The Cubs signed Xavier Nady on Tuesday to a 1-year/$3.3 million contract. The contract also contains $2 million in incentives based on games played. Nady is coming off a 2009 season in which he only played seven games before going on the DL with an elbow injury. He eventually had to have his second Tommy [...]
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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, [...]
Why Not Trade Milton Bradley to The Braves
December 13, 2009 – 6:39 am
After signing relivers Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito early this off season, it became obvious that Braves GM Frank Wren would have to unload either Derek Lowe or Javier Vasquez in order to stay within budget. Although many teams would like either Lowe or Vasquez, not many teams can afford them.
