October 2010
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Lukewarm Stove: Nationals Unlikely to Re-Sign Adam Dunn, But Nationals Might Be Happy About It
Most of what you read about impending free agent Adam Dunn from the Washington Nationals’ side is that the team is eager to re-sign the hulking slugger, but might not have the cash to do so. Rarely do you see things like this: As far as [re-signing] Dunn goes, I don’t see it happening before [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Cliff Lee Likely Out of Cubs’ Price Range
Cliff Lee looked – as he often does – mighty awesome last night, mowing down the New York Yankees in the ALCS. If his impending free agent price tag could possibly have gone higher, it would have. But as it stands, it’s already sufficiently high that Chicago Cubs fans should probably allow visions of a [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Adrian Gonzalez’s Price Tag Expected to Be Steep
File this one under duh, but it’s still worth learning what kind of package the San Diego Padres might consider for Adrian Gonzalez this winter. In short: a lot. The Padres are expected to listen, but with Gonzalez making just $5.5 million next season and the Padres’ successful 2010 season leading them to believe they [...]
Obsessive New Manager Watch: Toronto Blue Jays Expected to Interview Ryne Sandberg
A primary reason that the Chicago Cubs have been able to delay their managerial decision is because the two most likely candidates – interim manager Mike Quade and AAA Iowa manager Ryne Sandberg – aren’t drawing interest from any of the other clubs with managerial vacancies. That, of course, is subject to change, particularly as [...]
Obsessive New Manager Watch: Source Indicates Decision Could Be Made This Week
Looks like the Chicago Cubs could soon have their new manager in tow. The naming of the Cubs new manager could come as early as next week, according to a major-league source. Major League Baseball does not allow teams to make major announcements during the World Series, which is set to start on October 28. [...]
Obsessive New Manager Watch: It Ain’t Eric Wedge
According to multiple reports, former Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge – one of three candidates, together with Ryne Sandberg and Mike Quade, to go through a full battery of interviews with both Jim Hendry and Tom Ricketts – will soon be announced as the next manager of the Seattle Mariners. It isn’t terribly surprising that [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Adam Dunn is “High” on Cubs’ Priority List
Ah, it’s the wonderful time of year again – the Lukewarm Stove is back. In case you’ve forgotten, the Lukewarm Stove at Bleacher Nation is your home for Chicago Cubs rumors. Unlike the traditional “hot stove,” we’re more than happy to include every rumor even remotely related to the Cubs (or remotely plausible, for that [...]
The Cubs Are Trying Josh Vitters at First Base
Chicago Cubs’ 2007 first round pick Josh Vitters hasn’t exactly set the minors on fire in his time in the Cubs’ organization, but he’s still quite young, and on the balance, his future still looks bright. That said, after an early-season promotion to AA Tennessee this year, Vitters struggled mightily before his season ended in [...]
