There is still plenty of time, and plenty of good indicators, including the most important ones at this point in his development.
January 2009
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Much Like the Astros, the Brewers are “All Set”
Another off-season NL Central player bites the dust, it seems. “We’re pretty far down the road of building our ballclub,” general manager Doug Melvin said. “But it’s still going to be competitive, and you can never predict whether you’ll have injuries or whether you’ll make waiver claims. “There’s probably players we don’t know of yet [...]
Carlos Marmol is NOT Pitching in the World Baseball Classic
A couple of days ago, Peter Gammons wrote a scathing article about Carlos Marmol pitching in the Dominican Winter League playoffs, and then the World Baseball Classic, and then in the season for the Cubs. Well, according to a thread at Sons of Ivy, the ESPN ticker has reported Marmol will not pitch in the [...]
The Cubs Have Two Closers
The prevailing wisdom is that Carlos Marmol will take over as the Cubs’ closer this year, based on the fact that he is a large-eared super-bad-ass-master on the mound. But, maybe Kevin Gregg is, too (snicker). The Cubs acquired Kevin Gregg from Florida this offseason, and Piniella doesn’t want to declare Marmol the closer until [...]
Are the Brewers Adding to Their Rotation?
There’s a rumor floating around the ‘nets that the Milwaukee Brewers are looking to add a free agent starting pitcher to their rotation to replace Ben Sheets (whom we’ve said before is obviously broken). The latest name mentioned is Mets sort-of-reclamation-project-except-he’s-only-27 Oliver Perez. Perez is looking for a 4 year, $40 mill deal. But the [...]
Mark McGwire Used Steroids… Probably
The news broke late last week that Mark McGwire’s brother is trying to publish a book that discloses Mark used steroids, which would be a shock on the order the Earth being round. Mark became interested in steroids once he saw the positive effects it had on his little brother’s physique and to help him [...]
Obsessive Peavywatch: MLB.com Catches Up With the Rest of the Class
Holy crubblebucket!!! Did you know that once the Chicago Cubs’ sale is finalized, the Cubs might re-engage the Padres in trade talks about pitcher Jake Peavy? That is totally brand new information, and MLB.com has the scoop that no one else has been saying for several weeks. A previously discussed trade of All-Star right-handed pitcher [...]
The Chicago Cubs Were Really, Really Good Last Year
We all know that the Cubs were pretty solid in the regular season last year. Oh, who are we to be modest – the Cubs ended up best in the National League by several games. But even that doesn’t tell the story about just how good the 2008 Chicago Cubs were. Here’s a really simplistic [...]
How the Cubs Can Trade Sean Marshall AND Garrett Olson and Still Have Two Great Swingmen
By Brett on January 27, 2009
The most recent rumors regarding the possible (read: desperately hoped for) Jake Peavy trade have the Cubs potentially parting with a group of players that includes both Sean Marshall and recently-acquired Garrett Olson. Both are young and inexpensive, but more importantly for a team like the Cubs with injury potential in the rotation and a [...]
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