That price is something of a surprise, and tells us a few things.
Jim Hendry
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 [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Cubs to Meet with Carlos Pena for Second Time
One thing I love best about the Hot (Lukewarm) Stove season are the conflicting rumors. On the one hand, we hear that the Cubs are hot on Adam LaRoche, and want to sign him “soon.” On the other, we here things like this: The Chicago Cubs will meet with the agents for free agent first [...]
Best Guess On Amount Cubs Have to Spend is $10 Million
While we’ve known for some time that the Chicago Cubs 2011 payroll would drop from 2010 (sigh), it has remained unclear just how much General Manager Jim Hendry would have to play with this Winter. Back of the envelope calculations have the guys under contract, including arbitration raises, taking home about $125 million this year. [...]
Lukewarm Stove: A Couple First Base Bits About Carlos Pena and Adrian Gonzalez
While we wait on a possible Chris Davis trade (which may or may not preclude another first base move), here are a couple first base bits from cubs.com beat reporter Carrie Muskat. First, with respect to Carlos Pena: Pena would be good defensively, but your statistics are slightly off. His career high in stolen bases is [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Jim Hendry Has Met with Agents for Javier Vazquez, Aaron Harang, and Vicente Padilla
Starting pitchers are the order of the day, and the Chicago Cubs are considering at least three free agent starters. Because of the relative high cost of first-round draft-pick compensation, don’t expect the Cubs to pursue type A free agents if their teams offer arbitration (Tuesday deadline). That would take relievers Matt Guerrier, Jason Frasor [...]
Hendry: Cubs Willing to Take Time at First Base
The General Manager meetings are underway in Orlando, and Chicago Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry is already hard at work. His primary focus is first base, where he’ll consider a bevy of free agent options, as well as a (hopefully) active trade market. There are options. Among the free agents on the market are Adam [...]
Ryne Sandberg Could be the Phillies’ Next Manager – At AAA
Ryne Sandberg has decided to depart from the Chicago Cubs organization after failing to land the team’s big league managerial job, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to find a better gig elsewhere. Sandberg, who assuredly hoped to land, at a minimum, a Major League bench coach job, is reportedly a candidate for the Phillies’ [...]
Cubs Expected to Tender Contracts to All Arbitration Eligibles – Yes, Including Koyie Hill
By Brett on December 2, 2010
Today is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to their arbitration eligible players (generally, those players with three to five years’ of service time). The Chicago Cubs have six such players: Jeff Baker, Tom Gorzelanny, Koyie Hill, Carlos Marmol, Sean Marshall, and Geovany Soto. Four (Gorzelanny, Marmol, Marshall, and Soto) are no-brainer offers. Baker [...]
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