With Alfonso Soriano making his second DL stint as a Cub, The team chose to fill his roster spot with Eric Patterson. Correct me if I am wrong, but this is the same Eric Patterson who was send down at the end of last season; the reason being that E. Patterson failed to arrive on time for a home game. The same Eric Patterson who only recently switched to playing the outfield; he is also the brother of former Cubs Corey Patterson.  If E. Patterson struggles, people will make a correlation to the fact that his brother also struggled with the Cubs.

                This move makes no sense to me at all. Why would the Cubs bring up a guy who is primarily a second basemen with KNOWN character issues?  Eric Patterson stats at AAA Iowa this season are: 222 avg, 3 runs, 8 hits, 12 strikeouts, 1 stolen base, and 3 RBI’s.  

                The logical choice for the Cubs to call up would be outfielder Matt Murton. Murton has played outfield his entire career, granted he is a defensive liability at times, but he makes up for it with his bat.  Without the addition of Reed Johnson, Murton would have made the Cubs out of Spring Training.  

Last season, Murton batted .281, drove in 22 runs, and scored 35 runs in only 94 games. This year, Murton’s numbers at Iowa are: .333, 5 runs, 13 hits, 4 strikeouts, and 2 RBI’s.  Murton has always been a high batting average and high On-base-percentage player. He would be an ideal fit for lineup, which other than Fukudome and Lee, does not take many pitches.

Murton seems like the logical choice to me, but then again when is anything logical with the Cubs?