I have now sent out 3 post in the last 2 days sorry.. annoying, but I know many of you are praying for us, and wondering where we are going, whats next, what does this mean, and how this all works!
We had a very very late night waiting on the call from the GM, and then minor league coordinator. We both only slept about 3 hours. Jake called me around 10:15 pm. He immediately asked me if I was sitting down, I thought he was going to tell me it was so hot out he almost died, not that we got traded to the Cubs! I didn't even know what to say. He had to go quickly to pack up his locker. I ran downstairs to wake my parents up and was shaking like a leaf, and just fell on my mom in fear/confusion/excitement/anxiety attack! After that the phone calls and texts, tweets have not stopped at all in the last 24 hours!
I waited for 2 hours which felt like forever, and finally got a call from Jake. The GM called and couldn't have said nicer things welcoming us (kind of funny Jake missed his first call, strike one...) He told us that he has been wanting us for years now, and tried to get Jake to go to the Padres last year when he was there (sooooo glad to not be on the west coast!!) Rangers wouldn't budge letting Jake go just yet, so he continued to tell us how excited he was, and the potential he sees with Jake and his career with the Cubs. This immediately made Jake feel so good, and calmed him a little! We didn't get word where we were going until this morning since all of this was happening around midnight last night.
Jake was assigned to AA-Sevierville TN (20 minutes from Knox.) Jake will more than likely pitch on his rotation day- Thursday. We had to pay for August rent in Frisco so will not head out as soon as we expected to go pack. My parents and I will probably go sometime next week, to pack up the place. We will either drive it back, or the Cubs pay for shipping and will ship it to FL. When Jake gets back from a road trip we will head to TN. We will just live in a hotel the rest of the season since so short (5 weeks.) I don't think we will bring our car so will maybe just rent a car or I'm not really sure about that at this point...We will bring the basics!
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/12319/soto-trade-to-rangers-becomes-official
I have been so calm, which is not normal for me, but I feel so at peace with this! I am excited to see what is in store for us this year, and next! This is a very good thing for our career as the Cubs rankings aren't the best right now, but thats okay. They are bringing in lots of new players hoping to turn it around! Jake has had a pretty hard day, which is understandable! He has been with the Rangers for 7 years, only team, and drafted with them. It is scary being the new person, and he wants to impress them. Please pray for a smooth transition for him, as he just arrived to TN less than an hour ago!
The fans of the Cubs have been AMAZING!!! I cannot express to you the hundreds of fans that have reached out to us welcoming us, and about a thousand fans in the last 12 hours have followed Jake on his twitter. I have had about 40 girls in the baseball community send me an email, text, or tweet congratulating us and how lucky Cubs are to have us which made me feel amazing.. I don't even know how to describe the support we have felt across the country today!
@jbrigham49 welcome to the team! Super excited for you! We wish you all the
best!
Welcome to the Cubbies!!!
We ARE the greatest fans in sports and we are excited to have you as one of our
own!!
Good luck, its been a
pleasure watching you play
good luck and make it to
the big club soon please
welcome to the chicago
cubs!!
welcome to chicago , cant
wait to see you at Wrigley
welcome!! Work hard and we
will see you at Wrigley!
Welcome to Chicago @jbrigham49 it is here that you will get your
first WS ring. #cubs
@jbrigham49 and we are excited to have you in chicago! Ahhh cubs are going
places FINALLY!
@jbrigham49 Welcome to Wrigleyville..can't wait to root for ya! #Cubs
@jbrigham49 Good luck and I can't wait to see you play for the Cubs. Win a
World Series for us!
@jbrigham49 God has such amazing plans for you! Hold on to Him and enjoy
the path He is guiding you on.
@jbrigham49 The best is yet to come!! GO CUBS GO!!!
you have cast your net
brother - Cubs' nation will help lift...
jbrigham49 glad to see the Cubs are getting another young arm and a
follower of Christ. glad you're part of the family.
HUNDREDS OF THOSE!!! Talk about feeling welcomed!!!!! We are already very impressed Cubs, and the Brighams are ready to get to Chicago when God wants us to!!
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