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Hearing the news that the Chicago Cubs are hiring Dale Sveum as their new manager hit me harder than the cold Chicago air when I walked out of my house today. I loved everything Theo Epstein and the crew had done up until now. The Sveum hiring is a yawn, and makes you wonder what they saw in him that the Milwaukee Brewers didn't. They passed him over twice for the managerial job, including after he took over as the interim manager in 2008 when the Brewers fired Ned Yost with 12 games left in the season. He went 7-5 and ...
According to sources, Dale Sveum has been offered the job as Chicago Cubs manager. Since he is also a candidate for the Boston Red Sox job, it is uncertain what he will decide to do. But assuming he agrees to come on board, the question is: Was he the first choice of Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, or is he a "settle" candidate? I ask this for two reasons. First, there appears to have been a disconnect between Epstein and Hoyer over the candidacy of Terry Francona. It seems that Epstein was more willing than Hoyer to bring "Tito" to ...
Rumors are swirling that the Chicago Cubs have offered Milwaukee Brewers' hitting coach Dale Sveum their vacant managerial position. If this holds true, it looks like president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer have added yet another ex-member of the Boston Red Sox World Series staff. Perhaps they are not finished.Sveum was part of the Red Sox coaching staff from 2004-05 as their third-base coach and was around for the 2004 World Series. From there, he went to the Brewers, where he covered roles including bench coach, hitting coach and even interim manager when the Brewers dismissed Ken Macha ...
While Bob Nightengale of The USA Today has reported that every member of the Chicago Cubs roster is on the table for trade, this does not mean Starlin Castro is going to be traded. He is under Cubs control until 2017, and his future appears to be very bright. The amount of prospects it would take for the front office to even discuss trading the budding superstar would be prohibitive for any team to go through with.Three players should be moved if 2012 is a casualty of a massive rebuilding effort. The value of these players in a soft free ...
The Cubs have a good deal of work to do in order to succeed in 2012. Luckily, there is a deep free agent pool this offseason, especially on offense. If the Cubs choose wisely, they could be a contending force. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer will weigh their options carefully—their choices this offseason will affect the Cubs well into the future. Here are the top 10 most important free agents the Cubs could pursue.Begin Slideshow
It has been two weeks since Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer fired manager Mike Quade, but both men have yet to decide on who will be the next manager of the Chicago Cubs.This is partly due to the Boston Red Sox, who are interviewing a few of the same guys that the Cubs are looking at. With the winter meetings around the corner, both teams are likely looking to make a decision soon so that they could get onto the next task in their offseasons.The Cubs have interviewed and taken into consideration many great candidates, and it will be hard ...
Aramis Ramirez has played his last game as a Chicago Cub. His agent, Paul Kinzer, stated "that ship has sailed." It's the right time for both sides to go their separate ways: Ramirez is searching for his last big deal at the age of 33, while the front office has an eye on the future.With a 2011 line of .306/.361/.510, Ramirez' numbers were higher than his career average. Expecting to find a player that will immediately step in and produce like Aramis Ramirez by way of free agency is unrealistic. The players available don't fit with the future of the ...
With the Chicago Cubs still in search of filling their hole at first base, perhaps their guy could be James Loney of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Following the massive $160 million, eight-year extension Los Angeles just gave Matt Kemp, it is hard to imagine that the Dodgers are going to be able to put up enough money to be able to afford Loney down the line as well.Loney is arbitration eligible this season, and he may be asking for some big money considering what the Dodgers just gave Kemp. While Loney doesn't deserve nearly as much as Kemp, it may ...
Jonathan Papelbon was the first free agent shoe to drop last Friday. He's far from the biggest though. There really are only two "big shoes" in the free agent market this offseason. Sure, Jose Reyes will be a nice signing as will C.J. Wilson, but for surefire magnitude there are only two names to know. Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols. As baseball seems to be entering an era of improved pitching great hitters will become more valuable and these are two of baseball's very best. They're available—for a hefty price. Both men are first basemen and both are coming off great seasons. For Pujols, ...
Shiraz Rehman was brought in with little fanfare this week, having been hired as the Assistant to the General Manager for the Chicago Cubs. His previous post was with the Arizona Diamondbacks as Director of Player Personnel. This hire is just as good as bringing in Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, and Jason McLeod.Epstein is developing a brain trust other front offices won't be able to touch. With a financial background, Rehman brings an interesting voice of reason to the Cubs fellow executives, especially when his role with the Diamondbacks was focused solely on roster management, something the Cubs haven't been ...
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