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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 $140 Million?: [...]

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

What Can You Get For $140 Million?: Starting Pitchers

January 22, 2010 – 5:40 am

With the third highest payroll in baseball in 2009, the Cubs put together a roster that is arguably the worst of the top six spending teams in the Major Leagues. My complaint isn’t with the money they spent. A large market club like the Cubs with the high annual revenues they have should be one of the [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Stats | Also tagged Carlos Zambrano, Randy Wells, Rich Harden, Ted Lilly | Comments (0)

What’s Next?

January 8, 2010 – 9:00 am

It’s always seemed to me that the days following the World Series up until the end of the calendar year were the toughest for baseball fans. It was like an uphill climb. Once the new year started, it seemed like things accelerated. It was almost as if baseball (and it’s fans) were running downhill toward [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Andres Blanco, Ben Sheets, Carlos Silva, Carlos Zambrano, Gila River Indian Community, Jason Frasor, Jeff Baker, Jeff Samardjzia, Mesa, Miguel Tejada, Mike Fontenot, Naples, Orlando Cabrera, Orlando Hudson, Randy Wells, Ronnie Belliard, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, Tom Gorzellany, Toronto Blue Jays | Comments (0)

Dealing With The Winter Doldrums

January 5, 2010 – 6:33 am

I really hate this time of year. It’s cold, the days are often grey, and worst of all, there’s no baseball. I watched the 10-part Ken Burns Baseball documentary the other night. It made me miss baseball even more. My wife turned on Field of Dreams last night and I refused to watch it.

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Roster Moves | Also tagged Ben Sheets, Carlos Silva, Carlos Zambrano, Jeff Samardjzia, Jim Hendry, Marlon Byrd, Randy Wells, Sean Marshall, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny, Tom Ricketts | Comments (0)

Cubs Winter Meetings: Day 1 Recap

December 8, 2009 – 6:18 am

There was a lot of talk at the Winter Meetings for the Cubs, but not much action. There was a lot of talk about Milton Bradley, but he’s still on the roster at the moment. Jayson Stark of ESPN.com Tweets that a potential deal between the Cubs a Rays that would send Bradley to Tampa [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Braden Looper, Carlos Zambrano, Dayton Moore, Geovany Soto, Gil Meche, Heath Bell, Iowa Cubs, J.J. Putz, Jeff Samardjzia, Jim Hendry, Kansas City Royals, Lou Piniella, Luis Castillo, Mike Adams, milton Bradley Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Pat Burrell, Peoria Chiefs, Randy Wells, Red Lilly, Ryan Theroit, Ryne Sandberg, San Diego Padres, Sean Marshall, Tennessee Smokies, Tom Gorzelanny | Comments (0)

Will Cubs Make A Trade For Roy Halladay?

November 23, 2009 – 9:26 am

Early last week the Blue Jays were reported to have contacted a handful of teams, including the Cubs, about a possible trade for former Cy Young winner Roy Halladay. Halladay is under contract with the Blue Jays for one more year and new Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopulous would like to trade the pitcher since [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Alex Anthopulous, Andrew Cashner, Carlos Zambrano, Darwin Barney, Hak-Ju Lee, J.P. Ricciardi, Jake Fox, Josh Vitters, Logan Watkins, Marco Scuturo, Micah Hoffpauir, Roy Halladay, Sean Marshall, Starlin Castro, Tom Gorzelanny, Toronto Blue Jays, Tyler Colvin | Comments (0)

Cubs Involved In Several Trade Rumors

November 22, 2009 – 11:42 am

The Cubs have been involved to one extent or another in several trade rumors so far this off season. The most persistent rumors revolve around trading Milton Bradley.
Last week, Chicago Tribune columnist Phil Rogers wrote on ChicagoBreakingSports.com that the Cubs were involved in discussions over a three way trade that would send Bradley to Texas, [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Curtis Granderson, Detroit Tigers, Jim Hendry, John Grabow, Kevin Millwood, Luis Castillo, Mark Derosa, Marlon Byrd, Matt Holliday, Mike Cameron, Milton Bradley, New York Mets, Roy Halladay, Rudy Jaramillo, Starlin Castro, Ted Lilly, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Yuniesky Betancourt | Comments (1)

Will Cubs Re-sign Rich Harden

November 6, 2009 – 8:04 am

A few days ago, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Cubs were not going to offer Rich Harden arbitration or try to sign him for next season. But with the news about Ted Lilly undergoing shoulder surgery and potentially not being ready for the start of the 2010 season, the odds of Harden’s [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Ben Sheets, Bill James, Carlos Zambrano, Jim Hendry, John Lackey, Randy Wells, Randy Wolf, Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Ted Lilly | Comments (0)

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, Kosuke Fukudome, Koyie Hill, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Piniella, Micah Hoffpauir, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Orlando Hudson, Pat Burrell, Randy Wells, Randy Winn, Ronnie Belliard, Ryan Theriot, Sam Fuld, Sean Marshall, Tampa Bay Rays, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny, Vernon Wells | Comments (1)

A Look At The Offseason (Part 3 – Pitching)

October 31, 2009 – 7:42 am

For the last two days, I’ve been looking at what the Cubs offseason will likely look like. In Part 1 I looked at the infield, Part 2 the outfield. Here’s where you can find those two posts:
A Look At The Offseason (Part 1 – Infield)
A Look At The Offseason (Part 2 – Outfield)
Today, I’d like to [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Angel Guzman, Ben Sheets, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Brad Lidge, Brandan Donnelly, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Dave Patton, Francisco Rodriguez, Huston Street, Jason Isringhausen, Jeff Samardjzia, Jeff Stevens, JJ Putz, Jonathin Broxton, Justin Berg, Kelvin Escobar, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Corpas, Milton Bradley, Mitch Atkins, New York Mets, Randy Wells, Randy Wolf, Roy Halladay, Ryan Franklin, Sean Marshall, St. Louis Cardinals, Takashi Saito, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny, Troy Percival | Comments (2)