The Cubs weren't very active last winter and the moves they made were relatively safe. They placed their bets on the likes of Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson and David DeJesus so as far as safe bets go, these are about as safe as it gets. Perhaps the Cubs ought to look into more sports betting online ideas to help improve …
Cubs sign Scott Baker
According to MLBTR, the Cubs have signed Scott Baker to a 1-year deal. Baker missed the entire 2012 season after undergoing elbow ligament replacement (Tommy John surgery). His last start was August 8th, 2011 and he made 2 appearances in late September that year as a reliever. Prior to his surgery, Baker was quietly putting together a very solid MLB …
Cubs Trade Marmol to California Angels of Disneyland for Dan Haren?
There are multiple reports that the Cubs and Angels have traded Carlos Marmol for Dan Haren.The Angels seemed reluctant to keep Haren on a $15.5m option year. Per Robothal, the Angels might kick in the $3.5m that they would have had to pay for Haren's buyout. Bruce Levine has confimed the deal, however there are conflicting reports that another team …
Cubs acquire Marcelo Carreno from Tigers
Earlier today the Cubs completed the Jeff Baker trade with the Tigers as they acquired Marcelo Carreno. Fangraphs uses his first name, Josue, rather than the middle name, which I would guess is what he uses. The trade was announced on August 5th and it was reported at the time that the Cubs would receive 2 players to be named …
Cubs have not signed Starlin Castro to 7-year extension ***UPDATED***
According to Enrique Rojas of ESPN the Cubs have signed Starlin Castro to a 7-year extension worth $60 million. Starlin Castro has agreed to a seven-year, $60 million contract extension with the Chicago Cubs, a source close to the star shortstop told ESPNdeportesLosAngeles.com. The contract covers four years of arbitration eligibility and three years of free agency, and includes a …
Revisiting the Cubs offseason transactions
Since the Cubs changed management this past offseason I thought it might be fun to look back at the transactions and see how they've turned out so far. Keep in mind these are a final analysis. There's still much time left for some of these deals to look different than they currently do. I considered breaking this into parts, but …
Cubs trade Jeff Baker to Tigers for 2 PTBNL
The Cubs dealt away another veteran player on Sunday, sending utility man Jeff Baker to the Tigers for two players to be named. Baker has played mostly first base, second base and right field this year, batting .269 with a .753 OPS, four home runs and 20 RBIs in 54 games. The 31-year-old is a career .304 hitter against left-handed …
Cubs call up Jackson and Vitters
Per MICubs. Both Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters are in uniform in LA for todays game. Go nuts.
Rangers Acquire Ryan Dempster (Cubs get Christian Villanueva and Kyle Hendricks) ***UPDATED***
Rangers land Ryan Dempster — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 31, 2012 Will add more about Ryan Dempster once it's officially official. Others hearing the same thing Looks like Dempster to #Rangers, working on confirmation — Scott Miller (@ScottMCBS) July 31, 2012 The Dodgers apparently have lost out on Ryan Dempster, who likely will go to Texas. — Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) …
Geovany Soto traded to Texas Rangers for Jacob Brigham, Johnson and Paul Maholm traded to Braves for Arodys Vizcaino and Jaye Capman ***UPDATED***
According to Tim Brown of Yahoo, Geovany Soto has been traded to the Texas Rangers. Soto has been traded to Rangers. — Tim Brown (@TBrownYahoo) July 31, 2012 Not sure how accurate this is, but it figures the Cubs would pull this shit when I'm about ready to go to bed. This trade is not related to the Reed Johnson …