When the Cubs brought up Travis Wood to spot start for Matt Garza, the latest Cub to catch the locker room flu bug, the Cubs designated for assignment Blake DeWitt.
As stated in the earlier post, there is a market for veterans who can play third base. Numerous injuries on multiple teams who want to contend bring even Cub talent in play in the trade market.
A DFA is a contractual device for a team to take a player off their 25 man roster, but retain his rights for 10 days or so. In that time period, the club can put him through waivers or try to trade him. When a team goes DFA to create roster space, it is a clear signal that this player is available.
DeWitt was the odd utility man out at the end of spring training, went to the minors briefly, then returned as an early season Sveum favorite. But now, he could be moving to the Giants, Phils or Rays for low level prospects.
