Lukewarm Stove: Mariners Reportedly Extend Felix Hernandez for Seven Years and $175 Million
One of the upcoming elite free agents (well, two years down the line) is going to be off the market.
Month: February 2013
Jed Hoyer Speaks: Curt Schilling PED Comments, Javier Baez Level, Starlin Castro’s Spot in the Order
The Cubs’ GM denies, in the strongest terms as possible, that he or Theo would have had anything to do with encouraging PED use.
Insert Finger into Collar, Tug: Curt Schilling Says Members of the Red Sox Organization Encouraged PED Use
It was back in 2008 when certain members of the Cubs’ front office were still in Boston. (UPDATE: Jed Hoyer says it wasn’t him or Theo.)
One of the Better Statistical Discussions You’ll Read This Year – Well, or at Least Today
The merits of WAR, the demerits of W/L, and the importance of answering the right questions from Dave Cameron at FanGraphs.
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BN Podcast Episode 15: Talkin’ Chicago Cubs Prospects with Baseball Prospectus’s Jason Parks
One of the brightest prospecting minds out there lends us his perspective on a variety of subjects, including a number of Cubs prospects.
Carlos Marmol Expected to Report to Spring Training Without Issue and Other Bullets
His legal issues in the Dominican Republic aren’t expected to cause him any travel issues. That’s particularly good if the Cubs plan to shop him.
MLB.com Offers Its Updated Top 20 Cubs Prospects for 2013, Plus Other Prospecting Bits
The usual trio is at the top, but a young pitcher has shot up the rankings considerably – and without the benefit of a whole lot of pitching.
Lukewarm Stove: Bourn’s Suitors and Price Tag, Dealing Soriano and Marmol, and Garza’s Long-Term Plan
We keep saying that the Cubs might get in on Bourn if his price tag drops, but has it? Will it?
Obsessive Wrigley Renovation Watch: The City Wants the Cubs and Rooftops to Wrap Things Up This Week
Apparently the Mayor’s Office is eager to get the other aspects of the renovation rolling.
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Chicago Cubs and Northwestern Formally Announce Their Wrigley Field Plan
Plenty of collegiate athletics will take to Wrigley over the next five years, including football.
Not So Brewenfreude for Ryan Braun and Other Bullets
The Brewers star was linked to that alleged PED clinic in Miami, but the connection may not be all that nefarious.
Lendy Castillo Clears Waivers, Sent to Iowa
The righty was the Cubs’ Rule 5 pick last year, and is still a legitimate prospect. He just needs seasoning.
SCardenfreude: Chris Carpenter “Very Unlikely” to Pitch for Cardinals in 2013
The 37-year-old righty hit a snag in the offseason, and isn’t able to throw right now.
Lukewarm Stove: Lowrie Trade, Barney, Bourn, Soriano
Yesterday’s big-ish Astros/A’s trade has me wondering about Jed Lowrie’s trade value vis a vis Darwin Barney’s.
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God’s Benevolence Watch: Matt Garza Looks Better Now Than He Did at This Point Last Year
He threw a pain-free 30-pitch bullpen session yesterday, and reportedly looked good.
The Cubs Have 5 of the Top 110 Prospects in Baseball, According to Keith Law
The usual suspects are up at the top, but the Cubs get a pitcher in the top 100 and another infielder just outside the top 100.
Theo Epstein Speaks: Wrigley Renovation Revenue, Castro v. Baez, Marmol Situation, More
The Cubs’ President of Baseball Operations takes on a variety of pressing topics.
Obsessive Wrigley Renovation Watch: The Chicago Tribune Takes a Position
In short, the Tribune wants all sides to come to a compromise. It’s a pretty reasonable position.
The 2013 Draft Could Be Very Kind to the Cubs and Other Bullets
They’re going to have a whole lot of money to spend, especially when you consider what they’ve done in the past.
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Chicago Cubs Sign Minor League Free Agent Yeiper Castillo
The 24-year-old righty, and former Red Sox farmhand, looks slightly better than your typical minor league free agent.
Obsessive Wrigley Renovation Watch: Some Reported Details About the Contract with the Rooftops
Among them: if the Cubs have governmental approval for a change at Wrigley, that change can’t be a violation of the agreement.
Wow: The Chicago Cubs Have the 5th Best Farm System According to Keith Law
That’s as high of a ranking as you’ll see for the Cubs this year – and the highest we’ve seen in a long time.
The MLB Fan Cave Thing is Happening Again, and Only One Cubs Fan is in the Mix
You can help send her to the Fan Cave, and have Cubs fan interests represented.
Jim Hendry Explains His Spending Proclivities with the Cubs and Other Bullets
As we’ve long suspected, he wasn’t behind the spending in 2007/2008.
Super Bowl Sunday and Other Bullets
There’s a big football game today, but there’s plenty of baseball to discuss.
Obsessive Wrigley Renovation Watch: Get Ready for More Northwestern Football and Other Sports
The Cubs and the University are expected to announce a partnership on Tuesday.