Most of us had already suspected that this was going to be a rough season for the Cubs. In fact, it was widely considered a rebuilding year with an eye on 2014 and beyond. So, considering that they haven't been in the playoff race for the last few months, what makes September any different than June, July or August for the Cubs?
While the future of the team relies heavily on an impressive farm system with four elite position player prospects on the way, it was thought that two key players had already arrived. First baseman Anthony Rizzo and shortstop Starlin ...
Yesterday's news that the Cubs will likely pursue free agent-to-be outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, which was reported by Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago, shouldn't come as much of a surprise. After trading away Alfonso Soriano and David DeJesus in the last month, the Cubs' projected outfield heading into the offseason includes Nate Schierholtz, Brian Bogusevic and Junior Lake.
That trio is actually having a strong season, although the success of Bogusevic and Lake is in a very small sample size. But Schierholtz still isn't viewed as an everyday player and neither are the 29-year-old Bogusevic, who had a .596 OPS with regular playing time in Houston last season, or Lake, who was an infielder before being moved ...
Just as trade talks surrounding the Chicago Cubs' Matt Garza appeared to be intensifying with each of his last five impressive and injury-free starts, news broke that the two sides had spoken about a contract extension with the 29-year-old right-hander even saying that there was a 50-50 chance of it happening.
As Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports suggests, however, the possibility of a contract extension gives the Cubs leverage in trade talks by indicating that they are not trying to unload him for any health or performance-related reason. So despite a trade being much more likely to happen, any rumors ...
Now that Scott Feldman has been traded (along with Steve Clevenger to the Orioles for Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop) and Carlos Marmol was finally sent packing (to the Dodgers for Matt Guerrier), Cubs president Theo Epstein and the rest of the front office can cross off a few items from the "Things To Do List".To recap, the Cubs completed two trades on Tuesday. By trading away Marmol, whose uncertain situation had become a distraction, they can now move ahead and focus on trying to find some relievers who can help in the second half and beyond. Guerrier is a ...
While the Chicago Cubs didn’t head into the 2013 season with the expectation that this would definitely be a rebuilding season, they knew it was at least a reasonable possibility—one that’s looking more likely after an 8-14 start. The rebuilding process took a big step last season as three of the top four prospects in the organization, according to Baseball Prospectus (Albert Almora—draft, Jorge Soler—international free agent, Arodys Vizcaino—acquired in 2012), were added to the farm system after Theo Epstein took over as president of baseball operations in Chicago. Along with the team’s first-round pick in 2011, shortstop Javier Baez, the Cubs' quartet of ...
