For the the past few days, we’ve been looking at the Cubs 2009 roster and seeing how it compares to other teams with high payrolls. When I started the project, my thinking was that 1) with such a high payroll (the third highest in baseball), the Cubs should have one of the top players in [...]
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A Look At The Center Field Market (Part 1 of 2)
December 21, 2009 – 6:38 am
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, [...]
Cubs Winter Meetings: Day 2 Recap
December 9, 2009 – 6:42 am
The Milton Bradley rumors were heating up throughout the day on Tuesday. According to Bruce Miles at the Daily Herald, a deal is not imminent, but they are getting closer.
Others were more optimistic about a deal getting done soon. Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago wrote that the Cubs were on the verge of making a [...]
Curtis Granderson Rumors Heating Up
November 14, 2009 – 9:28 am
A couple of days ago, I reported that the Detroit Tigers, in an attenpt to cut payroll, were listening to offers for Curtis Granderson (among others). Jim Hendry hasn’t spoken to Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski yet, but that hasn’t stopped the Granderson-to-the-Cubs buzz. So let me add to the insanity.
If the Cubs are actually interested [...]
