This series of articles was prompted by my belief that 1) the Cubs, by virtue of being the third highest payroll team in baseball in 2009, should have one of the top players at each position, and 2) the Cubs roster does not compare favorably with the other highest payroll teams.
I’m please that the Cubs [...]
Tag Archives: Jacoby Ellsbury
What Can You Get For $140 Million?: Center Field
January 19, 2010 – 5:01 am
Hall of Fame Election Results to be Announced Today
January 6, 2010 – 6:15 am
Just a few quick things this morning. The Baseball Hall of Fame will be announcing it’s class of 2010 today at 2:00 pm ET. Waiting for the HOF election results is always fun, but must be fairly excruciating for those on the ballot.
Joe Posnanski recently wrote an article for Sports Illustrated detailing his HOF ballot. [...]
A Look At The Center Field Market (Part 2 of 2)
December 22, 2009 – 6:39 am
Yesterday, in part 1 of this series, I listed the free agent center field candidates that the Cubs may consider this off season. The free agents are easy to identify because we know specifically who they are. Trade candidates are a different story. We don’t know for sure who is available or what it will [...]
