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 [...]
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A Look At The Center Field Market (Part 2 of 2)
December 22, 2009 – 6:39 am
Yesterday, in part 1 of this series, I listed the free agent center field candidates that the Cubs may consider this off season. The free agents are easy to identify because we know specifically who they are. Trade candidates are a different story. We don’t know for sure who is available or what it will [...]
Reactions To The Milton Bradley Trade
December 19, 2009 – 9:53 am
As the dust begins to settle on the Milton Bradley for Carlos Silva trade with Seattle, I want to examine the reactions I have seen around the blogosphere to the trade. By and large, the reactions have been running negative toward the trade. If I had to guess, I’d say that about 75% of the [...]
Cubs Prepare For Winter Meetings
December 5, 2009 – 9:34 am
The Winter Meetings start next week in Indianapolis and job one for Jim Hendry and his minions is to trade Milton Bradley. According to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, there are three teams interested in Bradley. Unfortunately, Muskat never says who the three teams might be.
What if the Cubs Can’t Trade Milton Bradley?
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 [...]
For Cubs, GM Meetings All About Trading Bradley
November 11, 2009 – 10:45 am
The annual GM meetings got underway earlier this week in Chicago and all of the Cubs talk has centered around disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley. The Cubs need a middle-of-the-order run producing bat, a center fielder, a lead-off hitter, a second baseman, and potentially a closer, but they can’t really turn their attention to those needs until [...]
Cubs Hold Organizational Meetings
November 3, 2009 – 10:23 am
The Cubs will hold their post-season organizational meetings in Mesa, AZ beginning today and running through Friday. On the agenda will be discussions on the 2010 payroll budget, what Jim Hendry can and can’t do concerning Milton Bradley (How much of his contract can the Cubs eat? What type of contract can they take back [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
