Cubs News, Notes and Rumors from an Off Day in the Cactus League

March 13, 2013 By 19 Comments

Tuesday was a day off for a majority of the big league roster, the Cubs return to Cactus League play on Wednesday afternoon at HoHoKam Park. Scott Baker and Carlos Villanueva were among the big leaguers to get their work in during a game with Cubs’ minor leaguers at Fitch Park. Scott Baker saw his [...]

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Cubs Storylines of the Spring: The Pitchers

February 20, 2013 By 17 Comments

With the Cubs’ Cactus League opener just around the corner, it is time to breakdown the storylines of the spring. This is the final spring for the Cubs at Fitch Park and HoHoKam Park. The Cubs are scheduled to cut the ribbon on their new spring home, currently called Riverview Park, in November. It will [...]

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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 [...]

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Weekend Update … The Week That Was and Other Cubs News, Notes and Rumors

December 23, 2012 By 74 Comments

It was a busy week for the Chicago Cubs as Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer continued working on the big league roster as well as making additions to minor league system. The Cubs reportedly agreed to terms with two pitchers that will add depth to the big league staff. The deals for Edwin Jackson and [...]

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Cubs Announce Minor League Managers, Staffs and Field Coordinators for 2013

December 11, 2012 By 7 Comments

The Cubs announced the coaching staffs for all minor league levels and field coordinators on Tuesday morning. The Cubs retained several coaches and reassigned a few of them to different levels of the system as well as added a few new coaches to the organization. Marty Pevey will manage the I-Cubs after serving as the [...]

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Time for the GMs to Meet … and Other Cubs Notes and Rumors

November 7, 2012 By 16 Comments

The annual General Manager Meetings officially begin Wednesday in Palm Springs. The meetings run through Friday and these meetings usually set the groundwork for future trades and free agent signings. Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, Jason McLeod, Randy Bush and Shiraz Rehman made the trek out west and will continue conversations they’ve already had with other [...]

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Zych, Baez Named to Rising Stars Roster … and Other Cubs News and Notes

November 1, 2012 By 20 Comments

Rosters for Saturday’s AFL Rising Stars Game were released on Wednesday night. Two of the Cubs’ prospects participating in the Arizona Fall League were named to the East Division team, but only one has a chance to play in the annual event. Tony Zych and Javier Baez made the East squad after solid starts to [...]

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Darwin Barney is Golden … and Other Cubs News, Notes and Rumors

October 31, 2012 By 60 Comments

Darwin Barney turned in a record setting season and was rewarded with a gold glove on Tuesday night. Darwin Barney beat out the Reds’ Brandon Phillips and Arizona’s Aaron Hill for the Rawlings Gold Glove. Barney became just the fourth second baseman in Cubs’ history to take home the award (Ryne Sandberg, 1983-1991; Glenn Beckert, [...]

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Cubs Notes from the First Day of Baseball’s Off-Season

October 30, 2012 By 21 Comments

It was a busy first day of the off-season throughout baseball. Several teams picked up players’ options while some teams passed on picking up options on a few notable players. Nearly 150 players became free agents on Monday and are eligible to sign with any club beginning Saturday, November 3 at 12:01am EST (Friday – [...]

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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 [...]

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