Last month in an interview with WGN radio, Chicago Cubs’ President Theo Epstein said Bryan LaHair was his first baseman in 2012. This came as kind of a surprise considering that many thought the Cubs would be big players for then free agents Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. But Epstein wasn’t joking as the Cubs [...]
Yay! Baseball’s long National nightmare is finally over. After months of putzing around, the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox finally agreed on compensation for Theo Epstein leaving the Red Sox for the Cubs. The Red Sox will receive RHP Chris Carpenter and another player at a later date. So much for getting something “significant” [...]
The Chicago White Sox have signed OF Kosuke Fukudome to a one-year, $1 million contract with a club option of $3.5 million for 2013. Fukudome hit .262/.342/.370 with eight HR’s in 603 PA’s with the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians in 2011. For one million boxes of ziti, this is a pretty good pickup for [...]
With spring training right around the corner and all of the major free agents signed and ready to go with their respective teams, I thought it would be interesting to see which teams have positioned themselves for a playoff run in 2012. Obviously things are going to change from now to Opening Day, but it’s [...]
The Chicago Cubs have signed LHP Paul Maholm to a one-year, $4.25 million contract according to Bruce Levine via Twitter. The contract also includes a $6.25 million option for 2013. Maholm is very familiar with the National League Central as he spent the last seven years with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Maholm went 6-14 with the [...]
After being traded now three times in the past 13 months, Anthony Rizzo must be thinking either nobody wants me or there are teams out there who actually do want me. I guess it’s the glass half-full or empty theory. Rizzo was traded again on Friday, this time from the San Diego Padres to the [...]
