Ernährung » seven installments through Oct. 6 as part of the trade

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired catcher Miguel Montero from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

The Cubs designated http://www.jaysfanaticsjersey.com/josh-thole-jersey-c-14.html catcher Miguel Montero for assignment less than 24 hours after he blamed pitcher Jake Arrieta for the seven stolen bases Chicago allowed against the Nationals.
Chicago is paying Toronto 6,446,710 in seven installments through Oct. 6 as part of the trade, covering all but 515,039 of the 6,961,749 remaining of Montero s 14 million salary this year. He is eligible for free agency after the World Series.

The teams announced the trade Monday, five days after the Cubs designated Montero for assignment. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Montero will join the team Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.

I ve heard some good things about him. I heard he can swing the bat. We ll see. He s a good, veteran R.A. Dickey Jersey, left handed bat, Gibbons said.

The Cubs parted ways with Montero after the veteran catcher publicly called out Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a June 27 loss to Washington, saying that the ace right hander and the rest of Chicago s pitchers were slow to the plate.


Miguel Montero is 0 for 31 throwing out base stealers this season. Shelley Lipton/Icon Sportswire
Montero said he later apologized to Arrieta, but Cubs president Theo Epstein and manager Joe Maddon both said Montero s comments necessitated a roster change.

Montero, who had a huge hit late in Game 7 of the World Series last year http://www.jaysfanaticsjersey.com/darwin-barney-jersey-c-15.html, hasn t thrown out a potential base stealer in 31 attempts this season, according to ESPN Stats Information. He is hitting .286 with four home runs and eight RBIs in 44 games.

The 33 year old Venezuelan has a .260 career average with 124 homers and 542 RBIs in 12 seasons with Arizona and the Cubs.

The Cubs will host the Blue Jays in a three game series starting Aug. 18.

Toronto cleared a roster http://www.jaysfanaticsjersey.com/russell-martin-jersey-c-13.html spot by transferring outfielder Darrell Ceciliani to the 60 day disabled list.