According to a report from Cubs.com, Rich Harden and Kevin Gregg were not offered salary arbitration by the Cubs on Tuesday. Harden, a Type-B free agent, was claimed off waivers last season by the Twins but the Cubs pulled him back and did not deal him for prospects before the deadline. Both players were not [...]
To Offer or Not to Offer … That is the Cubs Question
December 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It is December 1 and the next ten to fifteen days should be anything but boring throughout baseball. The Cubs have until 11:00pm C.S.T on Tuesday night to offer salary arbitration to their own free agents in order to receive draft pick compensation. Kevin Gregg and Rich Harden are not expected to receive offers from [...]
Cubs Week In Review
November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It is the calm before the proverbial storm throughout baseball. The Winter Meetings begin in one week (December 7 – December 10) in Indianapolis and there are several other important dates on the horizon. Tuesday (December 1) is the deadline for Major League clubs to offer arbitration to their existing free agents … once those [...]
Grabow and Fox File for Free Agency
November 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
According to a report from Cubs.com, John Grabow was the last of the Cubs possible free agents to file for free agency on Monday. Grabow joined Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Kevin Gregg and Chad Fox as the five Cubs on the 2009 roster to file for free agency … Chad Fox’s announcement had not been [...]
All Roads (and Trade Rumors) Lead to Chicago
November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The GM Meetings began on Monday with a flurry of rumors … and little to no action as predicted. The GMs spent Monday night at dinner and in private one-on-one meetings. Tuesday will be filled with talks centering around the game and instant replay at the O’Hare Hilton … the annual gathering concludes around noon [...]
Kevin Gregg Files for Free Agency
November 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Cubs’ former closer was one of 31 players to file for free agency on Monday. Kevin Gregg is a Type-A free agent but the Cubs are not expected to offer him arbitration or attempt to re-sign the right-handed reliever. Kevin Gregg was acquired from the Marlins last winter for Jose Ceda.
Harden and Johnson File for Free Agency
November 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
According to a report on Cubs.com, Rich Harden and Reed Johnson were among the 79 players to file for free agency on Thursday. The Cubs have exclusive negotiating rights until November 20 to work out new contracts with all of their potential free agents … Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, John Grabow, Kevin Gregg and Chad [...]
Will Lilly’s Surgery Affect the Cubs’ Off-Season?
November 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Congratulations to the New York Yankees on their 27th World Series Championship. The 2009 season ended exactly one month after the Cubs campaign came to an end … Warm up the oven, it’s time for the Hot Stove Season. The 15-day free-agent filing period begins on Thursday … teams have exclusive negotiating rights for the [...]
Cubs Talking Contract with John Grabow
November 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
According to a report from Bruce Levine, the Cubs are trying to lock-up John Grabow to a multi-year contract before the lefty reliever hits free agency. The Cubs and Grabow’s agent, Paul Kinzer, are discussing a two-year deal worth between $6.5 million and $7.5 million … that could include incentives based on games finished. Grabow [...]
A Little Game of Catch(up)
October 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The sale of the Chicago Cubs to the Ricketts Family has taken two steps forward in a short time and could be finalized before the end of the month … that by far is the most important bits of information to come out of the offices at Clark and Addison over the past week. And [...]
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