This article is courtesy of our friends at Chicago Baseball Report With as many as six MLB teams reportedly interested in Cuban slugging star Yoenis Cespedes, the 26-year-old outfielder was declared a free agent by Major League Baseball on Wednesday. Cespedes has been hyped all offseason as the next big thing in baseball. The outfielder …
Tag Archive: Cubs
Jan
15
Cubs Will Add Electronic Sign, Changed Seating, and a Patio Area to Right Field at Wrigley for 2012
This article is courtesy of our friends at Bleacher Nation Written by: Brett As you may have heard by now, yesterday afternoon, the Chicago Cubs announced a significant change to the right field bleachers at Wrigley Field. In place of that small section of bleachers (the “well” area), there will now be a 75-foot long …
Jan
10
Could The Signing of Paul Maholm Mean a Matt Garza Trade is More Likely?
This article is courtesy of our friends at Cubs Billy Goat Blog Written by: Mark First of all, let me preface this by saying that I am in no way saying that Paul Maholm is as good a pitcher as Matt Garza. However, with that said, it appears that the Cubs have signed Paul Maholm, as …
Jan
06
Chicago Cubs Acquire Anthony Rizzo
The article is courtesy of our friends at Bleacher Nation Written by: Brett Taylor Wow. The much-discussed hopes of acquiring 22-year-old first base prospect Anthony Rizzo from the Padres has finally been accomplished. Today the Cubs announced that they’ve acquired Rizzo, together with pitcher Zach Cates for pitcher Andrew Cashner and outfield prospect Kyung-Min …
Jan
04
What Should The Cubs Ask For In Return For Matt Garza?
This article is courtesy of our friends at Cubs Billy Goat Blog Despite Theo Epstein’s comments that Matt Garza is “exactly (the) type of pitcher we want to build around“, it appears that, with the Cubs planning to go through a complete rebuilding, he Cubs are willing to listen to offers for their “ace”. David Kaplan recently …
Feb
22
NL Central Preview
This segment is going to just give some news and notes, previewing each division. Let’s start it off with the NL Central: Cincinnati Reds: Ahh, the defending NL Central Champions. A team that went 91-71 under manager Dusty Baker in 2010. The Reds clinched the division in game number 157, which a Jay Bruce walk …
Feb
09
The Value of Spring Training
It is less than a week until pitchers and catchers report to spring training. It is an exciting time for baseball fans because we finally get to see our team on the field again. Now, we will all be rooting for our favorite team to win every day, but should we? Does spring training results …






