Blake DeWitt To Chicago

Blake DeWitt To Chicago

With all the trades taking place today it seems that every player in the league would have been on standby. However, the Dodgers were on the field in the batting cages this morning when one guy got a huge surprise. Apparently he never saw it coming it, or at least that’s what he says. Blake DeWitt was asked to go to Joe Torre’s office and in just a couple of minutes, the message had been delivered.

The second basemen emerged from Joe Torre’s office and simply said, “I’m going to Chicago”. He knew very little otherwise but he did know that veteran left-hander Ted Lilly and infielder Ryan Theriot were part of the trade as well. The deal also sent minor league pitchers Kyle Smit and Bret Wallach to the Cubs. Blake DeWitt didn’t seem surprised or upset but who knows what the others thought.

Since the infielder had been part of the Dodgers organization since he was drafted in 2004, he wasn’t even following the trade news. Theriot will get his turn at second base with the trade but may also get to try out shortstop, third and maybe even left and center field. The Dodgers front office were all in agreement that this was one of the more difficult players to talk to. Blake DeWitt is a class act, the Dodgers considered themselves lucky to have him and now hopefully Chicago will get to experience the ability of this guy.

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