With the Thanksgiving holiday in the rearview mirror, the Cubs should announce Larry Rothschild's replacement over the next week. Mark Riggins, the Cubs minor league pitching coordinator, is the favorite to land the gig. Lester Strode (Cubs Bullpen Coach), Mike Mason (I-Cubs Pitching Coach) and Dennis Lewellyn (Smokies Pitching Coach) are the other known candidates and were expected to receive an interview. It should be an interesting week full of rumors and news leading up to Baseball's Winter … [Read more...]
Day Two of the Winter Meetings: The Mysterious Case of Movin’ Milton
Day two of the Winter Meetings featured one blockbuster trade ... that is all but official. The Tigers traded Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson, not to the Cubs, but to the Yankees and Diamondbacks. In a seven-player trade Granderson was dealt to the Yankees and the Tigers received Max Scherzer, Daniel Schlereth, Phil Coke and Austin Jackson ... the Yankees top prospect. Arizona picked up Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy in the three-team swap. As for the Cubs, the Melky Cabrera rumors picked up … [Read more...]