The Chicago Cubs officially cut ties with catcher Miguel Montero by trading him Monday to the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Cubs will receive either a player to be named later or cash considerations for Montero, 33, who was designated for assignment Wednesday.
Montero was taken off the 25-man roster Wednesday after making critical comments about Jake Arrieta and the rest of the rotation's inability to hold base runners.
"(There are) too many young guys in (the clubhouse) who are impressionable," manager Joe Maddon said last week. "It's not like a group of veterans who can separate and dissect it properly (so) they can walk with what's necessary and drop off what's not.
"With this young impressionable group, to me, and a really good group that's going to be together for a long time, you don't want to foster, nurture, condone (Montero's) kind of message."
Montero who was batting .286 with four home runs and eight RBIs but saw his playing time diminish gradually over the past 2 { seasons.
The Cubs also sent cash considerations to the Blue Jays.
