Nomar and Murton traded to the Cubs

After a few years of on-again, off-again trade rumors with our man Nomar Garciaparra, it has finally happened. Story here. In a 4-player blockbuster, Nomar heads to the Cubs. Here's the deal:

Cubs get Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Murton (in the minors) from the Red Sox

Red Sox get Orlando Cabrera from the Expos and Doug Mientkiewicz from the Twins

Expos get Alex Gonzalez from the Marlins, pitcher Francis Beltran from the Cubs, and Brendan Harris from the Cubs.

Twins get minor league pitcher Justin Jones

So a big trade to say the least. Sounds like the Cubs got some firepower. Murton, a GT grad, has been pegged one of the RedSox top 10 prospects and is hitting the ball well in the minor leagues.