy Sanchez, Jack Wilson and Ian Snell, the Pirates are reportedly close to trading John Grabow to the Chicago Cubs. The reports comes courtesy of ESPNChicago.com.
On the season, the 30-year-old Grabow has a 3.42 ERA in 45 appearances. He’s been a member of Pittsburgh’s bullpen since coming into the big leagues in 2003. Last season was his best year — finishing with a 2.84 ERA in 74 appearances.
The Cubs have been interested in Grabow because they needed an additional left-hander in their bullpen. Currently, Sean Marshall is the only southpaw in Chicago’s bullpen.
Who exactly the Cubs are getting in return hasn’t been announced. Considering that the Pirates are clearly in a rebuilding mode, it’s likely that they will ask for young prospects in return. In their trades completed yesterday, the Pirates received Tim Alderson, Ronny Cedeno, Jack Lement, Aaron Pribanic, Brett Lorin and Nathan Adcock.
John Grabow traded to the Cubs (Image: Zuma Press)
