The Cubs have dealt 30-year old righty swinging infielder Alberto Gonzalez to the Yankees for either a player to be named later or cash.  Gonzalez played in 11 games for the Cubs this year and he was 5 for 23 (.217 avg, .661 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer and 2 RBIs.  Gonzalez has played in 413 games in his first seven years in the majors and he is 221 of 916 (.241 avg, .597 OPS) with 94 runs scored, 4 homers, 87 RBIs and 2 stolen bases.  This isn’t much of a loss for the Cubs moving forward.

The Cubs have designated 26-year old lefty swinging outfielder Tony Campana for assignment.  Campana played in 89 games for the Cubs last year and he was 46 of 174 (.264 avg, .607 OPS) with 26 runs scored, 0 homers, 5 RBIs and 30 stolen bases.  He played in 184 games in his two years with the Cubs and he was 83 of 317 (.262 avg, .605 OPS) with 50 runs scored, 1 homer, 11 RBIs and 54 stolen bases.  The Cubs will likely try to deal Campana in the next week or so as he is unlikely to make it through waivers.

UPDATE:  (2/19/2013) - The Cubs have dealt Tony Campana to the Arizona Diamondbacks for 17-year old righthanders Erick Leal and Jesus Castillo.  Leal pitched in 14 games (12 starts) in the Dominican Summer League last year and he was 6-2 with a 2.44 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP.  He gave up 58 hits and 11 walks while whiffing 70 batters in only 70 innings pitched last year, which is pretty impressive.  Castillo pitched in 14 games (8 starts) in the Dominican Summer League last year and he was 2-4 with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP.  I think the Cubs did pretty well in this deal as both Leal and Castillo have live arms and youth on their side.

The Cubs have acquired 23-year old righty starting pitcher Barret Loux and a player to be named later from the Rangers for 24-year old righty starter/reliever Jacob Brigham. Loux came into last season as the Rangers’ #20 prospect according to Baseball America. Loux pitched in 25 games (all starts) in AA-ball for the Rangers last year and he was 14-1 with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. He has now pitched in 46 games (all starts) in his first two years in the minors and he is 22-6 with a 3.62 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Jacob Brigham was acquired by the Cubs from the Rangers in the Geovany Soto deal last July. Brigham pitched in 23 games (all starts) in AA-ball for the Rangers and Cubs last year and he was 5-7 with a 4.72 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. I like this deal for the Cubs as Loux seems like a pretty nice prospect for the future.