Tag Archives: Jerry Hairston Jr.

Who Is Marlon Byrd?

The Cubs signed Marlon Byrd to a 3-year/$15 million deal on New Year’s Eve 2009, but what do we really know about the man they call Marlon Byrd?  We sent our crack investigative staff out into the field (me with a computer and Internet connection) to see what we could find.

A Look At The Center Field Market (Part 1 of 2)

Jim Hendry claims that the situation with Milton Bradley did not prevent the Cubs from making any moves to fill the holes the Cubs have in center field, second base, the bullpen, and potentially the starting rotation, but I can’t help notice that no moves were made prior to trading Bradley.  Now that Bradley is gone, [...]