Jed Hoyer said Thursday that the Cubs off-season is not over yet and while the Cubs’ GM did not drop any hints as to what they are working on, it could be a very interesting couple of weeks leading up to the Cubs Convention. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have to make at least one [...]
The Rumor Mill, a Minor Signing and Other Cubs News and Notes
December 28, 2012 By 46 Comments
The rumor mill heated up on Thursday as the discussion around the game focused on where the remaining free agents will sign. There are several players on the market tied to draft pick compensation looking for jobs as end of the year draws near … and one of those players was linked to the Cubs [...]
Cubs Sign Brad Nelson to Minor League Contract
December 21, 2012 By 2 Comments
According to a report from Baseball America, the Cubs signed Brad Nelson to a minor league contract. The 29-year old (December 23, 1982) first baseman, outfielder has spent the last two seasons at the Triple-A level in the Texas organization. Nelson hit .279/.364/.488/.852 with 31 doubles and 24 home runs in 132 games for Round [...]
Cubs Sign RHP Cory Wade to Minor League Contract
December 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
According to the transactions page on Cubs.com, the Cubs signed right-handed reliever Cory Wade to a minor league contract that includes a non-roster invite to Spring Training on December 13. The 29-year old righty spent the last two seasons with the Yankees and was 1-1 record last year with a 6.46 ERA and a 1.39 [...]
Cubs Ink Jensen Lewis to Minor League Contract
December 16, 2012 By 9 Comments
According to Baseball America, the Cubs signed right-handed pitcher Jensen Lewis to a minor league contract. The 28-year old, former third round pick of the Indians, spent last season at Triple-A Reno in the Diamondbacks organization. Lewis posted a 7-2 record in 52 games with a 3.65 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP in the hitter-friendly [...]
Fujikawa Introduced, a Minor Signing and Other Cubs News and Notes
December 8, 2012 By 55 Comments
The Cubs stayed busy on Friday and introduced their new ‘set-up’ man while two more of their off-season targets came off the board. The Cubs agreed to terms on a two-year contract with Kyuji Fujikawa last Saturday and held his introductory press conference in the clubhouse at Wrigley Field on Friday morning. Fujikawa answered all [...]
Time for the Off-Season to Begin … Cubs Hire Minor League Pitching Coordinator and Other News and Notes
October 28, 2012 By 7 Comments
Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants for winning their second World Series title in three years … When the Cubs announced the new staff structure for baseball operations last Tuesday, two positions had not been filled at that time … Minor League Pitching Coordinator and Minor League Hitting Coordinator. According to Baseball America, at least [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Outright Mather, Parker, Germano and Corpas Off the 40-man Roster
October 26, 2012 By 48 Comments
The Cubs made four more roster moves on Friday afternoon. Shortly after it was announced that the Royals had claimed Chris Volstad off waivers from the Cubs, the team announced that Joe Mather, Blake Parker, Justin Germano and Manny Corpas had been outrighted off the 40-man roster and assigned to Triple-A Iowa. Manny Corpas elected [...]
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