Scott Feldman with another great start, and the Cubs' bats went off.
Luis Vizcaino
Spring Training Battlewatch: March 3, 2009
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Oakland Athletics! Or something. It doesn’t matter. On to what does matter: the positional, rotational, and bullpen…onal battles. Not much on the positional front. Jake Fox raked, again. Probably doesn’t matter, as he’s going to have to play ridiculous defense (relatively speaking) at third to make the team. He played [...]
Ok, Jason Marquis Has Officially OFFICIALLY Been Traded
Not big news at this point, because we’ve all known about it for a week. But now it’s, like, totally official: The Cubs continued their offseason restructuring on Tuesday, sending pitcher Jason Marquis to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for reliever Luis Vizcaino. Cubs.com. Some tidbits on the contract swap: Marquis is in the final [...]
The Marquis for Vizcaino Trade is Almost Officially Official
I know we all assumed it was a done deal, but now it appears that it’s all but official: Jason Marquis IS going to the Colorado Rockies for reliever Luis Vizcaino. The Rockies’ payroll will increase slightly next season from $68 million to roughly $73 million with the acquisition of Chicago Cubs starter Jason Marquis [...]
The Last of the Optionless Cubs or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Crowded Bullpen
By Brett on February 17, 2009
Earlier in the off-season, the Cubs moved Felix Pie, Ronny Cedeno, and Michael Wuertz out of town – major league caliber players, for whom there was likely not a spot on the 2009 Chicago Cubs. And because they were out of minor league options (typically, a player has three “option years” in which the major [...]
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