Scott Feldman with another great start, and the Cubs' bats went off.
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Cubs Sign Braden Looper
Another day, another minor league deal and Spring Training invite. This to former Chicago Cub rumor target, pitcher Braden Looper. You may recall that the Cubs expressed some interest in Looper last year, before he ultimately sat out the 2010 season. He was pretty rough in 2009 – 5.22 ERA as a starter for the [...]
Cubs Avoid Arbitration with Garza and Marshall
The Chicago Cubs have announced that they’ve successfully avoided arbitration with Matt Garza and Sean Marshall, in addition to Geovany Soto (reported a few days ago) and Tom Gorzelanny (not long for the Cubs). Garza, recently acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays, was in his second year of arbitration (though, as a Super Two player, he still has another two [...]
Report: Cubs Trade Archer, Lee, Guyer, Chirinos for Garza and Prospects
Bruce Levine is reporting that the Chicago Cubs have officially traded for Matt Garza, sending top pitching prospect Chris Archer, top infield prospect Hak-Ju Lee, last year’s positional player of the year Brandon Guyer, and top catching prospect Robinson Chirinos in the deal. If that sounds like a lot – it is. A lot. The Cubs threw in Sam Fuld, [...]
Brandon Webb to Decide Today?
According to a tweet from Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, Brandon Webb will decide on his team for next year at some point today. The Rangers have been rumored to have been particularly aggressive in the last couple of days, so that could portend bad things if you’re hoping Webb comes to Chicago. Of [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Mets Want Gorzelanny
With the Cubs remaining active in the pitching market (Matt Garza, Brandon Webb), and with Kerry Wood now in the bullpen (making a rotation move for Andrew Cashner possible), the theoretical glut of starting pitching is going to have to sort itself out at some point. To that end, the New York Mets are reportedly [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Cubs One of Three After Matt Garza
Now THIS is a rumor. On ESPN1000 this morning, Bruce Levine said the Chicago Cubs are one of three teams going hard after Tampa Bay pitcher, Matt Garza. Garza, 27, is under control through 2013, but is about to start making good money via arbitration, and the Rays are looking to save some cash, and [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Cubs Now Targeting Adam LaRoche, Would Like to Close Deal “Soon”
As I noted earlier, Adam LaRoche’s name has been suspiciously absent from rumors attached to the Chicago Cubs’ first base vacancy – until today. CBS Sports is reporting that, not only are the Cubs interested in LaRoche, but the team is “targeting” him, and would like to close a deal “soon.” Obviously we’ll have more on this later, and will [...]
