The Cubs reportedly agreed to terms on contracts with Jason Hammel and James McDonald last Friday with both deals not expected to be announced until the pitchers passed physicals. The Cubs have not made either signing official yet and will have to make a 40-man roster move before announcing Hammel’s one-year contract. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer could be trying to sneak one of a handful of pitchers through waivers and still keep him in the system before making the signing of Jason Hammel … [Read more...]
Darwin Barney Talks Cubs Baseball on MLB Network Radio
Darwin Barney joined Casey Stern and Jim Bowden during Inside Pitch (MLB Network Radio/XM Radio) on Monday afternoon. The Cubs’ Gold Glove second baseman discussed a variety of Cubs’ topics as well as his relationship with Ryne Sandberg … and the Cubs are discussing pushing back Barney’s Gold Glove presentation until Sandberg is at Wrigley with the Phillies (August 30 – September 1). Barney also passed on a little insider information about how Sandberg possibly ended up in the Phillies … [Read more...]
Avoiding Arbitration, a Minor League Signing … and Other Cubs News and Notes
The Cubs crossed another task from their off-season to-do list Friday when they agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Matt Garza. The Cubs and Garza avoided arbitration just before his scheduled hearing in St. Petersburg. Garza had filed a $12.5 million salary arbitration number and the Cubs offered $7.95 million. The two sides met just below the midway point and Garza inked a $9.5 million deal for the upcoming season that includes a $150,000 incentive package based on innings pitched. Garza … [Read more...]
Catching Up from the Cubs Last Off Day of the Season
In case you haven't noticed, and judging by the traffic on the site you haven't, the Cubs have managed to win a few here and there, and are tied with the Pirates for fourth place in the NL Central ... With all due respect to Harry Doyle, the Cubs season is dwindling down. There are just six games remaining on the schedule before a very important off-season begins. Tom Ricketts has several big decisions to make in the coming weeks that will impact the organization for the foreseeable future. … [Read more...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Brewers – 09/20/11
Game One Hundred Fifty-Five: Cubs (68-86) vs. Brewers (90-64) Game Time - 7:05pm CDT Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Randy Wells (7-4, 4.93/1.40) vs. Shaun Marcum (12-7, 3.40/1.14) Updated 3:32pm CDT - The Cubs named Bryan LaHair and LHP Jeff Beliveau the organization's Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday. The Cubs announced Gary Hughes, long-time special assistant to Jim Hendry will not return to the … [Read more...]
Cubs Notes and a Rumor … Two Weeks Before Opening Day
The Cubs open the 2010 regular season in Atlanta two weeks from Monday. Lou Piniella and Jim Hendry have decisions to make over the next 13 days ... the Cubs still have 40 players on their Spring Training roster. The Cubs are expected to name their fourth and fifth starters this week ... but the injury to Carlos Silva could delay the announcement. Reportedly Piniella will meet with his coaches on Monday afternoon to discuss the Cubs' bench. It is 14 days until Opening Day! Here's the latest, … [Read more...]
Welcome to Another Season of Cubs Baseball
The Cubs 'officially' got to work on Day Two of Camp Lou IV. The rest of the pitchers, and a few notable position players, joined the early arrivals to camp for the first full day of workouts at Fitch Park. Single-game tickets for Cubs' home games go on sale Friday morning at 10:00am CST ... and the Ricketts family will be on hand serving coffee and donuts to "some of the people in line and also expressing thanks for their loyalty." Tom Ricketts will also be in Mesa next week to spend a few … [Read more...]
Cubs Not Thrilled with Ryan Theriot
The Chicago Cubs and Ryan Theriot appear headed for arbitration. The two sides have not budged on the numbers submitted last month. Theriot submitted a $3.4 million figure and the Cubs offered $2.6 million. Ryan Theriot is not backing down. According to Bruce Levine, the Cubs "are not thrilled about the direction this arbitration has taken." The Cubs feel Theriot and his agent could have avoided arbitration weeks ago. As reported, the Cubs have not been to an arbitration hearing with a player … [Read more...]