The Cubs claimed RHP Kameron Loe off of waivers from the Mariners prior to Sunday’s game with the Giants. To make room of the 40-man roster, Steve Clevenger was placed on the 60-day DL with a left oblique strain. The Mariners designated Kameron Loe for assignment on April 11 after posting a 1-1 record in [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Claim Kameron Loe Off Waivers from the Mariners, Place Clevenger on the 60-day DL
April 14, 2013 By 7 Comments
Day Eight of Cubs Camp: Garza Leaves Throwing Session with Mild Lat Strain
February 17, 2013 By 4 Comments
The Cubs completed their first full squad workout of the spring on Sunday afternoon at Fitch Park. Tom Ricketts, Theo Epstein and Dale Sveum addressed the 62 players in big league camp before the on-field drills and live batting practice. Matt Garza faced live hitters for the first time since last July but had to [...]
Day Two of the 2013 Cubs Convention … Dale Sveum and the Coaching Staff
January 19, 2013 By 3 Comments
Dale Sveum and his coaching staff were next up on Saturday. Sveum was joined by Jamie Quirk, James Rowson, Dave McKay, Lester Strode and newcomers, third base coach David Bell and assistant hitting coach Rob Deer. Chris Bosio was not able to attend and left the convention early. Bosio is recovering from knee replacement surgery. [...]
MLB Owners Approve Rules Changes
January 15, 2013 By 8 Comments
According to a report from Jayson Stark, several rules changes were voted on and tentatively approved during last week’s owners meetings. The changes must be approved by the players’ union before the changes can be implemented for the upcoming season. Teams will be permitted to have a seventh coach in uniform in the dugout during [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Add Rob Deer to Sveum’s Coaching Staff
November 26, 2012 By 12 Comments
The Cubs announced the hiring of Rob Deer on Monday. Deer will serve as the team’s assistant hitting coach, a new position on the Cubs’ big league staff. Deer will formally assist hitting coach James Rowson, who was named as the team’s full-time hitting coach in October after taking over for Rudy Jaramillo on an [...]
Weekend Update … Tender Deadline and Pitching Questions Remain for the Cubs
November 25, 2012 By 10 Comments
It should be a busy seven days for the Chicago Cubs leading up to the Winter Meetings that officially begins a week from Monday. The deadline to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players is Friday (November 30) and the Cubs have five players that are arbitration eligible this off-season: Matt Garza, Jeff Samardzija, James Russell, [...]
Cubs Pull Reported Deal with Angels Off Table … and Other News and Notes
November 3, 2012 By 13 Comments
It is unclear at this point what happened, but the Cubs pulled the deal off the table late in the process that would have sent Carlos Marmol to the Angels for Dan Haren. According to the Sun-Times, “a deal was close enough that Marmol was asked to waive his limited no-trade rights and consented to [...]
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