Cespedes Can Negotiate with Teams … and Other Cubs News and Notes

January 26, 2012 By 45 Comments

The Cubs are reportedly interested in a trio of Cuban players … Yoenis Cespedes, Jorge Soler and Gerardo Concepcion. While they have been able to negotiate a deal with Concepcion, the 18-year old southpaw, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer can now officially negotiate a contract with Yoenis Cespedes. A day after the news surfaced that [...]

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Cespedes Establishes Residency in the Dominican … and Other Cubs News, Notes and Rumors

January 25, 2012 By 55 Comments

The Cubs off-season has been very quiet of late but that could be changing soon. The Cubs are expected to announce the non-roster invitees to Spring Training this week. The Cubs have signed several minor league free agents but have not officially announced a majority of those contracts that include non-roster invitations to big league [...]

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Baseball is Better … and Other Cubs News, Notes and Rumors

January 20, 2012 By 78 Comments

With the first month of the New Year dwindling down, Spring Training is not far away. Pitchers and catchers officially report to Fitch Park in less than a month (February 18) … and the Cubs front office still has a lot of work to do. The Cubs have one arbitration eligible player that is unsigned [...]

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Winter Meetings Day Three: Cubs Rumored to Be Working on Moves

December 8, 2011 By 86 Comments

The final full day of the Winter Meetings in Dallas came and went without the Cubs making any moves. Leading up to baseball’s annual gathering, most thought Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer would be among the most active over the three-day period. The Cubs made a lot of noise while denying most of it and [...]

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