At the beginning of every MLB season, the ultimate goal of every team is to win the World Series. As for the Chicago Cubs, it could be argued that the next few years will simply serve as a development period for their young and promising prospects. The Cubs currently have an abundance of young talent in their farm system and are poised to be serious title contenders within a few years. That alone has Cubs fans salivating at the possibility of division titles, pennants and a brighter future as a whole. With Jed Hoyer and Theo Epstein at the ...
Just when it seemed like all was well on the north side of Chicago, down go Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner.
Wells has a strained right forearm, which he felt Tuesday, the day after his start; Cashner has a mild strain in the back of his right rotator cuff.
Both pitchers had MRIs that revealed no structural damage in their arms.
While this is good news, they will both likely miss two weeks of action.
Wells and Cashner were both brilliant in their first start of the season. Wells struck out six in over six innings pitched while only serving up a leadoff homer ...
As spring training is well underway, teams throughout the league have a sense of hope for the upcoming season. Whether it be hope for a title run or just hope for improvement, every club is excited to get the season started.
The Chicago Cubs in particular are coming off a successful winter in which they acquired players such as Carlos Pena, Matt Garza and Kerry Wood. These moves alone have been enough to get Cub fans back in the groove and excited for what's to come in 2011.
However, it isn't strictly fans that are jumping on the Cub bandwagon. Multiple experts have Chicago making the postseason ...
