The last weekend in January....only 18 days until pitchers and catchers report. The next couple of weeks could be very interesting around baseball. There are still a lot of big name free agents on the market and trades that could still happen. This off-season has been centered around Johan Santana and some of the experts still feel once he is dealt and sets the market, other teams will be able to fill their holes on their roster. Speculation continued on Friday about the future of Matt Murton. … [Read more...]
Tracking Brian Roberts
Somewhere between truth and fiction lies the-would-be-deal that would send Brian Roberts to the Chicago Cubs. Several reports began to surface on Wednesday morning that Roberts had in fact been traded to the North Side for a package that included Ronny Cedeno, Sean Marshall and Sean Gallagher. Both parties quickly denied those reports as speculation continued throughout the day, from the mainstream media, on what Jim Hendry would have to surrender to Andy MacPhail for Brian Roberts. Here is the … [Read more...]
The Sunday Rumors
Jim Hendry made another minor move on Saturday when he traded Angel Pagan to the New York Mets for two minor league prospects, pitcher Ryan Meyers and outfielder Corey Coles. The trade opened up another roster spot as the Cubs 40-man roster currently stands at 38. Was the Pagan trade a prelude to a bigger deal? Only time will tell. For the second week in a row, Bruce Levine mentioned the Cubs possible interest in Jon Lieber during his Saturday show with Chet Coppock on ESPN 1000. Last week … [Read more...]