Sean Gallagher and Jose Ascanio have been optioned to Triple-A Iowa by the Chicago Cubs.

Gallagher has been rumored to be included in the Brian Roberts trade that has never happened, and had hoped to make the team as a long reliver or starter but he is so far down on the depth chart right now that isn’t going to happen.  I can see Gallagher getting a callup once something is done with Ryan Dempster or Jason Marquis.

Josh Kroeger was also sent to the minor league camp.