Day two at the Winter Meetings in Dallas turned out to be 'The Pujols Watch'. With the free-agent slugger on the market, if Albert Pujols were to sign with a team other than the Cardinals, it would have a ripple effect throughout baseball. The Marlins, Cardinals and Angels are rumored to be the three teams that have offered the decade long contract to Pujols ... and while the Cubs likely made an offer, the length of the deal is reportedly not in the ten-year range. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer … [Read more...]
Winter Meetings Day One: Talk, Talk and More Rumors for the Cubs
Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and the Cubs' contingent spent the first official day of the Winter Meetings talking to agents and teams trying to gauge the market ... but according to Epstein, they are not close on any deals right now. As Epstein has said, the Cubs keep everything close to the vest. And while moves have not happened, the Cubs appear to be in the middle of the action in Dallas. Here is the update from day one at the Winter Meetings ... … [Read more...]
Cubs Meet with Pujols’ Agent … and Other Rumblings from the Winter Meetings
The most important news to come out of Dallas on Monday morning was the election of Ron Santo to the Hall of Fame. Santo received 15 of 16 votes and will finally take his rightful place in Cooperstown. Santo will be enshrined on July 22. The rumors have been flying out of Dallas ... some expected, some unexpected. According to a report from Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs met with the agent for Albert Pujols on Monday. The Cubs were expected to meet with Dan Lozano while in Dallas and are supposed to … [Read more...]
Weekend Update … Big Decisions for the Cubs in Big D
Baseball's Winter Meetings officially begin on Monday but many are already in Dallas getting an early jump on the week ahead ... and that includes the Chicago Cubs' new front office. According to Tom Ricketts, a big contingent of the Cubs' regime, including Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, are in Dallas preparing for what figures to be a big week for the Cubs. The Cubs are one of the teams that many are expecting to be very active during the meetings. Epstein and Hoyer have a lot of holes to fill … [Read more...]
Are the Cubs Planning a Roster Overhaul?
Could the Cubs' new front office be planning major changes to the roster they inherited? Jim Bowden reported over the weekend that the Cubs "have been very aggressive with a wide range of free agents and have been in on trade talks with at least a dozen clubs." Bowden has heard that the Cubs "conversations have not been limited to long-term solutions" but have "included everyone from prospects to one-year stop-gap players." Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have reportedly been listening to offers on … [Read more...]