Matt Garza left tonight's game after 3 innings with a forearm injury. It's probably not serious, but here are some other players who have had not so serious forearm injuries: Kerry Wood, Randy Wells and Angel Guzman. more into to come
Cubs weighing Dodgers trade offer for Ryan Dempster
The Cubs are weighing an offer they have received from the Dodgers for Ryan Dempster. ST. LOUIS — Ryan Dempster is still scheduled to start against the Cardinals on Friday night for the Cubs, who are considering the latest offer from the Dodgers for the right-hander. According to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers have made an offer, but they won't …
Dodgers propose trade for Ryan Dempster
Bruce Levine is reporting that the Cubs have received a trade proposal for Ryan Dempster though the specifics are unknown. CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers have proposed a trade for Chicago Cubs starter Ryan Dempster, a baseball source told The Cubs have been clear their top priority on the trade market is adding young pitching. It is unclear whether …
TRADE ALERT! Cubs Complete Trade With Boston Red Sox!!!
OMG! OMG! OMG! This is the most exciting thing ever!!! Cubs acquire relieve Justin Germano from Boston for cash; Jairo Asencio designated for assignment. Coleman scratched from Iowa start. — Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) July 19, 2012 OK, maybe it's not so exciting. But Coleman is probably heading to St. Louis, which probably means something is actually going to happen with …
Updated “This Old Cub” to air on MLBN this Saturday (tweet)
MLB Network will air updated version of “This Old Cub” on Saturday to celebrate Ron Santo in HOF bit.ly/MKqmNz #Cubs
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) July 19, 2012
Jorge Soler to debut tomorrow in Arizona
The Cubs gave a lot of money to Cuban prospect Jorge Soler and he's set to make his US debut tomorrow in the AZL.
A few things that don’t make sense
Carl Crawford and a prospect to the Marlins for Hanley Ramirez and Heath Bell is something that Bob NIghtengale is suggesting is in the works that doesn't make the least bit of sense. Carl Crawford, a truckload of money and all the Red Sox prospects for Hanley Ramirez makes sense, but other than that this is just ridiculous. I've read …
The Children Are The Future- Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Shiner Beer
Iowa Brett Jackson went 2-5 with a stolen base and somehow DID NOT STRIKE OUT!!! Vitters was 2-4 and Chris Volstad was super shitty on the mound. Smokies Logan Watkins continues to be one of the very few things worth talking about in AA. Yesterday he hit 2-5 with a triple. His average is up to .282. Daytona Matt Szczur …
Red Sox aggressively pursuing Ryan Dempster
Source: The Red Sox are aggressive in the pursuit of Ryan Dempster. Cubs going through their process on the right-hander. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 16, 2012 I was thinking that Ryan Dempster would probably not be traded, but with as many as 10 teams interested I'm thinking the odds of him being dealt are increasing. I'm also thinking the …
10 teams have shown interest in Ryan Dempster
Bruce Levine says 10 teams have shown interest in Ryan Dempster. With a little more than two weeks until baseball's trade deadline, 10 teams have shown legitimate interest in acquiring Dempster's services for the remainder of the season, according to industry sources. Those clubs include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers,New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves. The Cubs have started, …