The Cubs now have 10 days to trade, waive, or release the 26-year-old righty.
January 2011
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Lukewarm Stove: Plenty of Interest in Tom Gorzelanny
The starting pitching glut continues to threaten Tom Gorzelanny’s existence as a Chicago Cub, and, indeed, the Cubs are hearing from a number of teams about the lefty. The Washington Nationals are the latest to showing interest, according to a major-league source. The New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles have been said to be interested [...]
2011 Cubs Convention Notes So Far
A quick rundown of a few newsworthy tidbits from this weekend’s Cubs Convention (larger news items will get a stand-alone article – like Carlos Silva suggesting he will definitely win a rotation spot): The Cubs are not happy with former teammate Ryan Theriot – who tore his teammates apart after he was dealt last year, [...]
Cardinals Prepare to Test the Limits of Their Voodoo Magic
We all know that the St. Louis Cardinals endeavored deep into the darkness of the Caribbean only to emerge after learning the secrets of the undead, the unholy, and the accursed. In other words, they acquired the mystical power of voodoo magic. Instead of harming those around them, Cardinal voodoo magic heals and strengthens even [...]
Cubs Sign Geovany Soto to $3 Million Deal
The Chicago Cubs have avoided arbitration with one of their tougher signs, taking care of catcher Geovany Soto for $3 million – basically in the ballpark of what he was expected to get. After a dominating rookie campaign, a terrible second season, and a solid third season, the reasonable range was probably as low as [...]
Even Randy Wells Has Bought into the “Randy Wells Was Terrible in 2010″ Story
As extensively analyzed last week, Randy Wells was probably not quite as bad last year as it initially appeared. He was a little less lucky, a little less precise, and a little bit shakier in the early innings. Beyond that, he was, at times, far more effective in 2010 than in his sterling 2009 season. [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Tom Gorzelanny is Available
As mentioned yesterday, the Chicago Cubs face a starting pitcher crunch. With no fewer than five guys for two back-end rotation spots, something’s got to give. And at a Cubs Caravan stop yesterday, new manager Mike Quade suggested – if unconsciously – that the something might be Tom Gorzelanny’s tenure with the Cubs. When responding [...]
New Cub Fernando Perez is Not Happy With Me, And He’s Probably Right
Sometimes the anonymity of the Internet creates a false sense of importance. Unfortunately for me, it also creates a false sense of unimportance. As some of you know, I occasionally also write parody news pieces for The Cubs Brickyard. It isn’t the passion project that Bleacher Nation is, and it therefore gets a whole lot [...]
Cubs Avoid Arbitration with Koyie Hill, Sign Reed Johnson to Minor League Deal
Today the Chicago Cubs made a couple of minor moves. First, they avoided arbitration with back-up catcher Koyie Hill, signing him to a one-year, $850k contract. That’s right: Hill received a raise as a reward for hitting .552 last year. Correction. That was his OPS. A raise. He got one. Did you get a raise [...]
