Category Archives: Offseason Acquisitions

In baseball, the best way to draw fans is winning. This offseason the Cubs organization wanted to show their fans that they were not messing around when they had said they wanted to win THIS year. The Cubs made the … Continue reading →

Ah … Sweet Lou … Don’t let the nickname fool ya though. On October 16th, Lou Piniella officially signed with the Cubs for a 3 year deal. Lou Piniella is a great manager; He brings fire and energy to a … Continue reading →

Last offseason, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry took a huge risk by thinking that Prior and Wood could be healthy starters… that plan did not exactly happen… Instead we had a rotation of Zambrano, Maddux, Glendon Rusch, Jerome Williams, and … Continue reading →

When Mark DeRosa signed with the Cubs, I, along with many other Cubs fans, were puzzled as to why we need another 2B. Then I realized that Mark DeRosa would be a good fit on this team … especially if … Continue reading →

The Cubs acquired left handed relief pitcher Neil Cotts from the White Sox for David Aardsma. Cotts appeared in 70 games for the White Sox posting an ERA of 5.17 in a very powerful division. To me his struggles were … Continue reading →

On January 24th, the Cubs finally completed a one year deal with a mutual option for 2008 for LF Cliff Floyd. Floyd will most likely platoon with Matt Murton in LF, which will also help add depth to the bench. … Continue reading →

The 28-year old right-hander signed a 3-year deal with the Cubs in December worth 21 million dollars. This was a questionable signing because in 2006, Marquis had, what some people would call, an off year. He posted an ERA of … Continue reading →

During the offseason, the Cubs really solidified their bench. An example of that is the signing of left handed hitter Daryle Ward. Ward will be great coming off the bench late in the game, because he completely dominates right handed … Continue reading →