Not much surprise here the Chicago Cubs signed Reed Johnson, who was recently released by the Toronto Blue Jays. Johnson is expected to platoon in center field with Felix Pie, as he has a .308 career average against lefties compared to Pie’s .111 avg. The deal is for 1-year, $1.3 million, and the Cubs wasted no time getting him in the lineup. He started in center field during today’s game against the San Francisco Giants. What does this mean for Marlon Byrd?
Well the all off-season and spring training camp talks between the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers are dead. The team no longer has a need for Byrd. The talks initially hit a stand still because the Rangers were demanding Matt Murton and a young pitching prospect, a price the Cubs weren’t willing to pay. And with Reed Johnson hitting the market, the team definitely wasn’t going to pay that. So right now, Byrd will be on the Rangers Opening Day roster himself.
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