Matt Garza looked great. That is all.
October 2011
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Chicago Cubs Decline 2012 Option on Jeff Samardzija, But He’ll Stay with the Cubs
The move will save the Cubs a little green for 2012.
Lukewarm Stove: Alfonso Soriano for Vernon Wells? Pass
The Cubs may have to explore a bad contract swap if they want to move Alfonso Soriano this Winter, but would the Angels’ Vernon Wells be a desirable – or even fair – return?
Report: Mike Quade Has Met With Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, Fate to Be Decided This Week
Quade will meet for a second time with Cubs brass this week, and will be informed of his future (or non-future) with the team.
Breaking: Tony LaRussa is Retiring
After winning the World Series, LaRussa is going out on top. I hated typing that.
Many Chicago Cubs Are Free Agents and Other Bullets
Kerry Wood and Carlos Pena, among others, are officially free agents. The Cubs could get in on CC Sabathia, Buster Olney doesn’t expect much compensation to the Sawx, and Carlos Zambrano is being scouted.
Chicago Cubs Pick Up Aramis Ramirez’s 2012 Option, Ramirez Opts to Become Free Agent
Ramirez is unlikely to return to the Cubs in 2012, and may have played his last game as a Cub.
Saying Goodbye to the Old Scoreboard? and Other Bullets (UPDATE)
New blood may want the revenue associated with a center field jumbotron. Ryan Dempster is a leader, the Cubs are targeting another front office hire, sabermetrics and the Cubs, the Tax Man is a-callin’, and Josh Vitters is a-tryin’.
Ryan Dempster Exercises 2012 Option for $14 Million
Dempster will return to the Cubs in 2012 for a cool $14 million.
