The Cubs have released pitcher Ken Kadokura. Kadokura pitched in 6 games this spring for the Cubs and he was 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. This is a good sign for the Cubs’ bullpen in 2009 as Kadokura wasn’t good enough to make it.

The Cubs have traded 26-year old righty reliever Rocky Roquet to the A’s for a player to be named later. Roquet pitched in 46 games (0 starts) last season in A+AA ball in which he was 4-2 with 3 saves, a 3.36 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Roquet was blocked from pitching in Chicago due to their depth in the bullpen so maybe the player to be named will be more valuable to the team down the road.