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  • Paul Maholm on possibility of Pirates trading for him 9 Comments

    Paul Maholm was asked about rumors the Pirates may be interested in him last night in Pittsburgh and he had this to say: “It would be ironic to leave as a free agent and then ...

    Zach Lee won’t be traded for a rental like Ryan Dempster No Comments

    The Dodgers top prospect, and the midseason #49 prospect (Baseball America) Zach Lee won't be traded for a rental according to Ken Rosenthal. Sources: #Dodgers pitching prospect ...

    Red Sox interested in Matt Garza No Comments

    The Red Sox aren't interested in Ryan Dempster, but remain interested in Matt Garza.  The Red Sox maintain interest in Matt Garza, but they're officially out on Ryan Dempster, ...

    Jorge Soler to debut tomorrow in Arizona No Comments

    The Cubs gave a lot of money to Cuban prospect Jorge Soler and he's set to make his US debut tomorrow in the AZL.

    10 teams have shown interest in Ryan Dempster 4 Comments

    Bruce Levine says 10 teams have shown interest in Ryan Dempster.   With a little more than two weeks until baseball's trade deadline, 10 teams have shown legitimate interest ...
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    Pirates fail to sign first round pick, Mark Appel 45 Comments

    The Pirates failed to reach an agreement with their first round pick today. Mark Appel was considered a possibility to be taken first overall, but instead dropped to 8th when the Pirates ...

    BP’s Hitter and Pitcher Profiles No Comments

    Baseball Prospectus came out with hitter profiles last week and today they released their pitcher profiles. Here's Starlin Castro's swing rate in each location. Here's the ...

    Tigers asked about Darwin Barney 1 Comment

    From MLBTR: The Tigers asked the Cubs about second baseman Darwin Barney a couple of weeks ago, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports reports (on Twitter). However, talks didn't ...

    Baseball America Mid-season Top 50 No Comments

    Baseball America has released their mid-season top 50 prospects. The only Cub on the list is Javier Baez at 25.  Likely to be a 3B when he hits the big leagues, but his bat ...

    Cubs Near Deal With SS Frandy De La Rosa 3 Comments

    The @Cubs near deal w/ SS Frandy De La Rosa (#10 on @MLB's Top 20 Int'l Prospects list) for $700K mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/… mlb.mlb.com/news/article.j… — ...

    Let’s ask Ian Stewart: who should be the third baseman next year? (tweet) No Comments

    Kind of question is that RT @TheDaveOtto: @IAN_STEWART_9 If you were Cubs management, who would you put at 3B in 2013? — Ian Stewart (@IAN_STEWART_9) June 30, 2012

    Teams see Alfonso Soriano as DH No Comments

    No surprise here: Teams see Alfonso Soriano of the Cubs as a designated hitter, not an outfielder, Heyman writes. One general manager says the Cubs could trade Soriano if they absorb ...

    Cubs on the hook for all of Byrd’s $6.5 million 1 Comment

    The Cubs will have to pay all $6.5 million that Marlon Byrd is owed this season even though he was recently suspended 50 games for PEDs. What’s more, neither the Cubs nor the ...

    Poll: What will Anthony Rizzo’s wOBA be this season? 14 Comments

    6, 7 or 8-man lineup? 6 7 8 View Results  Loading ...

    Looks Like Alvin Plagiarized Ivy Chat Chuck 21 Comments

    Alvin posted this Dead Team Sketch today. The problem is that Ivy Chat Chuck posted this Dead Cubbies Sketch in 2004. And then another version again in 2005. And in 2006. And 2007. ...

    When will the first woman enter MLB? 11 Comments

    Tangotiger wonders whether or not you could teach knuckleballs to women since they are so effective and so few men currently throw them. He suggests it might be a path to the big leagues. Since ...