Carlos Zambrano has been my favorite player on the Cubs since at least 2003. I remember Steve Stone talking about Zambrano and how at such a young age he could work himself out of trouble that he put himself in. He was energetic. He wore his emotions on his sleeve. He was one of the fiercest competitors the Cubs have …
Cubs trade Carlos Zambrano and a truckload of money to Marlins for Chris Volstad
You can follow MLB Trade Rumors for updates for now. I’ll be adding to this post, but figured we should have a new post to talk about it. The Cubs traded Carlos Zambrano to the Marlins for Chris Volstad this evening. Zambrano has one year remaining at $18 million and an option that has no chance of vesting. One report …
According to Rosenthal, Zambrano to Marlins is close
Sources: #Marlins close to acquiring Carlos Zambrano from #Cubs. #MLB — Ken Rosenthal. The most interesting thing if this is true is going to be how much money the Cubs save. I don’t expect they get much or anything of real value in return. Zambrano just isn’t that good these days after his VWL performance it’s hard to even argue …
Matt Garza Update
It’s been a few days since we had a post about Matt Garza and since we’re rebranding as the Matt Garza Blog we figured it was time for an update. Jon Heyman says that there is no leader in the trade talks. There is “no real favorite” in the five-team Matt Garza sweepstakes, according to someone familiar with the talks. …
Lee Smith and the Hall of Fame
Let me start out by saying that I do not think Lee Smith should be in the Hall of Fame. I had trouble with the idea that Bruce Sutter was a Hall of Famer, but at least one could point to his perfection of the split-fingered fastball and argue he had a significant contribution on the game. I don’t necessarily …
Another shitty Cubs season in review: Carlos Pena
Carlos Pena signed a 1-year, $10 million contract with the Cubs last offseason. We knew a few things about Pena: he wasn’t going to hit for average, he would take a lot of walks and have a solid OBP and he would hit for some power. The league batting average last year was .255 and Pena hit .225. Pena’s OBP …
Thank You
I spent about 30 minutes writing something that said the only thing I wanted to say: thank you. No reason to spend that much time so I deleted it. Maybe this would have been better published on Thanksgiving, but I’ve never been timely. Thanks for reading this site. Thanks for commenting on this site. Thanks for making it so humorous. …
Is Brett Jackson the Cubs best outfielder?
Back in April I wondered if Brett Jackson was one of the three best outfielders in the Cubs organization. The conclusion at the time was that Jackson was certainly one of the three best on the team. In fact, his projections were similar to Kosuke Fukudome‘s, but considering Jackson would play CF he was projected to be more valuable over …
Poll: What should the Cubs do with Matt Garza?
Most of the Cubs trade talks seem to be centering around Matt Garza these days. Figured a poll might be a good way to get an idea where most Cubs fans stand with regards to trading him. My best guess is it would take about 5 years and $62 million to get an extension done. He does have significant trade …
Matt Garza Trade Talks Heating Up
Various reports are suggesting the Cubs discussions about Matt Garza are heating up. I’m not sure that’s really news. I would assume trade discussions for just about anybody on the Cubs is heating up. If it ever cooled down in the first place. Apparently the Blue Jays, Yankees and Red Sox are interested though the Blue Jays are showing the …