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Alfonso Soriano is fast approaching a 30 homer season with 100 RBIs, joining exclusive company in Cubs history. It would be his highest total since 2007 and his highest RBI total since 2005. He's been an anchor in the Cubs lineup, being one of the most productive players in baseball from mid-May to the All-Star Break. He's only hitting .261, still his highest total since 2008.The Cubs tried hard to unload him this season, but his contract situation makes him very undesirable, even with the numbers he's posting. Soriano is owed $36 million between 2013-14. He was nearly dealt to the ...
When Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters were called up to Chicago last month, the Cubs could not have imagined they would struggle as much as they have. To a lesser extent, Brett Jackson has not been as much of a disappointment as Josh Vitters. Even though Jackson's batting average is a paltry .191, his OBP is .309 and SLG is .404, with a BABIP of .333. But while his speed has helped with his OBP and he's grounded into a mere one double play, he has attempted only two stolen bases in 31 games and in both cases was thrown ...
Stephen Strasburg wasn't the only major league starting pitcher who was shut down for the season last weekend (Sept. 8-9). The Chicago Cubs took the ball from Jeff Samardzija after his start on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates and called it a season for the 27-year-old right-hander. He went out on an excellent note, pitching the first complete game of his career and holding the Bucs to two earned runs and four hits. After pitching exclusively as a reliever last year, Samardzija made 28 starts and pitched 174.2 innings for the Cubs this season. That increased workload is the reason for his ...
Currently in the early stages of what will be a long rebuilding process, the Chicago Cubs currently own the second-worst record (55-87) in baseball, ahead of only the American League West-bound Houston Astros (45-97). However, the same lack of competitiveness has also allowed the organization to usher in a wave of prospects in 1B Anthony Rizzo, OF Brett Jackson and 3B Josh Vitters—all of whom ideally factor into the team’s the long-term plans. But of the three players, Rizzo is the only one to show consistency in the major leagues this season. That’s not to say that both Jackson and ...
If the Chicago Cubs' season started last Friday with their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates they would be in first place in the NL Central and Dale Sveum would be on top of the world.Don't blink because you might miss it. The Cubs are on a four-game winning streak entering tonight's contest with the equally dismal Houston Astros. It is the first the Cubs have strung together four wins since winning the last game before the All-Star break and sweeping their first series back against the Arizona Diamondbacks.At 55-86 and 29.5 games out of first place, it seems useless to ...
The new Cubs management is showing that if you play well, you will get more opportunities to exceed expectations at the higher levels. Not only does it allow the Cubs to see who they have in their system, but maybe, maybe, they will find a hidden gem.Most of these guys aren't hidden gems anymore, but they aren't nearly on as many radars as Anthony Rizzo was last season. Let's see who could be the next impact player for the Cubs in 2013. Begin Slideshow
It’s been said that the only constant is change, and in a world of constant change, it’s good to know that some things never do, like the Chicago Cubs. When it comes to the mother of all championship droughts, none can compare with that of the Chicago Cubs—104 years and still going strong. Not since 1908 have the tenants of Wrigley Field won a World Series. If you believe in curses, the Curse of the Billy Goat was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs in 1945 when Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis was asked to leave a World Series game becausehis ...
Entering the 2013 season, the Chicago Cubs’ 25-man roster will look much the same as it did this year and will likely follow the same construction. The roster will be split between veterans and young talent, with more call-ups coming throughout the season. Fans should also not expect the Cubs to spend a lot of money this offseason. They will spend, of course; a very large bill will come from covering the majority of Alfonso Soriano’s contract in dealing him away, if not in September then during the offseason. Except at third base, the incumbent starters in the infield should ...
The Chicago Cubs have a solid, young pair of middle infielders with shortstop Starlin Castro and second baseman Darwin Barney. One has already signed a big extension. If the Cubs are smart, the other should soon. The Cubs recently locked up the All-Star Castro to a seven-year, $60-million contract. His partner, Darwin Barney is currently locked into a one-year, $500k deal that expires after this season, according to Spotrac. Barney is one of the more consistent performers in the Cubs' lineup. In 300 career games, he has a .264 batting average and 83 RBI and nine triples. In his first ...
People joke about curses and how they don't believe in them, and in most cases they are right.But the more you look at the Chicago Cubs, the more you see things that just cannot be explained.The history of the "Billy Goat curse" placed on the Cubs dates back to 1945—the last time the team played in the World Series. The owner of a local drinking establishment, William Sianis, brought his pet goat to the 1945 World Series with him and was subsequently kicked out due to the odor emanating from the goat.That's when the curse was allegedly initiated, and since ...
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