Minor League Preview – Low-A Peoria Chiefs and High-A Daytona Cubs Good Morning to everyone at the CCO! This is the second of a three part installment previewing the 2012 minor league season. Like in last week’s report about the Boise Hawks, another team that will benefit from great seasons by the DSL Cubs, AZL [...]
Cubs Still Seen as the Favorite to Sign Jorge Soler … and Other News and Notes
March 13, 2012 By 14 Comments
Now that Gerardo Concepcion is signed, sealed and delivered, could Jorge Soler be next in line for a contract from the Cubs? Jorge Soler is still on the Cubs’ radar and the now 20-year old outfielder (February 25) is still an important piece to the Cubs’ puzzle, that is once he can negotiate and sign [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Announce Gerardo Concepcion Signing
March 11, 2012 By 7 Comments
According to multiple reports, the Cubs officially announced the signing of 20-year old southpaw Gerardo Concepcion. The signing was leaked in February and made official Sunday. Concepcion signed a five-year Major League deal worth $6 million that includes a signing bonus. Concepcion was added to the Cubs’ 40-man roster. Updated 2:15pm CDT – Gerardo Concepcion [...]
A Look Back at the Cubs Off-Season as Pitchers and Catchers Report to Spring Training
February 18, 2012 By 38 Comments
Doesn’t it seem like a lot longer than just 144 days since Jed Hoyer’s San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 9-2? Ryan Dempster took the loss on the final day of the 2011 season. Starlin Castro ran his hitting streak to 11 games in the loss and reached base for the 40th game in [...]
Two Days to the Start of Cubs Camp
February 16, 2012 By 38 Comments
Two days until pitchers and catchers officially report to Fitch Park … The Cubs organizational meetings began Wednesday. The annual meetings were pushed back from early November until this week due to the front office changes. The meetings are expected to conclude Thursday. Players are making their way to Mesa and have been working out [...]
Are the Cubs Close to Signing Jorge Soler? … and Other News and Notes
February 14, 2012 By 78 Comments
Happy Valentine’s Day … The long off-season is just about over. Cubs’ pitchers and catchers officially report to Fitch Park in just four days. One of the Cubs’ off-season targets was taken off the board Monday when Yoenis Cespedes agreed to a four-year, $36 million deal with the Oakland A’s. Cespedes is expected to be [...]
Cubs Not Seriously in Mix for Cespedes, Focused on Soler?
February 12, 2012 By 18 Comments
According to a report from Joe Frisaro, “the Marlins position as frontrunner for Yoenis Cespedes appears to be getting stronger … and the buzz in the industry is Chicago is focused on 19-year old Cuban sensation Jorge Soler.” The report from Frisaro was the second one on Sunday that indicated the Cubs have turned their [...]
Weekend Update … Cubs Working Toward the Start of Camp
February 12, 2012 By 36 Comments
The last week of the Cubs’ off-season will be filled with decisions and meetings leading up to players’ physicals on Friday and the first official on field workouts of the spring in six days. The Cubs organizational meetings will take place Wednesday and Thursday prior to pitchers and catchers reporting Saturday to Fitch Park. The [...]
Cubs Continue Tweaking the Roster … and Other News and Notes
February 7, 2012 By 55 Comments
There are only 11 days before pitchers and catchers officially report to Fitch Park and the Cubs’ new regime is not finished tweaking the roster. After avoiding arbitration in January by agreeing to a one-year, $1.1 million contract for 2012, the Cubs designated Blake DeWitt for assignment Monday to make room on the 40-man roster [...]
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