Cedeno Makes Team, Murton Does Not
Cobra Brigade —
... You can file this under, "What?" as the Chicago Tribune is reporting that Ronny Cedeno and Mike Fontenot made the Cubs squad but Matt Murton and Alex Cintron did not. ...
Cubs Release IF Cintron
wrigleyville23 —
Details here. Seems as though Mike Fontenot and Ronny Cedeno will make the Opening Day Roster and Thunder Matt will be sent to AAA Iowa or be traded. ...
Somehow Ronny Cedeno Makes the Cut
OUT OF RIGHT FIELD —
Mike Fontenot and Ronny Cedeno have made the big league roster, while Alex Cintron has been told to hit the bricks. Wow, really Alex Cintron? You lost out on a roster spot to Ronny Cedeno? Go ahead and live with that the rest of your life. ...
Gameday Open Thread / Cubs @ Angels
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... The Cubs also settled on their position players to start the season, choosing the lefty bat and infield abilities of Mike Fontenot over the superior righty bat of Matt Murton's. A difficult, but understandable decision on the Cubs part. While Murton is the better hitter, the addition of Fontenot gives the Cubs two lefty bench bats and someone besides Ronny Cedeno to back up the middle infield. The bench will consist of Henry Blanco, Daryle Ward, Ronny Cedeno, Reed Johnson and Mike Fontenot. I can't say I'm thrilled, but I do hope that if Soriano or Fukudome go ...
THT Live: Murton Cut From Big Team
The Hardball Times —
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. ...
Roster update
Another Cubs Blog —
... I mentioned this in the comments of the previous thread, but figured it might be worthy of its own space. Ronny Cedeno, as we already knew, made the team while Alex Cintron was cut. The other position player to come north was between Fontenot and Murton. The Cubs rightfully decided they didn’t need 6 outfielders so Murton will either be optioned to AAA or traded, probably traded. ...
Don’t Worry, Matt. Iowa’s Ummm, LOVELY This Time Of Year.
Hire Jim Essian —
... ), we asked our panelists about the fate of Matt Murton. The responses were all similar in appraising Matt. Solid hitter, nice approach, and undervalued by the club. Everyone also shared the sentiment that Murton’s days as a Cubs were numbered. Most figured that Murton would either be traded, or start the season on the bench until then. So it comes as a bit of a surprise to learn from Paul Sullivan that Murton appears to be headed to Des Moines to start the season. It seems strange that a player who led the Cubs in hitting (.297) and On Base Percentage (.365) as a twenty-four ...
