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Know Your Prospects: Starlin Castro, SS, Chicago Cubs

Starlin Castro is the kind of baseball player that inspires introspection. At just 6'1", 160 pounds, his wiry frame doesn't belay the fleet footed fielding he's renowned for or the quick ...

Written by Dylan Sharek about 19 days ago 1,824 reads 6 comments
Rudy Jaramillo Could Make Curtis Granderson a Fit for Chicago Cubs After All

Over the past 10 days or so, rumors have encircled the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, centered around the potential trade of current Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson to the Cubs...

Written by Matt Trueblood about 5 days ago 776 reads 9 comments
Halladay and Granderson Perfect Fits as Chicago Cubs—Neither Likely to Be One

Rumors ran wild this past week about the potential of the Cubs trading for Roy Halladay or Curtis Granderson. What is sad is that the Cubs have the highest payroll in the league, and both of these players are going to be considered too expensive...

Written by Jack Stentwiller about 6 days ago 606 reads 18 comments
Atlanta Shopping Javy Vazquez: Should the Cubs Pick Up the Phone?

The Atlanta Braves and starting pitcher Tim Hudson agreed to a three-year, $28 million contract extension on Thursday...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 15 days ago 589 reads 15 comments
Any Day Now: News That's Bound to Break

Sports Satire by Christopher C. Wuensch Months after a November photo revealed a drastic difference in Sammy Sosa’s now-lighter skin tone, the infamous Chicago Cubs slugger admits attempts to “desaparezca fuera de vista...

Written by Christopher C. Wuensch about 18 days ago 541 reads 1 comments
Should the Chicago Cubs Consider Brett Myers?

Reports out of Philadelphia Friday are that the National League Champion Phillies will not pursue an extension with Brett Myers...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 22 days ago 503 reads 26 comments
Curtis Granderson an Interesting Option for the Chicago Cubs

It has been reported most of the week that Detroit Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson could be had if the right offer were to cross general manger Dave Dombrowski's desk...

Written by Michael Wagner about 16 days ago 436 reads 5 comments
Is St. Louis Cardinals Star Albert Pujols Headed for Free Agency?

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols appeared on St. Louis sports station WXOS 101.1 FM on Thursday morning. Pujols was asked to explain comments made during an interview in the Dominican Republic...

Written by Adam Bernacchio about 29 days ago 372 reads 3 comments
Will the Cubs Be Welcoming Mike Cameron Back to Chicago?

No, it hasn't come to fruition yet, but I suspect that it's a phrase that we should all start practicing. The Milwaukee Brewers acquired center fielder Carlos Gomez in a swap with the Twins for J...

Written by Damen Jackson about 19 days ago 365 reads 3 comments
Ray of Hope?: Cubs' Milton Bradley Could Be Tampa-Bound

The Chicago Cubs took the first concrete steps toward crystallizing their team in 2010 today, trading right-handed pitcher Aaron Heilman and re-signing would-be free agent John Grabow...

Written by Matt Trueblood about 8 days ago 339 reads 6 comments
A Hardy Improvement: Twins Trade Carlos Gomez to Brewers for J.J. Hardy

Anyone who knows me knows I am a big J.J. Hardy fan. I have always liked the way he has played. So when I found out that he was traded to the Minnesota Twins today from the Milwaukee Brewers ...

Written by Adam Bernacchio about 22 days ago 330 reads 5 comments
Larry Johnson To the Redskins?: Hopefully Not

Even with the Washington Redskins’ paltry two wins, the world’s worst owner and a heated fanbase, no one in the equation deserves Larry Johnson ...

Written by Jarrett Carter about 17 days ago 304 reads 0 comments
Brandon Phillips: What's His Trade Market?

Yesterday, I talked about one of the Cincinnati Reds trade candidates, Bronson Arroyo . Well today, I’ll talk about another Reds trade candidate, second baseman Brandon Phillips. Phillips has had a pretty interesting career so far...

Written by Adam Bernacchio about 11 days ago 298 reads 1 comments
Lincecum Repeats As Cy Young Winner

Tim Lincecum won his second consecutive NL Cy Young Award on Thursday narrowly outdistancing Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright...

Written by Andrew Godfrey about 8 days ago 272 reads 0 comments
Albert Haynesworth's Mother Influencing Game Planning?

Not certain if anyone else was listening to Jim Zorn’s post game press conference, but if you were, perhaps you were also shocked about the revelations of Albert Haynesworth’s mother ...

Written by Jarrett Carter about 12 days ago 260 reads 2 comments
What Is Bronson Arroyo's Trade Market?

One of the bigger stories of last week was the Cincinnati Reds desire to cut payroll. It’s been reported that the Reds want to have a payroll less than the $73 million it was in 2009...

Written by Adam Bernacchio about 12 days ago 258 reads 1 comments
Milton Bradley: What's His Trade Worth?

On Jan. 6, 2009, Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry signed outfielder Milton Bradley to a three-year, $30 million contract. At that point everyone screamed “Nooooooooooooo!!!” This was a disaster waiting to happen, and it did happen...

Written by Adam Bernacchio about 8 days ago 256 reads 1 comments
Where Are the Milwaukee Brewers Going to Spend All This Cash?

I have seen a lot of talk around the "blogs" that the Brewers have freed up a lot of money with the recent trade of J.J. Hardy to the Twins. I saw numbers ranging from $13 million to $24 million...

Written by Andy Ring about 19 days ago 252 reads 5 comments
What Does Ted Lilly's Surgery Mean to the 2010 Chicago Cubs?

A whisper leaked out of Arizona on Wednesday that Chicago Cubs' left-hander Ted Lilly underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Tuesday and isn't expected to return until April. Great. [Collective sigh from Chicago's North Side...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 24 days ago 225 reads 12 comments
North Side November: Where Are the Chicago Cubs?

All is quiet on the northern front in Chicago baseball so far this winter. Which is odd, because Jim Hendry's last few winters have been highlighted by more big game hunting than a weekend with Ted Nugent...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 2 days ago 223 reads 10 comments
What the Cincinnati Reds Can Do with $8.5 Million

A couple of days ago the Cincinnati Reds dumped $8.5 million by not picking up the option year of catcher Ramon Martinez. Now let's say that the Reds don't go all nutters and start trading like a stockbroker on crack...

Written by Illya Harrell about 18 days ago 202 reads 4 comments
Report: Tampa Bay Rays Deal Akinori Iwamura To Pittsburgh Pirates

Reports out of Tampa late Tuesday afternoon are that the Rays have dealt second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 24 days ago 173 reads 35 comments
Re-Signing Mark DeRosa Will Not Make the Chicago Cubs Better

Filed: Nov. 18, 2009 Have you ever found yourself reading a well-written piece and feeling like it all sounds logical and sensible, but then you think about it a little more and wonder if the ...

Written by Damen Jackson about 10 days ago 168 reads 1 comments
Respect for John Riggins

I was all set to pen a post about how John Riggins was nothing more than a bigger, more popular version of Brian Mitchell; a former Redskin hardwired to blow hard for fast money...

Written by Jarrett Carter about 16 days ago 150 reads 2 comments
Will the Houston Astros Drop the Ball on Catchers?

If you're a veteran catcher, have your agent give the Houston Astros a phone call. The 'Stros just might need your services...

Written by Richard Zowie about about 1 month ago 145 reads 0 comments

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NL Central Article Archive

Know Your Prospects: Starlin Castro, SS, Chicago Cubs

Rudy Jaramillo Could Make Curtis Granderson a Fit for Chicago Cubs After All

Halladay and Granderson Perfect Fits as Chicago Cubs—Neither Likely to Be One

Atlanta Shopping Javy Vazquez: Should the Cubs Pick Up the Phone?

Any Day Now: News That's Bound to Break

Should the Chicago Cubs Consider Brett Myers?

Curtis Granderson an Interesting Option for the Chicago Cubs

Is St. Louis Cardinals Star Albert Pujols Headed for Free Agency?

Will the Cubs Be Welcoming Mike Cameron Back to Chicago?

Ray of Hope?: Cubs' Milton Bradley Could Be Tampa-Bound

A Hardy Improvement: Twins Trade Carlos Gomez to Brewers for J.J. Hardy

Larry Johnson To the Redskins?: Hopefully Not

Brandon Phillips: What's His Trade Market?

Lincecum Repeats As Cy Young Winner

Albert Haynesworth's Mother Influencing Game Planning?

What Is Bronson Arroyo's Trade Market?

Milton Bradley: What's His Trade Worth?

Where Are the Milwaukee Brewers Going to Spend All This Cash?

What Does Ted Lilly's Surgery Mean to the 2010 Chicago Cubs?

North Side November: Where Are the Chicago Cubs?

What the Cincinnati Reds Can Do with $8.5 Million

Report: Tampa Bay Rays Deal Akinori Iwamura To Pittsburgh Pirates

Re-Signing Mark DeRosa Will Not Make the Chicago Cubs Better

Respect for John Riggins

Will the Houston Astros Drop the Ball on Catchers?

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