It’s the last Sunday in January, there are 14 days left before pitchers and catchers report to Fitch Park and the Cubs still have at least one more roster move to make … plus announce the rest of the players that will be in big league camp on NRIs this spring. The Cubs finally announced [...]
The Roster, Spring Broadcasts and Other Cubs News, Notes and Rumors
January 25, 2013 By 74 Comments
The Cubs did not announce the signings of Carlos Villanueva or Scott Hairston on Thursday but there was plenty speculation of which two players would be removed from the roster in order to add the right-handed pitcher and outfielder. Scott Hairston reportedly agreed to a two-year deal that could be worth up to $6 million, [...]
An Even Flow of Cubs Information
January 23, 2013 By 31 Comments
The Cubs kick off their 2013 Cactus League schedule in exactly one month, February 23 against an Angels’ split squad in Tempe, and pitchers and catchers officially report to Fitch Park in 18 days … baseball is just around the corner. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer still have work to do with their roster. The [...]
Catching Up the Cubs News, Notes and Rumors
January 22, 2013 By 34 Comments
There was quite a bit of news and rumors that surfaced over the weekend. The Cubs avoided arbitration with Matt Garza, James Russell and Jeff Samardzija. Each player signed a one-year deal but according to the Tribune, Jeff Samardzija turned down a five-year contract extension. The Cubs are close to making the Carlos Villanueva signing [...]
Playing .500 Ball Not Acceptable for the Cubs
January 17, 2013 By 32 Comments
The first day of the Cubs Caravan is in the books and both Theo Epstein and Dale Sveum took time to speak with the media on Wednesday. The Cubs’ manager addressed the 101-loss season and said being a .500 team is not acceptable. Sveum expects the Cubs to “compete with a revamped rotation, a new [...]
Cubs Talking to Scott Hairston? And Other News, Notes and Rumors
January 16, 2013 By 23 Comments
Teams are beginning to scramble to fill out their rosters with pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training in just over three weeks … the Cubs report to Fitch Park in 25 days. While the Cubs may or may not be looking to add players to the roster before camp begins, they have spoken with [...]
Rizzo to Play in the WBC … and Other Cubs News, Notes and Rumors
January 15, 2013 By 19 Comments
Monday ended up being a relatively quiet day for the Chicago Cubs … and that figures to change as the week progresses. The caravan kicks off Wednesday with a stop at Montini Catholic High School in Lombard then the Cubs will serve lunch to several hundred active military members at the 2nd Battalion, 24th U.S. [...]
Weekend Update … No More Loveable Losers and a Big Week Ahead for the Cubs
January 13, 2013 By 34 Comments
The next seven days will be anything but boring for the Chicago Cubs. Not only does the Cubs Caravan and the 28th Annual Cubs Convention take place this week but the deadline to exchange arbitration figures with players is Friday (January 18) and the rosters for the upcoming World Baseball Classic will be announced on [...]
Arbitration, Non-Roster Invitees and Other Cubs News, Notes and Rumors
January 11, 2013 By 16 Comments
It was back to business for the Chicago Cubs and the rest of baseball on Thursday. The team announced they avoided arbitration with Luis Valbuena and agreed to terms on a one-year deal worth $930,000. Matt Garza, Jeff Samardzija and James Russell are the three remaining arbitration eligible players for next season and the deadline [...]
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