Movin’ Milton … and Other Cubs Rumors
On this Veteran’s Day, the CCO would like to thank all of those that have served our Country. The GM Meetings conclude at noon on Wednesday … and there were more rumors to come out of the O’Hare Hilton...
View ArticleAnd This Is Just the Beginning … of the Hot Stove Season
Take a moment and think about it, the 2009 season ended just eight days ago. Baseball’s off-season is in full swing and the winter is shaping up to be very interesting throughout the game … and...
View ArticleHow Much Could Curtis Granderson Cost the Cubs?
Two years ago it was Brian Roberts, last winter Jake Peavy. Will this off-season be filled with one Curtis Granderson rumor after the other? Outside of Milton Bradley, the Chicago native has made the...
View ArticleMillwood or Burrell for Bradley … or None of the Above for the Cubs
Zack Grienke became the first Kansas City Royal since Brett Saberhagen in 1985 to win the AL Cy Young award on Tuesday. The NL and AL Managers of the Year will be announced on Wednesday. In between the...
View ArticleFrom the Wire … Aaron Heilman Traded to Arizona
According to a report from Jon Heyman, the Cubs traded Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon. The Cubs acquired two minor leaguers in the deal … left handed relief pitcher...
View ArticleNo Frenzy … Just Trades for the Cubs
Tim Lincecum picked up his second consecutive NL Cy Young award on Thursday. The BBWAA awards will take a break on Friday and pickup next week with the announcements of the NL and AL MVPs. One note on...
View ArticleThree Down … One to Go for Jim Hendry?
Slowly but surely Jim Hendry is removing the mistakes he made last winter when he decided to make unnecessary changes to a 97-win team. First, Hendry traded Aaron Heilman to the Diamondbacks for Ryne...
View ArticleMore Like Hibernation Season than the Hot Stove Season for the Cubs
Be very, very quiet … Jim Hendry and the Cubs are sleeping. While most of baseball is attempting to make their clubs better for 2010, the Cubs, so far, have not addressed their biggest needs or their...
View ArticleHendry Feels Good About Cubs Off-Season
Trucks loaded with the Cubs equipment depart on Tuesday from Wrigley Field for Fitch Park in Mesa … pitchers and catchers report in eight days. According to a report in the Tribune, Jim Hendry feels...
View ArticleCubs Convention Day Three: All About the Young Cubs
The final day of the 26th Annual Cubs Convention focused on the young players in the system … both at the Major League level and down on the farm. Tyler Colvin, Darwin Barney and Scott Maine talked...
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