The Cubs signed three more draft picks on Wednesday and as reported by the CCO last weekend, the Cubs have agreements in place with all of their first 10 picks in the draft with the exception of Kris Bryant. The Cubs are hoping to have Bryant signed in the near future, but the Sun-Times reported [...]
Cubs Sign OF Jacob Hannemann, RHP David Garner and C Jordan Hankins
June 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
DeJesus Likely Out a Month, Cubs to Recall a Position Player
June 20, 2013 By 3 Comments
Prior to Wednesday’s game, Dale Sveum said David DeJesus will likely be out for about a month after a MRI on Monday confirmed DeJesus sprained his right shoulder when he crashed into the wall at Citi Field in New York on Friday night. The Cubs placed DeJesus on the 15-day DL on Saturday morning. Not [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Cardinals – 06/19/13
June 19, 2013 By 22 Comments
Game Seventy: Cubs (29-40) vs. Cardinals (45-26) Game Time – 7:15pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 97.9 FM The Loop, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Busch Stadium, St. Louis Edwin Jackson (3-8, 5.40/1.55) vs. Jake Westbrook (2-2, 2.05/1.50) The Cubs will try to make it two in a row over the [...]
Report: Cubs Among the Teams Interested in RHP Dalier Hinojosa
June 19, 2013 By 30 Comments
According to a report from Jesse Sanchez, the Cubs are one of four teams that are known to have expressed interest in right-handed pitcher, Dalier Hinojosa. Dalier Hinojosa defected from Cuba in February and “began petitioning Major League Baseball to become a free agent last month” according to the report. Hinojosa still has to be [...]
Cubs Sign 5th Round Pick RHP Trey Masek and 10th Round Pick RHP Zack Godley
June 19, 2013 By 10 Comments
Trey Masek, the Cubs fifth round draft pick, announced on his Twitter account Tuesday afternoon that he had just signed his contract and was officially a member of the Chicago Cubs organization. Masek said he couldn’t feel more blessed. Masek is the second player in as many days to announce his signing on Twitter before [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Cardinals – 06/18/13
June 18, 2013 By 43 Comments
Game Sixty-Nine: Cubs (28-40) vs. Cardinals (45-25) Game Time – 7:15pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 187/844 Location – Busch Stadium, St. Louis Jeff Samardzija (3-7, 3.46/1.21) vs. Adam Wainwright (10-3, 2.18/1.01) The Cubs will look to put their two-game losing skid in the rearview mirror tonight [...]
Hoyer Backs Sveum … and Other Cubs News and Notes
June 18, 2013 By 23 Comments
Jed Hoyer gave his support to Dale Sveum prior to Monday’s game in the response to the backlash Sveum received for using Carlos Marmol in the ninth inning on Sunday. According to the Tribune, Hoyer said Sveum made the right call using Marmol with Kevin Gregg being unavailable after pitching in four straight games. Hoyer [...]
Cubs Sign Second-Round Pick LHP Rob Zastryzny
June 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
The Cubs signed another one of their recent draft picks on Monday. Rob Zastryzny, the Cubs’ second round pick out of Missouri, announced on his Twitter feed that he is officially part of the Chicago Cubs organization. Zastryzny thanked everyone for their support and said he cannot wait to begin the journey. According to Baseball [...]
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