There is no reason to crown the Chicago Cubs' Tom Ricketts as the world's greatest owner, but I don't think any Cubs' fan can argue that he isn't making the moves to give Chicago their best chance at contention. While waiting on the arrival of newly hired Theo Epstein, the Cubs have supposedly snagged another big name in Jed Hoyer. Hoyer, of course, is the San Diego Padres' general manager. If that move gets done it looks as if Chicago will be looking to bring back the magic that happened for Boston in 2004 and 2007. What is so great about these ...
The dynamic duo of Epstein and Hoyer are on their way to Chicago. As they remake the team in their image, let's look at a number of Chicago Cubs currently in their prime who could have the most trade value this offseason. It will be sad to see some of them go, but when the Cubs finally get good again, sadly they will no longer be. Begin Slideshow
Whenever the Chicago Cubs finalize and announce their acquisition of Theo Epstein, current Boston Red Sox GM and future Cubs President of Baseball Operations, they are expected to move quickly to add current San Diego Padres GM Jed Hoyer to the fold as their own GM. Hoyer is young, but already very accomplished, having worked under Epstein in Boston (specializing in sabermetric analysis) and put in two full years as Padres top dog.During that time, despite very limited resources, Hoyer has marked himself as one of theleague's shrewdest and savviest executives. If Andrew Friedman had not had the tremendous farm ...
With a massive reshuffling of the front offices underway in Chicago, the Cubs fans might have reason to believe that their future is looking up.You'd have to believe that the new management will be looking to make at least a couple of big name signings in free agency that could provide an immediate impact next spring.Beyond that they'll also want to assess the state of the Cubs farm system.A number of prospects are still in development in the minors but some will undoubtedly help out the club in the future, some sooner rather than later.Begin Slideshow
A new wrinkle has emerged in the ongoing Cubs-Epstein saga. That wrinkle is Jed Hoyer, current GM of the San Diego Padres. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Theo Epstein will receive a President or CEO position while Jed Hoyer will be the Cubs’ new GM. Hoyer was Epstein’s assistant GM in Boston during their two World Series wins. Padres VP Josh Byrnes is expected to replace Hoyer as Padres’ GM. What’s holding up the deal? The Red Sox are shooting for the moon. It was reported earlier in the week that Boston had asked for Matt Garza as compensation for ...
We continue with our fifth team in the team fielding series. Like I've said before, it is very important to read the original "Team Fielding Series" before looking at the individual team reports. In the case of the Orioles, I already had a few comments that showed that previous reading had not been done. If you read the original piece, you will definitely know where everything is coming from.The comments so far have centered on players fans think are Gold Glove performers, but really aren't. You cannot judge fielding based on web gems, highlights or anything else that might be ...
There have been some interesting new developments in the Theo Epstein-to-Chicago Cubs saga.Yes, that whole thing is still going on. However, it sounds like it may be coming to an end very soon.According to a report from ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine, the deal to acquire Epstein from the Boston Red Sox will be finalized at some point on Thursday. Because major announcements during the World Series annoy Major League Baseball, the deal could be formally announced on Friday, an off day for the Fall Classic.And now for the good stuff. Per Levine's source, Epstein will be named the Cubs' president of ...
Major League Baseball needs the Chicago Cubs to be relevant again, and that's why the news that the Boston Red Sox and Cubbies are close to a deal for front office extraordinaire Theo Epstein is so exciting.There is no doubting that Epstein knows what he is doing, as evidenced by his history with the Red Sox.He became the youngest general manager in MLB history when Boston hired him on in 2002 at the bright young age of 28. He followed that up in 2004 by residing over the Red Sox just two years later when they won the World Series for the ...
Theo Epstein might never officially take the helm of the Chicago Cubs at this rate. However, assuming the Cubs and Boston Red Sox work something out and that Epstein eventually becomes the head honcho at Wrigley Field, he will have his work cut out for him.The Cubs have won 75 and 71 games the past two seasons, respectively, and a fan base long weary of losing has grown downright impatient. Epstein needs to provide results soon, be it in the form of a rapid turnaround or simply some forward progress in 2012.Either way, the in-house minor-league talent held by the ...
As the Theo Epstein situation continues to stretch on, Comcast's Tony Andracki touched on a growing rumor Tuesday that the Boston Red Sox may be looking to dump Epstein's signing of Carl Crawford onto Chicago. Would this be something that the Chicago Cubs should consider? Or would they rather try their hand in free agency?I honestly am not quite sure. The only reason why I would almost consider that the Cubs should seriously consider taking this offer is because there is no guarantee they will get the Milwaukee Brewers' Prince Fielder, and that is also if they ultimately decide to go for him. ...
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