Murton likely headed for Triple-A

 
Matt Murton can do the math, and knows there doesn't seem to be room for him on the Cubs' Opening Day roster. [link]

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Murton Very Available

Per the Chicago Sun-Times , Matt Murton is officially not a part of the Cubs' plans.  Today Lou Piniella named Mike Fontenot as the final player on the five man bench, ruling out the possibility of Murton making the roster and going on to say ...
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Cubs keep Fontenot, cut Cintron; Murton odd man out -- ChicagoSports.com

Fontenot's versatility key to keeping him on roster By Paul Sullivan | Tribune reporter 11:06 PM CDT, March 26, 2008 TEMPE, Ariz. - Lou Piniella has a unique way of giving his players good news, as Mike Fontenot discovered on Tuesday at Cubs camp. ...
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2008 Preview - Thunder Matt Murton

Let me tell you a little story about a man named Matt. He toiled in the pine fields of Wrigley since aught six, mining gatorade for those three long years. It wasn't a glamorous job, but it was his job. But then rolled in this hot shot new kid with ...
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Thunder Matt continues to get crapped on

Has there ever been a time in Matt Murton’s career that Jim Hendry wasn’t trying to trade him? Hendry tried to trade him during his rookie season, when Matt hit .321/.386/.521 in 140 AB’s. He tried to trade Murton the next year, ...
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Who Wants Matt Murton?

26 year-old Cubs outfielder Matt Murton is very much available now that they've signed Reed Johnson .  PECOTA gives Murton a .295/.359/.462 projection for '08; ZiPS says .289/.360/.465.  Here are the league averages from 2007: AL left ...
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The days of Matt Murton as a Cub are nearing an end. “We like Matt a lot, and I think on a lot of clubs he’s an every-day player in left field,” GM Jim Hendry said. “We’re just in a spot where on the corners we have two ...
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