The Cubs were rather busy leading up to Christmas with four roster moves and officially adding David Ross to the roster. The Cubs newest catcher discussed the team, his role and Jon Lester the following morning on MLB Network Radio. Unfortunately the biggest news of the weekend concerned Starlin Castro as he was tied to another shooting in the Dominican Republic. Castro was cleared of any direct involvement in the shooting at a night club in which six people were injured, one seriously. Theo … [Read more...]
Cubs Not Alone in Pursuit of Depth in the Outfield
After the additions of Jon Lester and David Ross to the roster, the front office was supposed to shift its focus to adding depth to the outfield. Theo Epstein said, “Outfield is probably one area where we’re most focused if we were going to add a significant or semi-significant piece the rest of the way. I don’t feel like we have the depth of quality outfielders that we have in certain other areas of the team, so you could see something there.” And Jed Hoyer added, “We are still working on … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: A Very Merry Christmas, a Rumor and Some Cubs Stuff Too
Tis the season to say thank you for a tremendous year and to wish all of our readers, the Cubs faithful, a Merry Christmas. Most figured it was only a matter a time before Ben Zobrist became a trade target for several big league teams. The Rays have said Zobrist is not available, but with one year left before he hits free agency, only a few in the game thinks he will be in Tampa on Opening Day. Jon Paul Morosi might have kicked off the Ben Zobrist Watch on Wednesday when he reported … [Read more...]
Cubs Still Listening and Talking to Teams about Welington Castillo
The Cubs reportedly are not in a rush and have not set a timeframe for trading Welington Castillo. But with three other catchers on the 40-man roster and the team agreeing to terms with David Ross a deal that would include Castillo should happen in the near future. Theo Epstein admitted last week the team was listening to offers for Castillo and the interest in the 27-year old catcher picked up after the Cubs acquired Miguel Montero. The Phillies and Diamondbacks were the first two teams … [Read more...]