Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Luis Alvarez - AP Browse more photos » Yesterday, I posted an idea regarding a potential free agent signing for a Cubs bench position in 2010. Admittedly, this wasn't the most important possible addition to the roster for next year -- however, the Cubs had a very poor bench in 2009 and I still think Chad Tracy (at the right price) would be a good addition. Today, I'm going...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Although the Cubs would "love" to pull off a deal for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, they are unlikely to pull off such a deal as they lack the necessary room in payroll, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The Cubbies have a combined $42.375MM committed to pitchers Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, and Ryan Dempster. They would have a hard time finding a taker for Alfonso...
The View From The Bleachers (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Projected 25 Man Roster STARTING LINEUP 1. Ryan Theriot – SS 2. Milton Bradley – RF 3. Derrek Lee – 1B 4. Aramis Ramirez – 3B 5. Kosuke Fukudome – CF 6. Alfonso Soriano – LF 7. Geovany Soto – C 8. Jeff Baker – 2B BENCH Sam Fuld – OF Jake Fox... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
by Duane Burleson - AP In addition to a good bat, Curtis Granderson would give the Cubs plus defense in CF. View full size photo » I'm not sure I really have to convince anyone here of the premise of the headline of this article; numerous people have already posted here about how useful Curtis Granderson would be in the Cubs ' outfield, and several traditional media articles in both Chicago and...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
I’m off to bed soon so I’m going to wait to explain this until tomorrow. I just wanted to put this up. Bill James came up with a method to predict whether or not a player who had 400 or more PA’s in a season would be at least as good the following season. This was published in The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010. High scores are better, but all of these correspond to a percentage...
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
According to an update from the GM Meetings on FoxSports.com , Marlon Byrd is " likely to be targeted by the Cubs. " The Cubs plan to move Kosuke Fukudome back to right field and find a true centerfielder ... once Milton Bradley is traded. Mike Cameron is one of the possible solutions, but the former Brewer is reportedly a back-up plan of a back-up plan at best. FoxSports.com reported "Free...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Ken Rosenthal adds a bit more about the Cubs: Byrd likely to be targeted by Cubs — 6:10 p.m. Once the Cubs trade Milton Bradley, their plan is to find a center fielder and move Kosuke Fukudome back to right field. Free agent Marlon Byrd is certain to draw their interest. Rudy Jaramillo, the Cubs’ new hitting coach, is a huge fan of Byrd’s from their three seasons together with the...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Fangraphs is once again going to list the projections on their player pages from a variety of sources, Bill James , CHONE, Marcel....maybe more. Bill James projections are up first and here's how the Cubs ranked by wOBA and their 2009 wOBA ( explanation of wOBA here ). I'll try and expand when new projections are released. Age is their 2010 playing age. You can click on their names to get their full...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
It's not all about Milton Bradley. Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune has some more Cubs rumors as the GM Meetings continue... Free agent Rich Harden wants to return to the Cubs. His agent is likely to meet with Cubs GM Jim Hendry soon. The Cubs are expected to sign lefty reliever John Grabow to a two-year deal with an option for 2012. Agent Barry Praver says there's been no talk of waiving Carlos...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
In a report in today’s Chicago Tribune, Paul Sullivan says that while both Rich Harden and Reed Johnson would like to remain with the Cubs, their return appears to be unlikely. Sullivan says that Harden’s injury history makes signing a long term deal with the Cubs unlikely, and considering the Cubs want to move Kosuke Fukudome [...]
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
I'll go through a few more lower level free agents this week and pick it up to some possible bigger names next week. As we know, there's talk that if the Cubs can move Milton Bradley, they'd put Kosuke Fukudome back to right field and try and improve the outfield defense with a more true center fielder. And that's where Mike Cameron comes in... Year Age Tm G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
It's understandable for consumers to be happy about and test out their new purchases: Porsche drivers would want to take a spin in a new ride, new homeowners have dinner parties, and kids with new toys play with them until their parents snap. But there's a fine line between enjoying something new, and going overboard in praising it. New Cubs owner Tom Ricketts lost sight of that line . “I’ll...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Browse more photos » The Toronto Sun reports this morning on a potential Milton Bradley for Vernon Wells swap: The Chicago Cubs would like to -- have to -- deal disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley . And one player they are eyeing as a target destination is the Blue Jays , with centre fielder Vernon Wells going to the Cubs in return. "It's early...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
...he could make an interesting replacement for Reed Johnson as a center field platoon for Kosuke Fukudome if Fukudome stays in center. His career splits don't show a huge advantage versus lefties quite like Reed Johnson. Davis has a career .735 OPS against lefties vs .717 against righties, while Johnson has an .841 OPS versus lefties and just .707 versus righties. On the other hand, Davis is a game...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Cubs. Their likely 2010 commitments: C - Geovany Soto - $575K C - Koyie Hill - $475K+ 1B - Derrek Lee - $13MM 2B - Jeff Baker - $415K+ SS - Ryan Theriot - $500K+ 3B - Aramis Ramirez - $15.75MM IF - Aaron Miles - $2.7MM IF - Andres Blanco - $400K LF - Alfonso Soriano - $18MM CF - Kosuke Fukudome - $13MM RF - Milton Bradley - $9MM OF - Sam Fuld - $402K 3B/OF...
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