Seems like the Cubs traded away their entire squad over the break—here are the moves and signings of note:
- OF Curt Flood: Cardinals, 7 years / $2610000
- OF Mack Jones: Tigers, 4 years / $1336000
- OF Lee Maye: White Sox, 4 years / $1248000
- P Ken Holtzman: Red Sox, 4 years / $1018000 (extension)
- C Don Pavletich: Senators, 3 years / $768000
- OF Jim Northrup: Giants, 4 years / $687000 (extension)
- OF Rick Reichardt: Tigers, 4 years / $670000 (extension)
- P Ray Sadecki: Braves, 3 years / $586000
- 3B Jim Davenport: Indians, 2 years / $532000
- 2B Pete Rose from A’s to Dodgers for 2B Mike Andrews
- OF Rico Carty and OF Norm Miller from Cubs to Astros for P Steve Hargan and 1B Lee May
- P Al Downing and P Charlie Beamon from Cubs to Giants for OF Jim Northrup
- 1B Mike Epstein, 2B Felix Millan and P Tug McGraw from Yankees to Angels for P Dick Tomanek and 1B Nate Colbert
- 1B George Scott from Phillies to Orioles for SS Jerry Adair
- P Mel Nelson and P Wally Bunker from Cubs to Giants for 1B Orlando Cepeda
- P Rudy May and OF Rick Monday from Indians to White Sox for OF Frank Howard
- P Rich Robinson and OF Mike Lum from Mets to Cubs for P Terry Fox and OF Joe Rudi
- OF Amos Otis from Giants to Phillies for P Earl Wilson and OF Wayne Comer
- 1B Eddie Mathews from Braves to Red Sox for P Ray Washburn
A disastrous ST sees us lose both Bob Veale (back) and Ed Kirkpatrick (labrum) for the entire season. It almost seems incidental that we go 10-8.
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Understandably, the loss of Bob and Ed has put a real pall over the joint here at Forbes. The predictions from BNN in no way help lift the spirits as they see us finishing 77-85 and well off the pace. They are tipping a Senators pennant in the AL, which is a little surprising.
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