Teams have inquired on Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija and the Blue Jays are putting together a package of young players to try and land him, a source tells Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com (on Twitter). For his part, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos didn't deny that he has discussed Samardzija with Chicago in an interview with Jim Bowden of SiriusXM (onTwitter). Even though Anthopoulos …
Cubs have talked extension with Jeff Samardzija
From Jed Hoyer via David Kaplan: "We've had discussions w/Samardzija because we like him + want to keep him. We'll see where things go. We like hearing he wants to be here." — David Kaplan (@thekapman) November 16, 2013 We've already heard the Cubs have talked about an extension with Jeff Samardzija, but what this doesn't make clear is whether …
Stars of Tomorrow: Cubs Minor League Recap 11-9-13
Jorge Soler Jorge Soler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tyler Naquin. Addison Russell to 2nd. Jorge Soler flies out to center fielder Tyler Naquin. Jorge Soler lines out sharply to center fielder Tyler Naquin. Addison Russell to 3rd. Jorge Soler pops out to first baseman Brett Nicholas. Jorge Soler grounds out, third baseman Garin Cecchini to first …
2014 Cubs Projections: CAIRO
SG has released version 0.1 of his annual project, CAIRO, to the public. Now it's time to post some of the Cubs players here and talk about a few things. First, this is version 0.1 and there are still some errors. Mike Olt is listed as a 1st baseman. He's not, but that will get fixed. Due to this, I have …
Muskat: Cubs poised to name Rick Renteria next manager
From Muskat: Theo Epstein hired Dale Sveum to help establish the Cubs Way, and now he's picked Rick Renteria to take the team to the next level. On Thursday, the Cubs will introduce Renteria as their 53rd manager and fourth in the last five years, according to a Major League source. There will be no news conference at Wrigley Field …
Cubs Free Agent Contest Update
The World Series ended and so did time to enter the OV Cubs free agent contest. Since I can no longer do math in spreadsheets, I handed the job off to GW who was politely agreed I'm useless. He did the work and here is who we bet our points on, in order. Player Totals Masahiro Tanaka 102 Jacoby Ellsbury …
2014 Cubs Projections: Bill James ***UPDATED***
The 2014 Cubs Projections are available now in the Bill James Handbook, or online. I thought I'd post them here and discuss a few things. First, the BJ projections tend to use a higher league average so please consider that when viewing the projections. In fact, please consider the league average of each projection system when you're looking at projections. …
Cubs to hire Rick Renteria, fire Rick Renteria in about two years
Per Mark Gonzalez of the Tribune on twitter, Rick Renteria will be named Cubs manager tomorrow. The Cubs are set to name Rick Renteria as their next manager, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune (on Twitter). The press conference to introduce Renteria is expected to come tomorrow.
Red Sox continue to be assholes
I wish I could say this was surprising, but the Red Sox ownership couldn’t do anything that would surprise me. The Cubs have been denied permission to ask about Lovullo’s availability for their managerial job, at least for now, as Red Sox higher-ups are claiming their agreement to allow Theo Epstein to leave to become Cubs president prohibits him from …
Stars of Tomorrow: Cubs Minor League Recap 11-1-13
Peoria 5 @ Mesa 4 Albert Almora: 2-4, 2B, 3B, BB, K Albert Almora doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Adams. Albert Almora walks. Albert Almora flies out to center fielder Aaron Altherr. Albert Almora strikes out swinging. Albert Almora triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder Aaron Altherr. Wes Darvill: 0-3, R, BB Wes Darvill …