Felix Pie is out — according to MLB.com, “the Cubs dealt the outfielder to the Baltimore Orioles for two pitchers, left hander Garrett Olson and right hander Henry Williamson.” “Obviously, Felix has a lot of good qualities, and at his age, even if he was the fifth outfielder, it’s hard to paint a scenario where he would’ve gotten enough at bats to finish off his development,” Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Sunday. “Once Joey Gathright came [a left handed hitting hot shot who is known for speed and was a free agent this year] it was going to make it tough. We felt we had a chance to add some pitching here. You can’t have enough people in the mix. The left hander [Olson] is an interesting guy. He probably was a little quick to the big leagues last year. If he was with us here, he would’ve been in [Triple A] Iowa.” Oslon is 12 - 10 iwth a 2.96 ERA in 71 career Minor League appearances. Last year he was 9 - 10 with 6.65 ERA and ended up being ranked fourth among American League rookies in starts, fifth in wins and inning pitched and sixth with 83 strikeouts. “We’re sorry to have to part with him,” Orieles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said regarding Olson to MLB.com. “Obviously, it’s not an area that we have a lot of depth in, but we think that may change as the season progresses. It’s just a situation where we have to give something up in order to get something we need.” Get Major League Baseball tickets today.
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