The
Cubs acquired first baseman Jair Bogaerts from the
Red Sox as the final piece of the compensation package for
Theo Epstein.
Bogaerts, 19, is from Aruba and hit .288 in the Dominican Summer League in 47 games.
The Cubs were surprised to hear that
Chris Carpenter, the pitcher sent to Boston as part of the compensation deal for allowing Epstein out of his
Red Sox contract, will undergo surgery Thursday to remove a
bone spur in his elbow.
"We just found out about that," general manager
Jed Hoyer said. "It's obviously something you never want to happen. In any trade, you want both sides to feel good. That's not a great thing to have happen, (either) for Chris or the Red Sox.
"It's something we just learned about and are looking into it. I wouldn't read anything into that."
Hoyer said Carpenter's injury did not affect which player the Cubs received back from Boston.
