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Did Randy Wells Just Nail Down a Rotation Spot?
Randy Wells hasn’t given up an earned run this Spring, and yesterday he mowed down the Indians, going four innings, giving up just one hit and one walk. Has he finally done enough to end the farce that is the requirement that he “compete” for a rotation spot? Neither Mike Quade nor Wells will say, [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Where Do Things Stand With Respect to Matt Garza and Fausto Carmona?
With Brandon Webb officially off the market, if the Chicago Cubs are going to make a starting pitching move, it’s going to be via trade. You’ve already heard about the two primary names – Tampa Bay’s Matt Garza and Cleveland’s Fausto Carmona – and, at last check, things were pretty much at a standstill on [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Cubs “Have to Try” and Add a Starter Like Fausto Carmona
There is no way to sugercoat the Zack Greinke trade and its effect on the NL Central – the Brewers are now formidable, in a division that was already looking like an uphill battle for the Chicago Cubs. If they are to be competitive next year, most believe they’ll have to add a frontline starter [...]
Chicago Cubs Close to Deal with Kerry Wood
Well this would be a very pleasant (moderate) surprise. The Cubs, who have a major need for a veteran right handed reliever are moving towards finalizing a deal with free agent Kerry Wood. Wood, who spent the first 10 years of his major league career with the Cubs, spent 2010 with the Indians and Yankees [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Kerry Wood is a Possibility
Just a day after the New York Yankees declined their 2011 option on pitcher Kerry Wood, a “source” now indicates that the Chicago Cubs would welcome Wood back if the price is right. Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood may be the missing link to a young and improving bullpen on the north side of [...]
Obsessive New Manager Watch: Cubs Continue to Wait for Joe Girardi – Probably
The Chicago Cubs are down to the finalists for their managerial opening – interim manager Mike Quade, AAA Iowa manager Ryne Sandberg, and former Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge (the tea leaves indicate that, because Bob Melvin has yet to meet with Tom Ricketts, he’s probably not a finalist). And all of the finalists have [...]
Obsessive New Manager Watch: Tom Ricketts Has Interviewed Four
The Chicago Cubs’ search for a new manager is clearly entering the home stretch, as the team’s owner and chairman Tom Ricketts has interviewed each of the four most likely candidates. Ricketts would not comment on the managerial search but a source confirmed he has interviewed each of the candidates. Mike Quade, who has spent [...]
Will the Chicago Cubs Look to Bring Back Kerry Wood?
It is not a secret that the 2010 Chicago Cubs’ bullpen blew. Injuries, underperformance and inexperience conspired to torpedo the pen for long stretches during the season. So the fact that the team will look at some veteran reliever options this Winter should also not be a secret. But one of those reliever options might [...]
