Last year, Mike Fontenot had a pretty miserable season. For the first time in his career, Fontenot was given a shot at being a big league starter. He began the 2009 season as the Cubs starting second baseman and ended the season hitting .236/.301/.377 with 9 homeruns and 43 RBI. It was an ugly season. In [...]
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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 [...]
A Look At The Offseason (Part 1 – Infield)
October 28, 2009 – 7:31 am
The Cubs enter the off season with a mixed bag of needs. Tops on the list is a middle-of-the-order run producer. If things work out, they’d also like to get a speedy, OBP-type of lead-off hitter. They may even look at adding a bullpen arm. In the field, the Cubs would prefer to add a [...]
