The Cubs And Orioles Made A Trade

Finally, the Cubs made a trade! *checks Twitter* Oh...it's for international bonus money. OK, cool. On Friday, the Orioles announced the minor trade of right-handed pitcher Pedro Araujo to Baltimore in exchange for $750,000 in international bonus money going to the Cubs.

Araujo, 25, from the Dominican Republic began his playing career in 2011, after the Cubs signed him. He was in the Dominican Summer League from 2011-14, played in Arizona for 10 games in 2014 as well and then appeared in Single-A in 2015. He had mixed results, but overall put up decent numbers in the minor leagues. The righty pitched 341.2 innings and recorded a 2.63 ERA with 394 strikeouts before the Orioles picked him up. Araujo struggled in the majors, posting a 7.71 ERA in 28 innings last year and in just one appearance in 2019, he gave up two runs on a homer. After this trade, he was sent back to the minors.

But hey, the Cubs got some cash! Good, I guess.