Cubs Trade Aaron Miles & Jake Fox To Oakland

DRav87 · Dec 3, 2009

For RHP Jerry Gray, RHP Ronny Morla and OF Matt Spencer

Roto World said:
According to ESPN Chicago, the Cubs have traded Jake Fox and Aaron Miles to the A's for RHP Jeff Gray, RHP Ronny Morla and INF/OF Matt Spencer.

Few details have been revealed, though this is certainly an odd one. Fox was stuck behind a few players on Chicago's depth chart and should get a better crack at playing time in Oakland. That part of the deal makes sense. But it's a wonder why A's GM Billy Beane and Co. would want Miles. Morla, 21, posted a 4.86 ERA at Single-A in 2009. Spencer, 22, hit .294/.347/.461 at Double-A. Dec. 3 - 6:09 pm et

Brett Keith · Dec 3, 2009

Hmm, was hoping Jake Fox would land with one of my favorite teams, the M's or the Rays. He should be a force with the bat, unfortunately he'll be in a bad hitting park half the time.

gonzagacubs · Dec 3, 2009

::facepalm:: Would have like to have gotten Eric Patterson back. lol With that being said, I hate this trade. Fox is a team player and could play a few different positions. Have a feelin at some point next year, Cubs are going to regret this trade.

markakis8 · Dec 3, 2009

Really odd trade to me. It'll be interesting to see how Fox does this year now.

hawkfandan · Dec 3, 2009

Any trade that gets rid of Miles is a good one in my book. ::facepalm::

guzman4cy · Dec 3, 2009

As a Cubs fan I like this trade. I liked having Fox's bat to help us, but he doesn't have a position in the field. He plays lots of positions, but none of them well enough to warrant him being an everyday player. I'm unfamiliar with the prospects, but the subtraction of Aaron Miles is a huge plus for the Cubs. He was horrible for the team last year, and to replace him with just about anybody would be an upgrade. It seems to me this deal might be a precursor to a future signing, as Fox and Miles are now off the 40 man roster, and only 1 one the prospects (Gray) was added on.

RandomH · Dec 3, 2009

This ----> ::facepalm:: is the icon for the trades the Cubs have done in the past couple of years.

Why do we randomly dump decent/good players? I liked watching Jake Fox play

ballerskrip · Dec 3, 2009

when was the last time the Cubs made a trade and got back a LEGIT prospect?

This does free up a little bit of cash for the Cubbies at least.

pujolsjunkie · Dec 3, 2009

I would have traded Derrek Lee and put Fox at 1B.

thefasterblade · Dec 3, 2009

My Gray stash will go through the roof.

Brett Keith · Dec 3, 2009

pujolsjunkie said:
I would have traded Derrek Lee and put Fox at 1B.

Probably not easy to move a 34 year old 1B making 13 million in the current economy, even as good as Lee is. Pretty sure they'd rather move Soriano anyway, which is even harder. Fox could have played LF. Lee only has one year left anyway, Fox wouldn't have been as good with the bat or the glove most likely, so it wouldn't have helped the team win.

Also, I love Garfield too, but that sig is nearly the size of an actual cat.

henwo · Dec 3, 2009

This looks like a salary dump to jettison Miles and to free up some space on the 40 man, since the prospects they got back aren't really prospects at all. Spencer is the only mildly interesting piece, and even then, he doesn't project to be a full time player.

schmidtfan20 · Dec 3, 2009

the cubs suck.

Pastretta · Dec 3, 2009

I'm trully pissed right now...Why trade Fox? WTF. Traded Soriano not Fox Hendry you big fat tub of lard. :evil:

ballerskrip · Dec 3, 2009

Who doyou think is taking soriano right now? Please be reasonable.

Traded Lee right now wouldn't be the best move. The dude is finally healthy and should have a monster year in 2010.

Skrip

Pastretta · Dec 3, 2009

ballerskrip said:
Who doyou think is taking soriano right now? Please be reasonable.

Traded Lee right now wouldn't be the best move. The dude is finally healthy and should have a monster year in 2010.

Skrip

:lol: In reality no one...I just do not ever want to see his little hop again! :twisted:

P_Manning 18 · Dec 3, 2009

Maybe the Cubs are getting prospects that the Jays need in return for Halladay.

craiger122003 · Dec 4, 2009

The Cardinals will take Soriano if you pay half his salary :lol: :lol:
Cause we are not gonna get Holliday back he wants too much
Miles and Fox are great utility guys you should have kept one of them ::facepalm::

guzman4cy · Dec 4, 2009

craiger122003 said:
The Cardinals will take Soriano if you pay half his salary :lol: :lol:
Cause we are not gonna get Holliday back he wants too much
Miles and Fox are great utility guys you should have kept one of them ::facepalm::

aaron miles hit 185 in 157 ab's. in 2009 he was exact opposite of a great utility guy.

BowmanChromeAddict · Dec 4, 2009

Yeah! One of my prospects traded from purgatory to a popular team! Woo Hoo!

More where that came from...if any cubs fans want to hit me up for them, send me a PM.
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h202/BowmanChromeAddict/Matt Spencer/

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