The July 31st MLB trade deadline passed with Alfonso Soriano staying put, but the Chicago Cubs need to move him in August.Although Chicago had talks to move Soriano before Tuesday's deadline, they failed to find a suitor for him. The team is in a rebuilding stage and made that clear at the trade deadline. Ryan Dempster, Paul Maholm and Reed Johnson are all gone. The rest of the season will allow the Cubs to evaluate young talent.When he is at his best, Soriano is a very good hitter. He will never be much of a fielder, but a team in the ...
The Cubs were one of the busiest teams in baseball as the trade deadline came and passed. Geovany Soto, Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson and Ryan Dempster were all moved within 24 hours of the 4 p.m. ET cutoff Tuesday. Matt Garza and Alfonso Soriano were being shopped, but both will remain in Cub uniforms for now. In return for the exports, the Cubs received a load of prospects in an effort to continue the rebuilding process. The club has been performing well of late, going 19-11 since June 25, the day before Anthony Rizzo was called up. With the loss of talented veterans, ...
The trade deadline was minutes away from becoming a blown opportunity for the Chicago Cubs, team president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer.The Cubs had two huge trade chips in starting pitchers Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza, top arms that would yield a wave of minor league prospects—especially pitching prospects—that the team needed to rebuild its organization. To not trade one or either of them would have been a huge disappointment. Epstein stared that disappointment right in the face as the minutes ticked down to the 3:00 p.m. CT trade deadline.Dempster had already killed what would have been a good ...
The trade deadline has come and gone, and while they did not unload everyone who was rumored to be on the block, the Chicago Cubs did manage to swing a trio of trades before the deadline as they focused on strengthening the farm system, especially in the form of pitching talent.So here is a detailed look at those four deals, who the Cubs moved, who the Cubs acquired and a grade for the deal. Geovany Soto to Texas Rangers Rangers Received: C Geovany SotoCubs Received: RHP Jacob BrighamThe Cubs kicked off their trade deadline activity by shipping catcher Geovany Soto to the Rangers for ...
The Chicago Cubs continued their youth movement at the 2012 MLB trade deadline by trading Ryan Dempster to the Texas Rangers for prospects Christian Villanueva and Kyle Hendricks.Major League Baseball's official Twitter page had the specifics:
UPDATE: @rangers sending 2 Minor Leaguers - 3B Christian Villaneuva and RHP Kyle Hendricks - to the @cubs in exchange for Ryan Dempster.— MLB (@MLB) July 31, 2012
If you have been watching baseball at all this season—or at any point over the last decade—you've seen enough of Dempster to know what he will bring to the table for Ron Washington's club.Unless you cover the Rangers ...
The offseason came and went with big name free agents such as Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson all going somewhere besides Chicago. David DeJesus wasn't exactly what Cubs fans were expecting as Theo Epstein's "big splash."Epstein came in and made moves that didn't make headlines such as trading for Anthony Rizzo, signing DeJesus and Paul Maholm and trading Sean Marshall.Rizzo became a star in the minors before breaking into the majors and seemingly never looking back. Marshall was turned into starter Travis Wood, who put together a string of quality starts that gave reason to believe he can ...
The Chicago Cubs appear desperate to trade starting pitcher Ryan Dempster ahead of Tuesday's deadline, and three potential suitors have distanced themselves from the field. According to David Kaplan of CSNChicago.com, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees are the most likely landing spots for Dempster.Dempster is having a strong rebound season with a record of 5-5, a 2.25 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. He has been a streaky pitcher over the course of his career, but this has been his best year since 2008. There is no guarantee that Dempster will continue to pitch at such ...
July 31 marks the World Series of the year for the Chicago Cubs and its front office. The trade deadline will come and go with the opportunity to restock a farm system that has underachieved for so long. Now's the time for Theo Epstein to earn his paycheck. Who stays and who goes?Here's the latest news and rumors for the Chicago Cubs as we approach Tuesday's 4 p.m. trade deadline.Begin Slideshow
Ryan Dempster remains on the market, and it appears the Dodgers are the only viable trade partner. The blame has fallen on Dempster, who has given the Cubs a narrow field to work with in this trade season.That doesn't mean he is to blame, but the Dodgers' lack of strong prospects makes them hesitant to deal any of their good ones for the 35-year-old veteran—a veteran who has the second-best ERA in baseball behind Ryan Vogelsong.The deal that was in place with the Braves was the best deal for the Cubs, but that scenario has been covered, and everyone has ...
In what has been a surprise to many, the slumping Chicago Cubs have been fairly silent as Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer approach their first trade deadline in the North Side front office.While a trade for pitcher Ryan Dempster with the Atlanta Braves is still up in the air, and Matt Garza's future with the Cubs continues to linger, one player the team must look to move before the deadline is starting catcher Geovany Soto.According to Andy Martino of NYDailyNews.com, the Cubs and New York Mets have discussed a trade involving the former Rookie of the Year winner, but it ...
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