The Cubs acquired outfielder Harold Ramirez from Cleveland last November for what was described as “a cash consideration.”
Ramirez never played a game in a Cubs uniform. His arrival at Cubs Spring Training was delayed by visa issues in his native Colombia.
Today, the Cubs traded Ramirez to the Tampa Bay Rays for a 30-year-old minor league infielder named Esteban Quiroz. Last year, Quiroz hit hit .268/.401/.526 (57-for-213) with 19 doubles, 12 home runs, 48 RBI, 43 walks and a .927 OPS in 68 games for Triple-A Durham. Those are pretty good minor-league numbers but again... age 30, I doubt the Cubs are expecting much from him except to fill a role at Triple-A Iowa.