With six shopping days left before Christmas, Jim Hendry is talking to at least one free agent and is shopping a couple of his own players. The question is, will he find any takers? Reports surfaced Friday morning that the Mets are interested in Tom Gorzelanny. Then came the tweet from Jerry Crasnick (ESPN) that [...]
Will Big Z Stay or Will Big Z Go?
December 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“A likely target” … Three little words from Bill Madden in the New York Daily News that caused all of baseball to ask, will Carlos Zambrano be traded to the New York Yankees? Last winter there were rumblings that Brian Cashman asked Jim Hendry about Carlos Zambrano. Those rumors were quickly squashed but in the [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/06/10
September 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Iowa Cubs reduce their magic number to one but come up short in their first chance to clinch. Two Cubs minor league managers are named the Manager of the Year for their respective leagues. One Cubs minor league skipper is ejected from a game in the first inning. Three Tennessee Smokies are named postseason [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/10/10
June 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The 2010 MLB First Year Player Draft is in the books. The Cubs made a surprise first round selection when they picked Hayden Simpson, a right handed pitcher out of a Division II school, with the 16th overall pick. In the mean time, Chad Tracy has posted several more big games and was finally promoted [...]
From the Wire … Howry Inks Deal with Cubs – David Patton DFA’d – Berg Optioned
May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As expected, the Cubs signed Bobby Howry to a one-year deal Friday. Howry was released by the Diamondbacks and cleared waivers Wednesday. Howry will earn a pro-rated salary of $410,000, the Major League minimum. To make room for Bobby Howry on the active roster, Justin Berg was optioned to Triple-A Iowa and David Patton was [...]
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