Mark Prior has pitched his last days as a Chicago Cub. Unfortunately, that was almost too long ago to remember as he missed all of last year and was only mediocre when he pitched in 2006. It is sad to see him go, but in a way it is for the best. It just seems […]
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According to the New York Post, the Cubs are one of the few teams who are in discussion with Johan Santana. They definitely have some of the young talent to pry him away, but they would really have to wow the Twins into trading him. The Cubs have Felix Pie, Carlos Marmol, Rich Hill, Ryan […]
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According to reports around Chicago, the Cubs will not be hesitant to trade Mark Prior if they can get something in return. Prior has shown flashes of excellence with the Cubs, but injuries have plagued him for the last few seasons and he did not even pitch at all last year. It will […]
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Today, the Chicago Cubs re-signed Kerry Wood for 1 year 4.2 million guaranteed with another 3 million in incentives. Wood is showing his loyalty to the Cubs again by signing for only one year, while he turned down multi-year options with teams such as the Red Sox, Brewers and Padres had offered. […]
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Francisco Cordero has signed with the Reds and that helps the Cubs tremendously. The Brewers already have a bad bullpen and so far they have lost some of their top arms in their pen in Linebrink and Cordero. Some may be worried that Cordero is still in the NL Central, but keep this […]
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The other day I mentioned that the Cubs were interested in Luis Castillo. That has all changed now as the Mets have just signed him to a 4 year deal worth 25 million dollars. Castillo is a good player, but I think that is too many years for a second baseman who is […]
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According to some new reports the Cubs are interested in switch hitting second baseman Luis Castillo. Castillo is a much better choice than Matsui because he is good offensively as well as defensively. He is very speedy and should generate about 25 stolen bases, but provides no power. He would be a good choice for […]
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A source has been telling me that a deal between Kaz Matsui and the Chicago Cubs is being arranged. Matsui is a second basemen who plays a great defense, but has been a bust offensively so far in the big leagues. This deal is supposedly supposed to be worth three years, but some people […]
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Apparently the trade that would send Carl Crawford to the Cubs has been dropped. It would have helped the Cubs outfield situation, but it would have just created another hole in the starting pitching as Hill would have been traded to the Rays. I think that this is a good thing, because we […]
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As hard as it was for me to type that it might be true. Kaz Matsui might be pursued by the Cubs just so that it may help draw interest from Fukudome, this year’s publicized Japanese ball player. Fukudome may feel more comfortable with someone else who can speak his language, because if he is […]
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