The Chicago Cubs are committed to rebuilding, and that means that nearly everybody on the roster is a trade candidate as we approach the July 31 trade deadline.Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster and Alfonso Soriano have commanded most of the attention, but a new name has surfaced as a possible trade candidate.Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that rival clubs often ask the Cubs about the availability of Darwin Barney, the team's second baseman.He goes on to say that no clubs have offered Chicago what they feel is a "sufficient amount" for Barney. While the Cubs view him as a starting second ...
The Chicago Cubs have won the bidding for Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
I hear the #Cubs won out for Jorge Soler. #Yankees tried, but didn't get him.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) June 11, 2012
The deadline for teams to offer Soler and his agent contracts was yesterday, and he quickly decided to sign a massive deal with the Cubs.Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweeted the length of the deal.
soler deal is 9 years w/ cubs
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) June 11, 2012
This is a great move by Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and the rest of the Cubs' ...
Ryan Dempster was absolutely dominant on Sunday against the Minnesota Twins, helping the Chicago Cubs to just their second victory in 10 games. Ironically enough, both victories were by Dempster.Dempster struck out six over eight shutout innings while allowing just four hits and one base on balls. It was his second straight win after going 18 consecutive starts without recording a victory.He has now held opponents scoreless over 15 straight innings, a mark that has spanned his last two starts.The Cubs were in desperate need of a win. The team now sits at 20-40—last in the NL Central—and is on ...
Starlin Castro's most recent gaffe has left some to question his standing on the team in the future. My own personal belief is that the Chicago Cubs should be open to trading the young star, but, unfortunately, that's not a belief shared by many others.He's put together a solid season up to this point. He owns a line of .311/.325/.431 with four home runs and 32 RBI, production that exceeds that of most other shortstops in the game today.The Cubs are reportedly fielding offers for both Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza in an effort to enter a complete rebuilding mode.That ...
As if the Chicago Cubs' 18-36 record was not enough, now Dale Sveum's comments regarding Starlin Castro can give Cubs fans further reason to throw in the towel and accept a lost season yet again.During Monday's 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants, Castro went 0-for-4 and made a key mental mistake that ended up costing the Cubs the game.Castro thought that there were two outs on a potential double-play ball in the fifth inning. Instead of making the throw to first base after making the first out at second base, Castro began to jog off the field.The Giants, who ...
Chicago Cubs reliever Kerry Wood will retire on Friday, according to Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com.At 34 years old, Wood was not having much success out of the bullpen this season. Much of it was because of his battle with a few injuries, but his 0-2 record and 8.64 ERA leave much to be desired.Wood came up to the majors in 1998 and dominated, winning the NL Rookie of the Year award.He missed the entire 1999 season due to injury, and would only start 30-plus games twice (in 2002 and 2003) with the Cubs.He became a closer for the team in ...
The Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim both called up their top prospects this weekend, and Bryce Harper and Mike Trout have already proved to be valuable additions to their respective squads.The Chicago Cubs have a big-name prospect of their own, and he is absolutely raking in Triple-A Iowa.Anthony Rizzo, acquired in the offseason for Andrew Cashner, owns a line of .378/.427/./671 in 82 at-bats this season. He has launched seven home runs and compiled 21 RBI.His ridiculous 2011 season in Tucson (.331/.404/.652, 26, 101) earned him a midseason call-up for the Padres, but he disappointed a bit ...
Starlin Castro has quickly established himself as one of the best shortstops in the league.He led the National League in hits (207) and at-bats (674), and also popped 10 home runs while collecting 66 RBI. His slash line of .307/.341/.432 was also very impressive.Early in this season, Castro is putting up great numbers.He's played in all 17 games, while driving in eight runs and posting a line of .358/.389/.478.The only knock on Castro is that he's not a very good fielder. He's already made seven errors through 17 games this season, and has made a combined 56 in two seasons ...
Alfonso Soriano is under contract with the Chicago Cubs through the 2014 season as a result of his eight-year, $136 million deal.He's regressed each season since his 2006 campaign when he went 40/40 (46/41) with the Nationals. At age 36, it's highly unlikely that he'll ever produce at that level again.Since he is off to a slow start this season (.212/.236/.212, 0, 8), it may be best for Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer to consider trading Soriano this year—rather than next year, or the year after that. His value will be highest in the next few months, as age will ...
Kerry Wood, who hasn't pitched since April 13th, has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Chicago Cubs with right shoulder fatigue, reports Bradford Doolittle of MLB.com.Wood had received a cortisone shot on Wednesday, but it apparently didn't do enough for him to avoid a trip to the DL.Cubs manager Dale Sveum said the shots were helping, but instead he and the Cubs chose to be cautious with the man who entered the season as the Cubs' primary setup man. Wood has underperformed in limited action this season, posting an 11.57 ERA through 2.1 innings.The injury is retroactive ...
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