In the mid-to-late stages of their rebuilding process, the Cubs are in for an interesting offseason. They're in no position to make a major splash as the front office has noted, but some subtle moves could keep the wheels of progress moving in the right direction.
With areas of need aplenty on the major league squad, there are plenty of under-the-radar moves that could help the team for both 2014 and beyond. Based on positional need, past performance and organizational fit, these are the five free agents best suited to fit into the Cubs' plans in 2014 and possibly past that ...
Strangely, it has seemed in the past couple seasons that the Cubs' minor league system was of larger concern than their major league squad. For a team in the midst of a rebuild, fans have to find solace in something, and for Cubs fans there is plenty of solace to be found in their young budding stars.
While fans grow restless watching the major league club, they won't be able to help but wonder when things will be different. When that will be all depends on how their prospects progress, and many players in the Cubs' farm system are at different ...
Mostly due to the fact that the club figures to be quiet on the free agent market this offseason, a franchise-defining question facing the Cubs this winter is whether or not to trade pitcher Jeff Samardzija.
Both internally and externally, there are a lot of differing stories and opinions on the subject. The Chicago Sun-Times, for example, reports that nearly half of major league general managers expect the team to trade Samardzija this offseason.
However, Samardzija has said publicly that he wants to play and win in Chicago, something that might not be possible in the remaining two years of the pitcher's ...
On Saturday, 6'5", 215-pound Chicago Cubs prospect Kris Bryant was named the Arizona Fall League MVP. Bryant batted .346 with six home runs, eight doubles and 17 RBI in just 21 games of action. For the 21-year-old prospect, it's yet another confirmation of his rising star on the way to the major leagues.
Bryant grew up in Las Vegas and attended Bonanza High School, where he was named a USA Today first-team All-American in his senior season. Following his senior campaign, Bryant was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 18th round of the 2010 MLB draft. After declining to sign ...
Set for another season that is likely to produce more than 90 losses for North Siders, Cubs management is sticking to the plan they've had from the beginning.
Until they feel that they can contend for divisions, which realistically won't be until at least 2015, they aren't going to spend a lot of money on big-name free agents.
That being said, the team still plans to make moves this offseason that will affect the team going forward. In fact, the philosophy the last couple of seasons has been to sign low-risk players to one-year contracts in hopes of flipping those players for ...
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