Per Robothal, the Cubs are pursuing both Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. Not surprisingly, his sources say that the Cubs would rather go long-term with Pujols than Fielder. That’s a no-brainer given the current peak that Pujols would be coming down from without even considering Fielder’s probable age curve. Still, I don’t think the Cubs will be interested in beating …
A comparison of two prospects
I’m going to compare two Cubs prospects who I’ll refer to as X and Z until the end. X turns 22 in March while Z turned 22 at the end of August. Both players just finished their age 21 season, but Z is older by several months. X played a majority of his age 21 season in AA while Z …
Wanna help on a Big Ten Blog?
wv23 who unfortunately shut down my favorite Cubs blog on the internet quite awhile back is running a Big Ten blog with another guy. I’ll quote wv23. hey all – mb21 has graciously offered to provide some Iowa coverage at our new Big Ten site, when he can. Thanks, mb. That said, we are in need of Illinois and Northwestern …
BP Cubs top prospects
In case you missed it in some sort of turkey-induced coma, Kevin Goldstein published his Cubs top prospect list over at BPro. Here’s his list: Brett Jackson Javier Baez Welington Castillo Dillon Maples Matt Sczcur Josh Vitters Jeimer Candelario Trey McNutt Marco Hernandez Junior Lake Rafael Dolis Dan Vogelbach Jae-Hoon Ha Chris Carpenter Tony Zych Ryan Flaherty DJ LeMaiheu Zeke …
BP Cubs top prospects
In case you missed it in some sort of turkey-induced coma, Kevin Goldstein published his Cubs top prospect list over at BPro. Here’s his list: Brett Jackson Javier Baez Welington Castillo Dillon Maples Matt Sczcur Josh Vitters Jeimer Candelario Trey McNutt Marco Hernandez Junior Lake Rafael Dolis Dan Vogelbach Jae-Hoon Ha Chris Carpenter Tony Zych Ryan Flaherty DJ LeMaiheu Zeke …
Some thoughts on the new CBA
Earlier this week MLB owners reached an agreement with the MLBPA on a new collective bargaining agreement. There was never any doubt as to whether it would get finished, which is nice considering the work stoppages in the NHL in recent years, NBA’s current lockout resulting in many missed games (maybe an entire season) and even NFL’s long lockout this …
Some thoughts on the new CBA
Earlier this week MLB owners reached an agreement with the MLBPA on a new collective bargaining agreement. There was never any doubt as to whether it would get finished, which is nice considering the work stoppages in the NHL in recent years, NBA’s current lockout resulting in many missed games (maybe an entire season) and even NFL’s long lockout this …
Cubs open to trading Matt Garza
We learned awhile back that the Cubs would listen to offers on any of their players so I had really wanted to avoid writing about specific players until a credible rumor surfaced. However, Matt Garza is one of the most valuable players the Cubs have and I read elsewhere a few days ago that the Cubs are talking to other …
Cubs open to trading Matt Garza
We learned awhile back that the Cubs would listen to offers on any of their players so I had really wanted to avoid writing about specific players until a credible rumor surfaced. However, Matt Garza is one of the most valuable players the Cubs have and I read elsewhere a few days ago that the Cubs are talking to other …
New Rules, Same Superfriends, No Problem
Major League Baseball has managed to complete a new collective bargaining agreement without a strike, a lockout, or having to have Todd Ricketts turn a hose on anyone. It’s not quite turning water into wine or raising the dead or anything, but it’s pretty damn amazing. In fact, now that they have the CBA all figured out, maybe we should …