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Lost in the mix of free agency and the giant contracts each winter is the importance of trades in Major League Baseball. With the winter meetings approaching, general managers will be mingling and looking for the next great acquisition from another team.Chicago will be no different. The new regime of Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer has a lot of work to do and many expect the Cubs to dish out deals left and right to lure the best free agents. Sorry, it won't happen.The most important issue the Cubs need to address this winter is the starting pitching.Ryan Dempster recently ...
When the Chicago Cubs make their final decision for who will take over their managerial position, they will be picking the person who they believe will be able to work with their current roster and whatever shape or form it takes for years to come.One candidate, Mike Maddux, has the history that could reform the embattled career of starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano and allow the Cubs to save themselves from looking to replace him. President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer are going to have to make a lot of moves over the years in order to get this ...
The Chicago Cubs are finally on track to win their first World Series in over 100 years, thanks in no small part to the former Florida Marlins franchise changing their name to the Miami Marlins.In 1989, modern-day Nostradamuses Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale predicted that the Cubs would win the 2015 World Series.Are they crazy? Can it really be?Read on to see what must happen for Zemeckis and Gale's predictions to come true and deliver Chicago its first world championship since 1908.Begin Slideshow
The Chicago Cubs have begun the rebuilding process. Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, and Jason McLeod reflect the new direction that the Ricketts family wants to take this franchise. While a front-office cleansing is a good place to start, in order to win quickly, free agency must be addressed.Pitching or hitting? Big bats or sabermetric-friendly players? The front office has a lot of choices to make, and here are the 10 most vital targets for Chicago to pursue, not only for the future, but the present.Begin Slideshow
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish isn't the only coveted free agent from another country this offseason.Cuban phenom Yoennis Cespedes, 26, is grabbing the attention of many teams in Major League Baseball. The five-tool center fielder has shined on the Cuban national team in the World Baseball Classic and is now becoming a household name by releasing his own 20-minute promotional video.As usual, the bank-breaking Red Sox, Yankees, and Phillies have expressed interest in the right-handed slugger. Now, the Cubs have joined the pool of teams considering Cespedes.Sunday, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reported the Cubs have planned a private workout with him.To ...
1908. Bring that year up to Cub fans and they will know exactly what you are talking about. That was the last time the Cubs won a World Series. Former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein is the new president of baseball operations for the Cubs and he has already broken one curse in Boston. Epstein has brought along former Padres general manager, and Epstein's assistant in Boston, Jed Hoyer. Together they will look to finally bring a championship to Chicago.In this slideshow, I will take control of the Cubs and outline what I believe Epstein and Hoyer should do to ...
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