It’s been an event filled few days for the Cubs. After losing two-out-of-three to the Pirates, the Cubs came roaring back to sweep the Rockies in a two game series at Wrigley Field. The Cubs got good pitching performances from Randy Wells and Carlos Silva in the two victories. Shawn Marshall also looked good in [...]
Category Archives: Roster Moves
The Cubs First Baseman Of The Future
May 5, 2010 – 8:22 am
A few days ago, I wrote about first basemen the Cubs could potentially target once Derrek Lee’s contract expires at the end of this season. In a nutshell, I looked at potential free agents Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, and Adam Dunn. My conclusion? If Pujols is available, you spend what you have to spend to [...]
Blogosphere Very Angry At The Cubs
April 24, 2010 – 5:56 am
The blogosphere is not a very friendly place right now for the Chicago Cubs. Ever since the Cubs announced that they would be moving Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen, the majority of Cubs bloggers and commenters have been lambasting the decision. In essense, the argument being put forward by most people unhappy with the Zambrano-to-the-pen [...]
Cubs Move Zambrano To The Bullpen
April 21, 2010 – 5:08 pm
If today was April 1, I could see you thinking that the above headline is an April’s Fool joke (the fact that the season had not begiun yet on April 1 would be another big giveaway). However, it’s no joke. The Cubs brain trust (such as it is) has decided to move their supposed ace [...]
Cubs Trade Andres Blanco
March 27, 2010 – 1:33 pm
Carrie Muskat of MLB.com is reporting that the Cubs have traded infielder Andres Blanco to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Blanco was on the bubble heading into Spring Training. It was unclear if he would make the major league roster, and he was also out of minor league [...]
Cubs 2010 Spring Training: What Do We Know?
March 22, 2010 – 5:30 am
The Cubs are zeroing in on the end of Spring Training 2010, but there remain some unanswered questions. Today, I want to take a look and what we know and what we’re still trying to figure out. Starting Position Players The big news at the beginning of Spring Training was whether or not the Cubs [...]
A Cuban, Advanced Statistics, And Childish Millionaires
March 5, 2010 – 5:23 am
The Cubs have “reached an agreement” with Cuban pitcher Juan Yasser Serrano, although the deal is not expected to be finalized for about a month. That, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com. Serrano defected from Cuba in April 2009 after being arrested in Cuba in January 2009 for attempted illegal departure. At least we know he’s persistent. [...]
Cubs Sign Chad Tracy & Kevin Millar…But Why?
February 4, 2010 – 8:47 am
The Cubs signed two guys over the past couple of weeks that most other teams have given up on. Chad Tracy hasn’t had a good season since 2005 and hasn’t played a full season since 2006. The oft-injured 1B-3B has spent his entire career with Arizona. He has spent time on the DL with a [...]
Cubs Sign Xavier Nady
January 27, 2010 – 5:18 am
The Cubs signed Xavier Nady on Tuesday to a 1-year/$3.3 million contract. The contract also contains $2 million in incentives based on games played. Nady is coming off a 2009 season in which he only played seven games before going on the DL with an elbow injury. He eventually had to have his second Tommy [...]
Dealing With The Winter Doldrums
January 5, 2010 – 6:33 am
I really hate this time of year. It’s cold, the days are often grey, and worst of all, there’s no baseball. I watched the 10-part Ken Burns Baseball documentary the other night. It made me miss baseball even more. My wife turned on Field of Dreams last night and I refused to watch it.
