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11/13/2007 1:22 PM ET
Twins acquire outfielder Craig Monroe from the Cubs for player to be named later
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MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL -- The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have acquired outfielder Craig Monroe from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later.

Monroe, 30, batted .219 (86-for-392) with 23 doubles, 12 home runs and 59 rbi in 122 games last season (99 with Detroit and 23 with Chicago). He was traded from the Tigers to the Cubs on August 22, 2007. In 2006, he batted .255 (138-for-541) with 35 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs and 92 rbi for the Tigers.

The 6-foot-1, 205-pounder has a career batting average of .256 (628-for-2499) with 135 doubles, nine triples, 104 home runs and 388 rbi in 722 games.
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