Greetings to everyone at the CCO! With the Winter League seasons over and Opening Day for the Minor Leagues weeks away, it’s time to step away from reporting and move to more feature articles. As a preview to Spring Training, our first article is entitled … Bubble Players and Bubble Busters By now, we should [...]
Weekend Update … The Week that Was in Cubs News
January 30, 2011 By 58 Comments
The last weekend in January and the end of the final month without Cubs’ baseball until at least October … pitchers and catchers report to Fitch Park in just 14 days. It was a busy six days for the team on the North Side of Chicago. From the non-roster invitations to minor league signings the [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Avoid Arbitration with Koyie Hill
January 12, 2011 By 11 Comments
According to multiple reports, the Cubs avoided arbitration on Wednesday with catcher Koyie Hill. Hill agreed to a one-year deal worth $850,000. Koyie Hill earned $700,000 in 2010 and is favored to be the back-up to Geovany Soto when the season begins.
News, Notes and a Few Cubs Rumors
January 12, 2011 By 42 Comments
The next five days figures to be anything but boring for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs announced on Tuesday that pitchers and catchers report to Fitch Park on February 13 with the first workout on February 14. The first full squad workout for Q’s crew is scheduled for February 19 … 31 days before pitchers [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Claim Max Ramirez Off Waivers from the Red Sox
January 10, 2011 By 42 Comments
According to a tweet from Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, the Cubs claimed catcher/first baseman Max Ramirez off waivers from the Boston Red Sox … the Sox claimed Ramirez off waivers from the Rangers last week. Baseball America ranked the 26-year old (October 11, 1984) the 11th best prospect in the Rangers’ organization prior [...]
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