Hmmm....

What do you make of this?

Boston Red Sox: Acquired infielder Ricky Gutierrez from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named or cash considerations; placed infielder Pokey Reese on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Tuesday, with a rib cage strain; recalled third baseman Kevin Youkilis and pitcher Mark Malaska from Pawtucket of the International League (AAA); optioned pitcher Joe Nelson to Pawtucket.

Ok, Let's logic this out. The Cubs just released Rey Ordonez. Now they trade Gutierrez. That's all the backups to Alex Gonzalez.

And the Red Sox. They now have an extra backup at short. Why do they need an extra backup at short?

Who is the player to be named?

I have no idea if there's anything to this, but it is interesting. The Cubs dump their two backups, one to a team to which the Cubs have been rumored to be in trade talks for a short stop? A trade for Nomar Garciaparra.

Very curious.