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  • Oneiri Fleita Out 77 Comments

    The Cubs' front office restructuring continues. Last week, longtime scouting director Tim Wilken was promoted, or simply reassigned if you are of a cynical bent. Today, Bruce Miles ...
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    Biannual Facepalm – 8.12.12 22 Comments

    Superfriends, amalgamate! The Superfriends added a new member to the Hall of Justice this week, poaching Padres scouting director Jaron Madison for the same position with the Cubs. ...

    Superfriends admit a new member 33 Comments

    Per Bruce Levine and other sources, the Superfriends have opened the Hall of Justice and added a new member to their ranks. Joe Bohringer has been hired as the Cubs director of pro ...

    Why extending Oneri Fleita and possibly Tim Wilken's contract doesn't matter 232 Comments

    A part of me does wonder whether these kind of moves aren’t as bold or suggestive as I think. Consider this: we fully expect the Cubs to dump Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Zambrano ...

    Cubs likely to extend Tim Wilken's contract 14 Comments

    In a move that will surely anger even more people, Tom Ricketts will sit down with Tim Wilken in a couple weeks to discuss the state of the system and Wilken’s contract status. ...
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    Tom Ricketts and Player Acquisition 83 Comments

    Tom Ricketts has been vocal since buying the Cubs about the need to strengthen the minor league system.  It’s getting harder to doubt his sincerity given the construction of a new ...

    2011 MLB Draft: Rundown 46 Comments

    Carrie Muskat has an article up about a few of the players the Cubs drafted that’s worth reading. A couple of things caught my attention. Cubs scouting director Tim Wilken said ...