THT Live: Murton Cut From Big Team

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The Hardball Times The Hardball Times found this 3/26/2008 on www.hardballtimes.com [flag]
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. [link]

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