December 2011
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Aw, Fiddlesticks: The Texas Rangers Won the Yu Darvish Post
The winning bid came in at a reported $51.7 million. No word yet on what the Cubs bid.
Lukewarm Stove: Garza, Rizzo, Marmol, Zambrano, Maholm, Soriano, Grabow
The Cubs haven’t done much yet this offseason, but the rumor mill continues to churn. The latest from around baseball.
Obsessive Prince Fielder Watch: Cubs Are Still Interested … or Are They Throwing Up Multiple Smokescreens?
The Cubs want Fielder. The Cubs want Rizzo. They can’t want both, right?
The Latest on Yu Darvish: The Winning Bid Topped $51 Million, and an Announcement Could Come Tonight
Darvish’s agent says his team will announce its decision by tomorrow morning Japan time, and a report says the winning bid topped the winning Daisuke Matsuzaka bid.
Is There a Problem Re-Signing Kerry Wood? and Other Bullets
The 40-man roster excuse doesn’t make as much sense anymore. The Cubs have two hitting coaches, the pitching coach looks forward to helping Big Z, and Cubs Hall of Famers are on TV.
Sources Say the Cubs Are Talking to the Padres About First Baseman Anthony Rizzo (UPDATE x3)
What does yesterday’s big Reds/Padres trade mean for the Cubs, and, more specifically, what’s all this talk about first base prospect, Anthony Rizzo?
Yoenis Cespedes Might Not Be a Free Agent Until January, But at Least There’s Another Video
A delay in Cespedes’ DR residency has held up the free agency process.
Dale Sveum Speaks About Prince Fielder and Everyone Jumps and Other Bullets
But what did he really say, and what does it really mean? The Cubs’ coaching staff has been finalized, unlike the Theo Epstein compensation.
