November 2009
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Cubs Looking at Marlon Byrd and Mike Cameron
Assuming the Chicago Cubs are able to move Milton Bradley, the plan is to slide Kosuke Fukudome back to right field, and fill the void in center field via free agency or a trade. Enter a couple meh rumors: Free agent Marlon Byrd is certain to draw their interest. Rudy Jaramillo, the Cubs’ new hitting [...]
Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: More Milton Bradley Rumors Than You Can Shake a Stick At
There was an explosion of Milton Bradley trade rumors in the last 24 hours – and there were already a bundle. So we’re just going to have to do this one bullet-style, even though I hate doing that: Phil Rogers says the Cubs are making an extra hard push to trade Bradley within the next [...]
Jim Hendry Carefully Leaving Door Open to Keeping Milton Bradley
That the Chicago Cubs are looking to dump Milton Bradley as their first move of the offseason should be no surprise to anyone. After the troubled, and troubling, outfielder ripped into the team and the fans in September, he was suspended for the remainder of the season. His fate appeared sealed. He was gone. But [...]
Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: How About Luis Castillo?
A new day and a new Milton Bradley trade rumor. Today’s version has the Chicago Cubs dealing Milton Bradley to the Blue Jays, who would send Lyle Overbay to the New York Mets, who would send second baseman Luis Castillo to the Cubs. The teams would have to work out the money part of the [...]
Kevin Gregg is a Free Agent
Kevin Gregg has officially filed for free agency. The Chicago Cubs are not expected to re-sign him, or even offer him arbitration despite his Type A designation. Carlos Marmol is expected to take over as the closer next year.
Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: Bradley to the Blue Jays for Roy Freaking Halladay?
In the hot stove season, you will be confronted with many rumors. Many are plausible, many are not. Many lead to movement, many do not. You will have to judge for yourself how legitimate you feel a given rumor is. I’ll try to give you a head’s up on legitimacy, but I also feel it [...]
Cubs to Make an Offer to Mark DeRosa?
The Chicago Cubs will be looking for a few pieces this offseason, but a utility player is not expected to be one of them. So what is this quote all about? DeRosa, coming off wrist surgery, figures to field an offer from the Chicago Cubs, at the least. STLtoday.com. With Jeff Baker, Jake Fox, and [...]
Offseason Issues Not Named Milton
By Brett on November 9, 2009
Obviously moving outfielder Milton Bradley is the Chicago Cubs’ top offseason priority. You might even say, it’s an obsessive priority (ha – self referential!). But we all know there are other holes in this club – not to mention the hole that moving Bradley will create. The Chicago Tribune recently explored what it considers the [...]
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