Alfonso Soriano has cleared waivers and is eligible to be traded according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Of course, you probably aren't overly interested that he is eligible to be traded. You want to know if he will be traded. The chances are definitely good that Soriano will not be playing in Wrigley Field by the end of the season. The main reason for this claim is because he is actually having a pretty strong year and Chicago is willing to pay a large portion of his contract. In terms of the first part of that statement, Soriano is ...
Matt Garza is almost definitely going to be a member of the Chicago Cubs next season—even though trade rumors have swirled around him at virtually every opportunity. According to what general manager Jed Hoyer told Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune: "He's likely to be a member of the Cubs in 2013," he said. "And we're excited to have him. (Trading him) is the last thing we're thinking of. We're just trying to get this guy healthy." On one hand, this makes quite a bit of sense. After all, Garza is definitely a good pitcher who will lead the Chicago ...
Alfonso Soriano is open to being traded to a contender, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. That is great in and of itself, but the $18 million question is whether or not any team is going to want to take on his contract in that amount. In fact, Soriano is due to earn $18 million for the next two seasons as well. If the Cubs are not willing to throw in any money, trading for Soriano would be a huge financial commitment. That being said, his new team will would at least get a decent return on their ...
Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer told Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald that his team is going to focus on adding pitching depth in the upcoming MLB draft. While it does provide us some insight into what the Cubs are going to do, that is still a very broad statement. What exactly does Hoyer mean by pitching depth? The past few years have been incredibly frustrating for the Chicago Cubs. Even though they have had limited World Series success in the past, their fans are at least accustomed to doing decent during the regular season and then faltering. Since ...
