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There was a comment left on one of my previous articles from a fan voicing his frustration with what Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer had done to the club thus far in their short amount of time at the helm of the Chicago Cubs. It was not the first time that sentiment had been shared with me. In past postings I have let it be known I am a proponent of patience regarding the new administration. Maybe it is being a Cubs fan for so long that has instilled this principle within me—or maybe it is an irrational loyalty to ...
Matt Garza is almost definitely going to be a member of the Chicago Cubs next season—even though trade rumors have swirled around him at virtually every opportunity. According to what general manager Jed Hoyer told Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune: "He's likely to be a member of the Cubs in 2013," he said. "And we're excited to have him. (Trading him) is the last thing we're thinking of. We're just trying to get this guy healthy." On one hand, this makes quite a bit of sense. After all, Garza is definitely a good pitcher who will lead the Chicago ...
With a little more than 12 hours remaining until the end of the Major League Baseball trade deadline, the Atlanta Braves acquired OF Reed Johnson and LHP Paul Maholm from the Chicago Cubs, adding depth to both their starting rotation and bench. In return, the Cubs received a pair of pitching prospects headlined by RHP Arodys Vizcaino, who underwent Tommy John surgery in March and has subsequently missed the entire 2012 season. Prior to the injury, though, Vizcaino, 21, was widely regarded as the Braves’ third-best prospect—and appeared on most writers’ Top 100 preseason rankings—behind fellow right-handers Julio Teheran and ...
After the Cubs’ weekend promotion of prospects Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters, the organization will seemingly have their future on display over the final two months of the season. After playing most of the season together at Triple-A, both will be united with slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who has quickly become a dangerous presence in the heart of the batting order. Throughout baseball, there are bands of prospects beginning to reach major leagues; some organizations have promoted one player at a time as needed, while other teams, such as the Cubs, have waited until the timing seems right. This ...
According to a tweet from Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, top Cubs prospects Josh Vitters and Brett Jackson have been called up and are on their way to join the team in Los Angeles.The two players figure to get a long look over the next two months as the team attempts to figure out how they fit into plans for 2013.
Brett Jackson & Josh Vitters headed to LA. It's not a mirage. We'll send pix when they get here. #Cubs — Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) August 5, 2012
Jackson entered the season as the Cubs' No. 1 prospect and the No. ...
The last great obstacle to Theo Epstein's rebuilding project with the Chicago Cubs is Alfonso Soriano's cinder block of a contract.Soriano has two years left on his deal, each worth $18 million. Combined with what he's set to be paid for the remainder of this season—reportedly $8 million—that leaves $44 million for another team to take on if they want to make a trade for the Cubs left fielder. Depending on the metaphor that best suits your taste, the remaining two years on that deal are like two cinder blocks on Epstein's feet, dragging him and the Cubs' future down with ...
The Chicago Cubs were one of the busiest teams at the trade deadline this year, exchanging experienced talent for youth in an effort to move along the rebuilding process. Ryan Dempster and Paul Maholm, the Cubs' two strongest pitchers of late, were both moved for prospects, while Garza was on the block but remains in Chicago.The two departed starters coupled with Garza's current injury means the Cubs will be trying out some young talent over the final two months to evaluate the organization's starting pitching. Here's what we can expect the starting rotation to look like next year. 1. Matt GarzaThough ...
It’s difficult to say whether or not the trades the Cubs made before the July 31 deadline were pass or fail. With that being said, it may be difficult but it is not impossible. Each trade made comes with its own merits as well as deficiencies. Some trades might prove to work out in Chicago’s favor, and some may have Epstein and Hoyer wiping egg off of their faces. To calculate whether the Cubbies hit a home run with their trades or struck out looking, each deadline deal must be analyzed.Begin Slideshow
Umpires are used to getting heckled from fans, questioned by managers and players and generally are the target of a lot of abuse over a nine-inning span.When does it go too far?For class-A umpire Mario Seneca, it was when the Daytona Cubs (Class-A, Florida State League) music intern Derek Dye chose to play an organ rendition of "Three Blind Mice" following a missed call at first base.The song set Seneca into a rage, EJECTING the music intern and the PA announcer and yelling from the field to, "Turn the sound off for the rest of the night." Cubs manager Brian ...
It will now be 104 years since the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series, and my, how some things have changed in these United States. When the Cubs defeated the Tigers in five games in the 1908 World Series in a rematch of the 1907 Fall Classic, little did Cubs fans know that the drought of all droughts had just begun. It was so long ago that Chicago’s National League franchise called its home West Side Park—on a larger block bounded by Taylor, Wood, Polk and Lincoln (now Wolcott) Streets—and not Wrigley Field. Back then, Major League Baseball had ...
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