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Early rumors flying out of the winter GM meetings in Chicago are all over the board concerning free agents, trades, and declining profits. But the most consistent noise on Monday was surrounding Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley.
Bradley? Consistent noise? Really?
The Hot Stove features one rumor being reported by a number of sources and it appears to have some legs to it. Three teams would be involved, with three players changing uniforms.
In Toronto, Lyle Overbay's contract has lasted longer than his welcome. The Blue Jays unloaded Alex Rios to the White Sox last summer, and are continuing to try their best ...
Starlin Castro is the kind of baseball player that inspires introspection.
At just 6'1", 160 pounds, his wiry frame doesn't belay the fleet footed fielding he's renowned for or the quick and powerful wrists that have made him a force at all levels of his professional career.
He could be you or me.
Yet, Castro is anything but. At the green age of 19, he's one of 2009 Minor League Baseball's biggest and brightest breakout stars. There's murmurs among the Bleacher Bums that it's he, not heralded prospect Josh Vitters, who should sit atop the Chicago Cub's organizational rankings.
And with such an underdeveloped ...
Sammy Sosa has decided to bleech his skin in honor of the recently deceased, but still talked about over and over again, Michael Jackson.
Sosa immediately denounced that this was an odd reaction to any of the "Flinstone vitamins" he took during his home run days.
"I must first and foremost say my skin color is not due to the steroids I took for so many years," Sosa said. "I was hoping as a white man, I'd have a better shot at the Hall of Fame."
After the comment, Sosa consulted his translator only to forget how to speak English all over ...
No, it hasn't come to fruition yet, but I suspect that it's a phrase that we should all start practicing.
The Milwaukee Brewers acquired center fielder Carlos Gomez in a swap with the Twins for J.J. Hardy, relegating Mike Cameron, at least temporarily, to the ranks of the unemployed.
Can't blame general manager Doug Melvin. As a cash-constrained team, especially one desperate for pitching, they simply couldn't afford the luxury of Mike Cameron. Between his salary and Hardy's, they look to free up a very good chunk of change, enabling them to dip into the free agent market for a pitcher or ...
Sammy Sosa arrived at the Latin Grammy awards on Nov. 5, 2009, and nobody could recognize the former Major League slugger. It wasn't that he has aged and started to wrinkle; Sosa was as white as a ghost!
Over the last few months, Sosa has become frighteningly white. Some say that this could be because of a cosmetic procedure, steroid side-effects, or even Michael Jackson's disease, also known as vitiligio. But Sosa's friends say that Sammy has undergone a procedure to bleach his skin tone.
The last time that the paparazzi was able to get snapshots of Sosa was in May ...
After the 2011 season, the Chicago Cubs will have to make a choice: keep third baseman Aramis Ramirez and purchase his club option for $16 million, or let him hit the market and buy the remainder of the contract for $2 million.
Josh Vitters, the Cub’s 2007 first-round draft pick and indisputable No. 1 prospect, might be making that decision a little easier.
In his first bout with full-season baseball in 2009, 19-year-old Vitters paced the low Class A Midwest League, compiling 15 home runs and 46 RBI along with a .316 batting average in 70 games.
His dominant handling of the ...
In the 40 hours or so since the conclusion of the World Series, four trades have sent nine Major Leaguers to new teams. Eight players filed for free agency, and two more were released by their 2009 organizations.
Milton Bradley, however, remains a Cub.
This is not yet a critical failing on the part of Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry. The key word, however, is "yet."
Cubs fans have seen this movie before. In the winter of 2004-05, Hendry dragged his feet and over-thought the necessary dumping of disgraced slugger and clubhouse pariah Sammy Sosa, hemming and hawing into early February before unloading ...
In the 40 hours or so since the conclusion of the World Series, four trades have sent nine Major Leaguers to new teams. Eight players filed for free agency, and two more were released by their 2009 organizations.
Milton Bradley, however, remains a Cub.
This is not yet a critical failing on the part of Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry. The key word, however, is "yet."
Cubs fans have seen this movie before. In the winter of 2004-05, Hendry dragged his feet and over-thought the necessary dumping of disgraced slugger and clubhouse pariah Sammy Sosa, hemming and hawing into early February before unloading ...
Reports out of Philadelphia Friday are that the National League Champion Phillies will not pursue an extension with Brett Myers.
Myers, once the top of the Philadelphia rotation, fell out of favor over the last couple years because of injuries and off-the-field issues. He spent some time as the Phillies closer before Brad Lidge was acquired as well.
Myers, 29, appeared in 18 games for the Phillies in 2009, starting 10 games and throwing 70.2 innings. He posted a 4-3 record with a 4.84 ERA and .272 batting average allowed. He struck out 50 batters, while 23 received a free pass.
The Chicago Cubs ...
On Friday morning, the Chicago White Sox continued moving their roster pieces around before free agency begins by buying out right fielder Jermaine Dye .
Should Chicago's other team consider adding the 2005 World Series MVP?
The Cubs are in an awkward situation with their outfield right now. They have Kosuke Fukduome, and Alfonso Soriano likely to be back, and Milton Bradley under contract but on the chopping block.
The Cubs are also under new ownership, and the Ricketts family's vision for the team has not been made public yet. Sure, they had a press conference and said they wanted to win a ...
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