Some Cubs players on roster bubble
Published 3/26/2008 by Carrie Muskat at Major League Baseball News
The moving truck was outside of the Cubs' clubhouse on Wednesday, ready to be loaded for the trip to Chicago, and the roster is 99 percent set, but there were still some players unsure whether to put their belongings on it. Matt Murton was one of those.
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mysportsrumors posted 3/26/2008 from mysportsrumors.com
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The Hardball Times found this 3/26/2008 on www.hardballtimes.com
Matt Murton lost his roster spot in part because of the Reed Johnson acquisition and in part because the Cubs are run poorly. He's headed to Triple-A or, hopefully for his sake, another organization.Murton odd man out as Cubs close in on opening roster
A Hundred Next Years found this 3/27/2008 on www.suntimes.com
MESA, Ariz. The Cubs¹ acquisition of outfielder Reed Johnson has left career .296 hitter Matt Murton out of the Cubs¹ plans for their opening roster, and the team will try to help the outfielder land a big-league job through a trade in the ...Cubs keep Fontenot, cut Cintron; Murton odd man out -- ChicagoSports.com
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 3/27/2008 on chicagosports.chicagotribune.com
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