The dawn of another new year is upon us. The start of the new year is traditionally viewed as a new beginning of sorts, and many people like to look at New Year’s Day as a time to wipe the slate clean. Everything that has happened in the past is forgotten, and everyone looks towards a new and brighter future. It is also the time of year when it’s the hardest to find an available treadmill at the local gym, as just about everyone has a resolution to finally get in shape on their list. For baseball teams, the ...
The Chicago Cubs have been very active in the free-agent market this offseason. They have taken steps to improve almost every aspect of the team. Some areas that were addressed could be considered temporary fixes, until either one of the team’s prospects is ready to be called up, or a better option presents itself. Although Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have been busy trying to pull the Cubs out of the cellar of the NL Central, the odds are still heavily stacked against them for 2013. Most Cubs fans have accepted the fact that the team is rebuilding, and they ...
With free agency continuing to ramp up with most of the top names now off the market, another starting pitcher was snatched up yesterday when Edwin Jackson agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. The deal will no doubt improve the starting rotation of the Cubs as they ponder their future and whether or not Matt Garza will be a part of it. Jackson came at a fairly reasonable price compared to the other top arms that signed deals, but how does it stack up when you look at Jackson's overall track record? Let's take a ...
The Chicago Cubs added the starting pitcher that team president Theo Epstein was looking for, inking Edwin Jackson to a four-year, $52 million contract on Thursday (Dec. 20).The deal was first reported by CSN Chicago's Patrick Mooney.Previously this offseason, the Cubs tried to get Dan Haren from the Los Angeles Angels before they had to pick up his option for 2013. The teams actually had a deal in place, with the Cubs agreeing to send reliever Carlos Marmol to Anaheim in exchange.But before the trade could be completed, Epstein apparently changed his mind after getting a look at Haren's medical ...
Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer had a quiet first offseason last winter after taking over the reigns from former general manger Jim Hendry.They added Travis Wood, Ian Stewart and Anthony Rizzo to the fold via trade, signed free agents Paul Maholm and David DeJesus, claimed Luis Valbuena off waivers and replaced manager Mike Quade with current skipper Dale Sveum. They flipped Maholm and Ryan Dempster at the trade deadline, and the team finished 61-101 one year after finishing 71-91.This winter, Epstein and Hoyer have become more aggressive in ...
Edwin Jackson has a new home. The 29-year-old right-hander who spent the 2011 season with the Washington Nationals has reportedly signed with the Chicago Cubs. CSN Chicago's Patrick Mooney has the latest:
#Cubs have signed Edwin Jackson (four years, $52 million) and Carlos Villanueva, pending physicals.— Patrick Mooney (@CSNMooney) December 20, 2012
Jackson is ideally a third starter at best. His career record is 70-71, with an ERA of 4.40, but he has shown some flashes of brilliance in his 10-year career.Jackson made the All-Star team in 2009 as a member of the Detroit Tigers. He was 13-9 that season with an ERA of ...
We are getting closer to the holiday season and that can only mean one thing—only 56 more days until pitchers and catchers report to spring training. The Chicago Cubs have been meticulously adding pieces to the puzzle, and are looking to improve on their 101 loss season of 2012. The good thing about losing 101 games in a season is that you really have only one place to go—up. We have seen the Cubs make moves to try and bolster the lineup, starting rotation and bullpen for 2013. There is still time in the offseason to try and improve these ...
While the Detroit Tigers outbid the Chicago Cubs and signed right-hander Anibal Sanchez to a five-year, $80 million deal, it will prove to be a blessing that the Cubs did not end up acquiring the 28-year-old.Cubs fans have to be excited that chairman Tom Ricketts and team president Theo Epstein were active in their pursuit of Sanchez and that they nearly signed the biggest pitcher left on the market. However, they may also feel sick to their stomachs because Sanchez and his agent might have used the Cubs as leverage to get Sanchez a better deal to return to the ...
There is no doubt the core of the Cubs’ starting rotation has improved from the beginning of the 2012 season if for no other reason than experience. The question should be, rather, has the overall rotation improved from last year? The splendiferous verity of Chris Volstad no longer being a part of the starting rotation is already an improvement from the Opening Day staff of 2012. But the Cubs did trade away Ryan Dempster, and no matter how cynical you are about Dempster, losing your best pitcher can not, in no uncertain terms, improve your ballclub. Therefore, the equation is ...
Had the Chicago Cubs succeeded in outbidding the Detroit Tigers for the services of pitcher Anibal Sanchez, that would have been the team's most controversial move this offseason.Was signing a free-agent pitcher to a five-year contract worth $15.5 million per season really the best move for a club undergoing a rebuilding project like the Cubs? Would Sanchez in the starting rotation prevent a last-place finish for the Cubs in the NL Central next season? If the belief is that a baseball team can never have enough pitching, then at least Cubs general manager Theo Epstein was ready to take a chance ...
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