I'm sure everyone is as tired of the Ryan Dempster Saga as I am, but all along I had been assuming offering him arbitration at the end of the season was a no-brainer for the Cubs. If they can't get at least something decent in return, they could offer arbitration and would receive a supplemental pick in next year's draft …
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 …
Pirates fail to sign first round pick, Mark Appel
The Pirates failed to reach an agreement with their first round pick today. Mark Appel was considered a possibility to be taken first overall, but instead dropped to 8th when the Pirates drafted him. Here is what Neal Huntington said about the Pirates decision. “Our final offer exceeded the available bonus pool money and was essentially up to the last …
Obstructed View’s Top 20 Cubs Prospects
1. Brett Jackson OF AAA The Math — The 23 year old, 2009 1st round pick has a slash line .261/.339/.494. Astronomical strikeout rate (33.8%), but he still has a 114 wRC+. The Good — Despite the K's Jackson has still been a productive player. He gets a ton of XHB's with his speed and has plenty of pop from CF. …
Big Dylan’s BIG Prospect Update
Time for another review of how the prospects that John Sickles picked as our top 20 are doing. 1. Brett Jackson AAA- We've talked to death about Jackson's struggles this year but it bears repeating. Jackson has struck out an amazing 33.8 % of the time this year. It's an insanely high number and it doesn't seem to be getting …
Cubs Near Deal With SS Frandy De La Rosa
The @Cubs near deal w/ SS Frandy De La Rosa (#10 on @MLB's Top 20 Int'l Prospects list) for $700K mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/… mlb.mlb.com/news/article.j… — MLB Draft (@MLBDraft) July 2, 2012
Baseball America on Matt Szczur's 2nd Full Season
Baseball America has a nice article up about how well Matt Szczur has progressed so far in his young career. He was drafted in the 5th round in 2010 and after giving up football altogether the Cubs signed him to a $1.4 million contract and added him to their 40-man roster. He's rated as the 64th best prospect in baaseball …
Cubs to be patient with Javier Baez
The Cubs top pick in the 2011 draft, Javier Baez, is off to a fantastic start. So far he's hitting .315/.403/.537 with 3 home runs in about 60 plate appearances. Prior to his game yesterday he had a wOBA of .415, which is good for a 161 wRC+. He's still young and this is just 60 plate appearances so the …
An analysis of the Jorge Soler deal: I guess it's worth it after all
Despite all of my grumbling about the rumored pricetag for Jorge Soler, I was ecstatic when the initial reports today said that the Cubs had signed him to a 9/30 contract. Then we discovered that whenever he has enough service time to be elgible for arbitration, he can opt out of the deal and go through the usual arbitration process …