November 2010
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Lukewarm Stove: Cubs Looking at Nick Johnson, Kerry Wood
Two the of Chicago Cubs’ big priorities this winter are at first base and in the bullpen, and the team is expected to look at a familiar face for the latter, and a new face for the former. With a payroll budget that figures to leave little room for big-shot free agents, indications are that [...]
Chris Archer to be Added to 40-man Roster Soon
No real surprise here, as the deadline for Rule Five Draft purposes is November 19, but the Cubs are expected to add top pitching prospect Chris Archer to the 40-man roster soon. Pitcher Chris Archer, the Cubs’ minor-league pitcher of the year, soon will be added to the 40-man roster. “He’ll come to camp as [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Aramis Ramirez to Return in 2011
According to multiple reports, Aramis Ramirez made the exceedingly difficult decision to pick up his player option for 2011, which guarantees him $14.6 million next year. Yeah, just playin’ about the difficult part. Ramirez, coming off his worst season since joining the Cubs, was never a real threat to leave. Even if he was sick [...]
Ryne Sandberg is Gone
As I’ve said from the moment the Chicago Cubs managerial decision came down to Mike Quade and Ryne Sandberg: if Sandberg wasn’t chosen, he was done with the Cubs organization for a while. And so it is. The Cubs offered Sandberg a chance to return as manager at Triple-A Iowa. But Hendry said he spoke [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Diamondbacks Decline Option on Adam LaRoche
Another possibility at first base for the Chicago Cubs just came on the market as the Arizona Diamondbacks declined their $7.5 million ($1.5 million buyout) option on first baseman Adam LaRoche. LaRoche, 31, played good defense and had 25 homers and 100 RBI, but had an OPS under .800 (.788) for the first time since [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Xavier Nady is Officially a Free Agent
As noted yesterday, the close of the World Series is also the open of the free agent season – which includes Xavier Nady, who filed for free agency late Monday night. Cubs first baseman Xavier Nady was one of 142 players who became a free agent after the final out of the World Series Monday [...]
Brett Jackson Done for the Year
Chicago Cubs prospect Brett Jackson was late to join the Mesa Solar Sox for the Arizona Fall League, and now he’ll be early to depart them. After being hospitalized for a bacterial infection in his right shin (ew/ouch), Jackson is going to rest up. Jackson, 22, had joined the Mesa Solar Sox in late October [...]
The Chicago Cubs Will Continue Spring Training in Mesa, Arizona
The funding vote was yesterday, and the citizens of Mesa, Arizona have come through, voting in favor of the proposal that will ensure that the Chicago Cubs continue to call the city their Spring home. With nearly all the ballots counted Tuesday night, the proposal was leading by 21,000 votes out of 86,000 cast. The [...]
