Today the Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Doug Davis - remember how he used to vexate us? - to a minor league deal. He'll head to extended Spring Training, and, if he makes the big club, he'll get the prorated portion of $900,000 (with...
According multiple reports, today, the Chicago Cubs placed not only starter Andrew Cashner on the disabled list (with a strained right rotator cuff), but also starter Randy Wells. Cashner's ailment was known, but until now, I had no idea that...
Inasmuch as one can be excited about back-up-back-up catchers making it through waivers so that they can struggle to find playing time at AAA, I'm pretty excited. Today, Max Ramirez cleared waivers, and the Chicago Cubs outrighted him to AAA Iowa. Ramirez will...
As of yesterday, it appeared all but settled that Carlos Silva would be given the first crack at the fifth starter's gig. While he, himself, had done very little earn the job, none of the other options for the fifth starter's spot had...
According to multiple reports (still waiting on the official release from the Cubs - but, hey, nowadays, you wait, you get burned), the Cubs today sent outfielder Fernando Perez to AAA Iowa, and reassigned utility men Scott Moore, Bobby Scales, Augie Ojeda and...
Today the Chicago Cubs started making meaningful cuts from the Spring roster, and the cut included at least one surprise. Lefty reliever Scott Maine, once considered the favorite to be the third (if not fourth) lefty out of the pen,...
In what was technically the second cut of the Spring, the Chicago Cubs today shuffled loose 18 players, bringing the Spring roster down to 40. Among the cuts were pitching prospects Jay Jackson, Trey McNutt, Chris Carpenter, Alberto Cabrera, Kyle...
Though he'd suggested he wouldn't make any cuts for another week or two, today Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade gave the axe to two young relievers, neither of whom was expected to make the bullpen. Lefty John Gaub, one of three the Cubs...
Like many other Midwesterners, I find myself without power for the immediate future. Which sucks for both of us. For me it means eating canned ham by candlelight; for you it means reduced posting. Sorry.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A bit of a surprise rumor from the Winter Meetings: Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting on Twitter that the Chicago Cubs are "aggressively" shopping lefty starter Tom Gorzelanny this week. Given that (a) the team is looking for another starting...
Apologies for the short form, but I'm on the road. ESPN Boston is reporting that the Red Sox are "making headway" on an Adrian Gonzalez trade. Which would, you know, suck. If the Cubs feel like they don't have a...
Granted, the Cubs crossed him off weeks ago, but his name kept popping up in connection with the team. Nevertheless, they never made an offer, and today, Dunn signed a 4 year, $56 million deal with the White Sox. Times...
Once euphimistically referred to as a middle-tier or bargain option for the Chicago Cubs at first base in 2011, catcher/1B/DH Victor Martinez has reportedly signed a 4 year, $50 million (!) deal with the Detroit Tigers. While Martinez was never...