January 20, 2010 – 5:36 am
In the past several years, the Cubs have gone from an under-spending team to the team with the third highest payroll in 2009. The change was good and needed. For years, the Cubs, a big market, high revenue team, were spending enough to field a team, but not enough to field a winning team. Today, [...]
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 [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alex Rios, Billy Wagner, Chicago White Sox, Curtis Granderson, Detroit Tigers, Johnny Damon, Melky Cabrera, Milton Bradley, New York Yankees, Ozzie Guillen, Peter Gammons, Seattle Mariners, Takashi Saito, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Winter Meetings
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November 27, 2009 – 5:35 am
I hate to even think about it, but what if the Cubs can’t trade Milton Bradley? Would they really think about bringing him back? Would they have any choice? The way it looks right now, trade talks are limited to the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays. The Rangers have made it pretty clear that [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Rowand, Bill James, Detroit Tigers, Jim Hendry, Milton Bradley, Pat Burrell, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tom Ricketts
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November 12, 2009 – 9:25 am
The Detroit Tigers need to shed payroll going into the 2010 season which Joel Sherman of the New York Post says could make Tigers’ center fielder Curtis Granderson available for trade. Granderson, who had two very good years in 2007 and 2008, had a down year offensively in 2009. He hit .249/.327/.453 in 631 ABs. [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Heilman, Aaron Miles, Carlos Marmol, Curtis Granderson, Darwin Barney, Derek Jeter, Detroit Tigers, Dontrlle Willis, Iowa Cubs, Jake Fox, JR Mathes, Luis Castillo, Micah Hoffpauir, Mike Fontenot, New York Mets, Ozzie Smith, Pat Burrell, Sean Marshall, Starlin Castro, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers
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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
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Posted in Opinion
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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, Kosuke Fukudome, Los Angeles Angels, Luke Scott, 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
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