When people see that Player X was released, it tends to throw up red flags. I mean, it sounds kinda bad, right? But in cases like these, it’s more a matter of the Cubs not wanting to add Manny Parra, Munenori Kawasaki, or Shane Victorino to the active roster and also not wanting to pay the $100,000 retention bonus each player would be due as an Article XX(B) free agent.
I had written previously about the team’s desire to retain Victorino, but the Cubs would like to keep Parra and Kawasaki around as well.