That was quick

The Cubs traded everyone's favorite mentally challenged right fielder (I'm talking about Matt Lawton, of course) to the Yankees for Justin Berg, a minor league pitcher who's 6-1 with a 3.07 ERA in the Short-Season New York Penn League at Staten Island this year. That means he was probably a draft pick this June. This means a couple things:

1. The Yankees season is over. Matt Lawton has never been on a playoff team for a reason. You can't have a guy like him on your team and go to the playoffs, plain and simple.
2. The Cubs were pretty desperate to ditch Lawton. Short-season ball as low as you go besides the GCL or some other rookie league. It's mostly where the draft picks from college go for their first season.
3. Keep an eye on Berg. I said after the Lawton trade that I'd rather have a prospect than Gerut. Berg is a low level prospect, but he also has none of the downside of a guy like Gerut. This also means for the Cubs that they've turned Jason Dubois into a guy in short-season ball. Not exactly a proud moment for Jim Hendry and co.