Sean Marshall
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 [...]
Carlos Pena’s Deal is One Year, but It’s Still Backloaded
The Chicago Cubs, ever the fan of the backloaded contract, managed to backload Carlos Pena’s one-year deal – it will pay him $5 million this year, and $5 million next year. It had appeared that the Cubs had about $10 million to work with this offseason, so when the Pena signing was announced, it was a [...]
Sean Marshall to the Rotation?
Last Spring, Sean Marshall was in a competition to make the Chicago Cubs’ rotation. Between he, Jeff Samardzija, Carlos Silva, and Tom Gorzelanny, Marshall easily pitched the best. No one questioned it. Unfortunately for Marshall, he also looked like the best option for a beleaguered bullpen. Sure enough, Marshall dominated in the pen, and never [...]
Kent Sterling Says the 2011 Cubs Are Doomed – And It’s Hard to Argue
A couple years ago, Kent Sterling of ESPN Radio wrote a piece on why the 2009 Chicago Cubs would not win. Recall, the 2008 iteration of the Cubs had won 97 regular season games, and looked as good as any team in baseball (until that whole “playoffs” thing, but memory has a way of self-protection), [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Chicago Cubs Might Look at Jon Garland
The Chicago Cubs’ rotation at present figures to feature Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Dempster for sure, but the other three spots are somewhat up in the air. Randy Wells is a near lock, and if Tom Gorzelanny remains with the Cubs, he’ll hold a spot, too. Carlos Silva, Sean Marshall, Jeff Samardzija, Andrew Cashner, Jay [...]
Sean Marshall is an Awesome Guy, in Addition to that Awesome Pitcher Thing
Sean Marshall has been tremendous for the Chicago Cubs in 2010, but you already knew that. What you may not have known is that Marshall has also been a tremendous humanitarian; so much so that he’s been nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award, which goes to a player who shows dedication to charitable and humanitarian [...]
Whoa: Jeff Samardzija ASKED to Stay Down at AAA Iowa
As the Chicago Cubs have gone through a cavalcade of young options in their bullpen in the last couple of months, questions have popped up as to why former top Cubs pitching prospect Jeff Samardzija was not getting a look. After all, he had some success in the Cubs pen in late 2008, even if [...]
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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