Callis has published his final mock draft and he has the Cubs still taking Albert Almora. 6. CUBS. Some teams think Chicago would take Florida high school outfielder Albert Almora if it had the No. 1 overall pick. While that might be a bit of a stretch, the Cubs aren't going to pass him up at No. 6. If they …
Daily, er, Monthly Facepalm – 5.31.12
Cubs slip from last place The Cubs sweep of the Padres puts them one game behind in the race for the #1 pick. The Cubs are tied with the Twins for the second pick. Buried in this Hobbitton Times article about the sweep was a nugget about Ryan Dempster putting a hole in the wall next to his locker after …
Cubs Post-Game Recap by the Rebellion (and Ewoks)
We won! Enjoy it while it lasts. Hopefully this little celebration won't end in a lawsuit by George Lucas.
Today in cognitive dissonance
Brad at Cubs Stats and Tom Loxas at Cubs Den both put up interesting posts today discussing criticism (and merit thereof) of the Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer era. They're both great reads, and were prompted by Notorious Douchebag Paul Sullivan's appearance on Chicago Tribune Live the other day. They made many good points about looking at the long term plan but …
Castillo has MCL Sprain, Koyie Hill returns to Cubs
Welington Castillo has a MCL sprain and will get an MRI today. He could be out 4-7 days. Carrie Muskat reports on twitter that the Cubs acquired Koyie Hill from the Reds for cash considerations, and he'll be in uniform for tonight's game.
Geovany Soto to the DL, Chris Volstad Option to AAA
Geovany Soto has a tear in the meniscus in his left knee and will or already has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery. He'll be out at least 3 weeks. Blake Lalli was called up to fill his spot on the roster. The Cubs entered the season having a great deal of depth behind the plate. Soto was to be the starting …
Kerry Wood Reportedly to Retire
Breaking news Kerry Wood will retire today ! — Bruce Levine (@ESPNBruceLevine) May 18, 2012 Holy shit. Bruce Levine broke the news on Twitter and naturally everyone is going apeshit. Surprisingly, the first inkling that something major was up came from the unlikely source of Harry Teinowitz' Twitter feed last night when he said there would be huge Cubs news …
Cubs more likely to trade Ryan Dempster if they extend Matt Garza?
Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster, an obvious trade candidate, would be even more likely to be moved if the team signed righty Matt Garza to a contract extension. – Ken Rosenthal Does anybody understand this? I don't see what extending Garza has to do with whether or not the Cubs try to trade Ryan Dempster. Matt Garza is under club control …
Cubs acquire Hunter Cervenka to complete Marlon Byrd trade
The Cubs and Red Sox completed the Marlon Byrd trade today as the Cubs acquired Hunter Cervenka. Cervenka is a 22 year old in A ball with a minor league ERA of 5.97. He has struck out over 8 batters per 9 innings, but he's also walked 7.2 per 9. I'd write more on this, but I'm afraid what I've …
Matt Garza and Cubs extension talks going well
Ken Rosenthal has said that the Cubs and Matt Garza are discussing an extension and the talks are going very well. It's been awhile since we've taken a look at what kind of contract Garza may be looking at so we'll try to do that today. The league ERA is right at 4 over the last 2+ seasons so I'll …