November 2010
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Obsessive Adrian Gonzalez Trade Watch: His Shoulder is Jacked Up
Here’s a bit of a surprise on the Adrian Gonzalez front: he was dealing with a serious labrum issue last season. It makes his numbers all the more impressive, of course, but it puts the beginning of his 2011 season in doubt. Adrian had his labrum repaired two weeks ago. He will start shoulder surgery [...]
Ryne Sandberg Could be the Phillies’ Next Manager – At AAA
Ryne Sandberg has decided to depart from the Chicago Cubs organization after failing to land the team’s big league managerial job, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to find a better gig elsewhere. Sandberg, who assuredly hoped to land, at a minimum, a Major League bench coach job, is reportedly a candidate for the Phillies’ [...]
Mike Quade Ready to Handle Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Zambrano is going to be a part of the 2011 Chicago Cubs, for better or worse, and the most fans can do is hope that he pitches like he did in the final month and a half of the 2010 season. At least a portion of that time, Zambrano was pitching for interim manager [...]
Chicago Cubs Will Consider Trading for Adrian Gonzalez
Are you ready for an Obsessive Adrian Gonzalez Trade Watch? It could be on the horizon. The San Diego Padres have confirmed that they will listen to offers for their 29-year-old first baseman, and the Chicago Cubs are expected to make a run at him. Like many teams, the North Siders have had their eye [...]
Albert Pujols Not Long for the Cardinals?
Albert Pujols enters 2011 as the most-anticipated soon-to-be free agent since… LeBron James? Hard to come up with a comparison, to be honest. And yet, while everyone buzzes about future free agent first baseman like Prince Fielder and Adrian Gonzalez, you rarely hear a peep about Pujols, whose career dwarfs either of the others. The [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Chicago Cubs Might Look at Jon Garland
The Chicago Cubs’ rotation at present figures to feature Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Dempster for sure, but the other three spots are somewhat up in the air. Randy Wells is a near lock, and if Tom Gorzelanny remains with the Cubs, he’ll hold a spot, too. Carlos Silva, Sean Marshall, Jeff Samardzija, Andrew Cashner, Jay [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Aubrey Huff or Victor Martinez at First?
Fresh on the heels of a number of rumors suggesting Adam Dunn will be out of the Chicago Cubs’ price range this winter, together with the bargain suggestions of Adam LaRoche and Nick Johnson, we get a new batch of names from the second tier of free agency – recent World Series hero/panty-wearer Aubrey Huff, [...]
Chicago Cubs Remove Angel Guzman from 40-Man Roster, Re-Sign Him to Minor League Deal
Either Angel Guzman’s recovery from major shoulder surgery is not expected to go well, or he’s a stand-up guy, because he accepted a minor-league deal with the Cubs after the team outrighted him to AAA Iowa. The move takes him off the 40-man roster, but the minor league deal comes with a Spring Training invite. Few [...]
