The Carlos Zambrano saga took another turn yesterday when the Cubs placed Big Z on the restricted list while he attends anger management training. The restricted list is used when players need to be away from the game for a reason other than injury or bereavement. Milton Bradley was placed on the resticted list earlier [...]
Tag Archives: Milton Bradley
Milton Bradley Just Can’t Stop Talking
March 10, 2010 – 9:56 am
Honestly, I’m a little tired of talking about Milton Bradley. While he was with the Cubs, he seemed to always be the topic of conversation. He not only was a distraction in the clubhouse, but he was a distraction to anyone writing about the Cubs.
Unfortunately, Bradley is back in the news. Despite the fact that [...]
Is OBP Really That Important?
March 4, 2010 – 5:52 am
I’m going to do something dangerous here. I’m going to write a post without knowing how it’s going to end. I’m just going to kind of feel my way through it and hope that I come up with something that makes sense.
I’ve been thinking about on-base percentage a lot recently. I grew up at a [...]
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 $140 Million?: [...]
What Can You Get For $140 million?: Right Field
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, considering [...]
Cubs Sign Marlon Byrd
January 1, 2010 – 10:00 am
Before the clock struck midnight on 2009, the Cubs filled their center field vacancy by signing free agent Marlon Byrd. Bruce Levine broke the news for ESPN Chicago. The deal will pay Byrd $15 million over three years.
As with many of Jim Hendry’s signings, this contract is backloaded to provide some payroll flexibility this year. [...]
Cubs Own Two Of The Worst Contracts In Baseball
December 27, 2009 – 10:14 am
According to Sky Andrecheck of Sports Illustrated (Is “Sky” really his first name?), the Cubs are the (not so) proud owners of two of the worst contracts in all of baseball. Andrecheck starts with the undisputed worst contract, that of Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells. Then he turns his attention to the second [...]
Is Milton Bradley Finally Gone?
December 18, 2009 – 12:00 pm
Reports are beginning to emerge that the Cubs have traded Milton Bradley to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Carlos Silva. Larry Stone of the Seattle Times-Intelligencer is reporting that the trade is even up. Bradley is owed $21 million over the next two years while Silva is owed $25 million in 2010-11 with an $11.5 million [...]
A Busy Off Season…Except For The Cubs
December 16, 2009 – 6:37 am
It’s been a busy couple of days. Free agent pitcher John Lackey signed with Boston, center fielder Mike Cameron will be joining him in Boston, Roy Halladay was traded to Philadelphia, Cliff Lee is moving to Seattle and several prospects will be finding new homes. Yes indeed, it’s been a couple of busy days…for everyone except [...]
