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What Can You Get For $140 Million?: Bringing It All Together

January 25, 2010 – 5:14 am

For the past two weeks, we’ve been looking at the Cubs roster to see how well Jim Hendry and the front office have done in spending nearly $140 million. To check out any of the previous posts, visit these links: What Can You Get For $140 Million? (Introduction and Methodology) What Can You Get For [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Stats | Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee, Geovany Soto, Jim Hendry, Kevin Gregg, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Randy Wells, Rich Harden, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Ted Lilly | Comments (0)

What Can You Get For $140 Million?: Center Field

January 19, 2010 – 5:01 am

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 [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Stats | Also tagged Brett Gardner, Carlos Beltran, Curtis Granderson, Jacoby Ellsbury, Shane Victorino | Comments (2)

A Look At the Offseason (Part 4 – Pulling it All Together)

November 2, 2009 – 6:38 am

Over the past three posts, I’ve taken a look at what the offseason would/could/should look like. In part 1, I looked at the infield, part 2 was devoted to the outfield, and I looked at the pitchers in part 3. If you haven’t had a chance to read those posts yet, I’d suggest taking a [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Aaron Miles, Aaron Rowand, Akinori Iwamura, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Blanco, Angel Guzman, Aramis Ramirez, Ben Sheets, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Chone Figgins, Derrek Lee, Esmailin Caridad, Jake Fox, Jeff Baker, Jeff Samardjzia, John Grabow, Justin Berg, Koyie Hill, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Piniella, Micah Hoffpauir, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Orlando Hudson, Pat Burrell, Randy Wells, Randy Winn, Ronnie Belliard, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Sam Fuld, Sean Marshall, Tampa Bay Rays, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny, Vernon Wells | Comments (1)

A Look At The Offseason (Part 2 – Outfield)

October 29, 2009 – 7:33 am

Yesterday I started a series looking at the upcoming offseason for the Cubs. In part 1, I examined the infield. If you haven’t read it yet, check it out here: A Look At The Offseason (Part 1 – Infield) Today, I want to turn my attention to the outfield. The general concensus has been that [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Aaron Rowand, Alfonso Soriano, Andy MacPhail, Baltimore Orioles, Bobby Abreu, Brian Roberts, Curtis Granderson, Detroit Tigers, Gary Matthews Jr., Jake Fox, Jermaine Dye, Jim Hendry, Los Angeles Angels, Luke Scott, Magglio Ordonez, Marlon Byrd, Matt Weiters, Micah Hoffpauir, Michael Young, Mike Cameron, Mike Scioscia, Milton Bradley, Pat Burrell, Reed Johnson, Rick Ankiel, Roy Halladay, Rudy Jaramillo, Sam Fuld, San Francisco Giants, Scott Boras, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells, Vladamir Guerrero | Comments (1)

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 [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Aaron Miles, Akinori Iwamura, Andres Blanco, Andy MacPhail, Aramis Ramirez, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Bobby Abreau, Brian Roberts, Carlos Marmol, Chone Figgins, Derrek Lee, Detroit Tigers, Freddie Sanchez, Geovany Soto, Henry Blanco, Jake Fox, Jeff Baker, Jim Hendry, John Grabow, Kelly Johnson, Kevin Millar, Koyie Hill, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Derosa, Micah Hoffpair, Miguel Tajada, Mike Fontenot, Orlando Cabrera, Orlando Hudson, Placido Polanco, Ronnie Belliard, Ryan Theriot, San Francisco Giants, Starlin Castro, Tampa Bay Rays, Tony Clark | Comments (4)

Cubs Interested in Jaramillo

October 16, 2009 – 3:50 pm

The Cubs have shown interest in hiring Rudy Jaramillo to be their new hitting coach. Jaramillo, who is one of the most respected hitting coaches in the game, has been with the Texas Rangers for the past 15 years. He was offered a one-year extension by the financially troubled club, but turned it down indicating [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Aaron Rowand, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Craig Sager, Derrek Lee, Jim Hendry, Luke Scott, Michael Young, Milton Bradley, Pat Burrell, Roy Halladay, Rudy Jaramillo, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tom Hicks, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells | Comments (0)

A Bittersweet Time of Year

October 4, 2009 – 9:25 am

A love fall. I really enjoy summer, but I think the fall is my favorite season of the year. The temperatures are still comfortable, but the summer humidity is gone out of the air. It’s a great time to be outside, whether attending a baseball or football game, or just doing yard work. One of [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Adam Dunn, Bobby Abreau, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Jim Hendry, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Piniella, Mark Derosa, Mike Blowers, Milton Bradley, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Ankiel, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals | Comments (0)

Piniella’s Wish List For 2010

September 28, 2009 – 8:01 am

The Cubs lost the series finale against the Giants yesterday 5-1 (Why does the 1 look like it’s in a different font?). At the same time, Colorado beat St. Louis 4-3 to increase their Wildcard lead over the Cubs to 6.5 games with just seven games remaining in the season. I wouldn’t suggest investing in [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Opinion | Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Andy MacPhail, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Geovany Soto, Houston Astros, Jake Peavy, Jim Hendry, Lou Piniella, Mark Buerhle, Michael Barrett, Mike Fontenot, Ozzie Guillen, Ryan Dempster, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Tim Bogar | Comments (1)

Cubs Lose Heartbreaker to Cardinals

September 19, 2009 – 7:58 am

The Cubs game against the Cardinals started out good, but ended horribly for the northsiders. In the first inning, the Cubs scored two runs off of John Smoltz on consecutive doubles by Kosuke Fukudome, Derrek Lee, and Aramis Ramirez. Unfortunately, that was all of the offense the Cubs could muster all night. The Cardinals tied [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Opinion | Also tagged Aaron Heilman, Adam Wainwright, Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, Chris Carpenter, Colorado Rockies, Derrek Lee, John Smoltz, Lou Piniella, Matt Holliday, New York Yankeees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ricketts Family, St. Louis Cardinals | Comments (0)

Who Will Bat Leadoff For Cubs in 2010

September 12, 2009 – 8:39 am

First, let me say that I was right. Ah, that feels good. I originally reported that Alfonso Soriano would have surgery on his ailing knee and would be out the rest of the year. Then, Gordon Wittenmyer chimed in and said that Soriano would be back before the end of the month and would wait [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Joey Gathright, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Piniella, Ryan Theriot, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, Zack Greinke | Comments (0)