The Chicago Cubs hold the 16th selection in the 2010 MLB draft, which starts today.
So which player will they pick? Well, that depends on which players the teams take before them, obviously.
But one can make a general statement about what type of player they are looking for by examining the types of players that Cubs Director of Player Personnel Tim Wilken likes.
Wilken came to Chicago in 2005, with a long and successful track record for Tampa Bay and Toronto. In Toronto, Wilken saw the Blue Jays graduate 12 consecutive first-round picks to the big leagues.
So what ...
According to Chicago Tribune sources, the Cubs may be in talks with the LA Angels involving first baseman Derrek Lee.
The Angels recently lost their first baseman, Kendry Morales, when he broke his leg in a freak accident at home plate after he hit a walk-off grand slam.
According to the Fred Mitchell and David Kaplan report, "Lee was a late scratch from Wednesday's lineup because of tightness in his right hamstring."
If Lee is in fact being dangled in trade talks, it would certainly be interesting, as it could signal the beginning of an admittance by the Cubs that the season ...
It's now June and the Cubs sit four games below .500 and six games behind the Cards and Reds.
With 52 games in the books, the season is getting dangerously close to one-third over. So all the cries not to worry because it's early are starting to ring hollow.
Meanwhile, we know that Jim Hendry doesn't have money to work with, and is stuck with expensive, long-term contracts that have no-trade clauses. So any suggestions must work within these limitations.
So while I'd love to suggest we go out and obtain Roy Oswalt, we need to be practical here.
So here is one ...
On the one hand, the Cubs have Mr. Gorzelanny to blame for losing the game yesterday, as he allowed seven runs in five innings.
But at least it solves one dilemma; it solidifies the decision as to which starter will be replaced by Carlos Zambrano next week.
While the offense continues to struggle scoring runs (three runs in Tuesday's win, three of their five runs yesterday were scored after the game was 7-2, and only two hits through seven innings today), Gorzy never really gave the Cubs a chance to win.
Still, he doesn't necessarily deserve to be booted from the rotation, as ...
It's one thing to be in a slump. It's quite another thing entirely if a player is trying to play through an injury.
Today especially, Aramis Ramirez looked to be favoring his thumb and if so, he should be on the disabled list until he is healthy enough to play.
Look, he isn't producing anyway, either in the field or at the plate. So if he is hurt, trying to play through it is the wrong thing to do.
I know to some it may seem admirable for a player to continue to play through an injury. But in reality it's a rather ...
I know it's way too soon in the Chicago Cubs ownership career of one Tom Ricketts to say too many things about him, good or bad.
All anyone can do is evaluate the man on what he says and, more importantly, what he does.
He says he’s a Cubs fan, and that’s a positive of course. He even met his wife in the bleachers supposedly.
All well and good.
He wants to win by building through scouting and development.
Another “attaboy” there Tom, that’s a solid plan.
He thinks the seventh-inning stretch guest conductor thing is “a nice tradition.”
Um, personally I think it’s long since run ...
Chicago Cubs fans, I want to give you the opportunity to sit in the general manager's chair for a minute and tell me what you would do if you were Jim Hendry for a day.
Other than fire yourself, that is.
Would you consider sending Carlos Zambrano to the minors to stretch out for an eventual return to the rotation, even if it means having to put Big Z on waivers?
Well, that's exactly what I would do. In fact, I don't see that as a problem for the Cubs. I see this as an opportunity to shed his salary.
Look, there may not ...
Look, Carlos Zambrano makes a hell of a lot of money. If he is going to provide any return on that investment, it has to be as a starting pitcher, not a reliever.
You don't pay relievers $18 million per season. Plus, he isn't doing a good job in that role anyway.
If the Cubs had listened to my advice two years ago and again last year, they would have traded Big Z when they had the chance.
When I wrote the articles, many Cubs fans said no way you trade Zambrano. And even the ones who thought it made sense wanted a ...
I know it's early and a small sample size. But this shout out to Marlon Byrd goes beyond his early season statistics, which are pretty good by the way.
The man plays the game the right way. He seems to be a genuinely decent human being and a teammate who cares about winning.
In short, he is the opposite of the things many of us dislike about recent Cubs teams.
Sure, the fact that Byrd is hitting .341 with six homers and 24 RBI helps. But it's the way he goes about his business that impresses a cynical, long-time Cubs fan such as ...
Okay, it's only one game. I get that.
And, as Cubs fans, we tend to go overboard in our hype of Cubs' players, especially ones from our own farm system.
It is with this in mind that I cautiously state the following:
Retire his number now.
Look, just give Starlin Castro the Wayne Gretzky treatment and don't make him wait the traditional five years.
Put the kid in the Hall of Fame now.
I'm joking, of course, but what a debut this 20-year-old shortstop phenom had last night! I know RBIs are overrated, but no rookie in the history of the major leagues had ever driven ...
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