Found December 30, 2008 on
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According to a report from Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs are close to a deal that would send Jason Marquis along with cash to the Colorado Rockies for reliever Luis Vizcaino. The trade is not expected to be announced until next week.Rumors have suggested in recent days the two teams were discussing a ...
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December 30, 2008
One of our readers ("DB") caught Steve Phillips saying a deal of Jason Marquis to the Colorado Rockies for relief pitcher Luis Vizcaino was "close". Famous last words of any rumor...
MLB Trade Rumors has it as well (apparently part of the update ticker on ESPN2).
Marquis is owed $9.875M and the story out of Colorado yesterday was that they couldn'...
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December 31, 2008
Not yet official, but widely reported. Jason Marquis and a million bucks to Colorado for Luis Vizcaino.The Cubs get a disgruntled reliever, the Rockies a back of the rotation veteran.Vizcaino hasn't stuck around anywhere lately - this will be 6 teams in 6 seasons, and #7 for his career - ...
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December 29, 2008
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah and so forth. The Angel Fan Wife was kind enough to get me a Ryne Sandberg jersey, plus some wonderful Marquette gear, so I guess I ended up on the nice list. I would love to hear what Cubs goodies some of you received.
As for the current Cubbies, here's what a few of them unwrapped.
Alfonso Soriano - Jugs Curveball...
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December 31, 2008
The Cubs got Aaron Miles on a two-year contract, according to Cubs.com. He's a utility man - and has even pitched. Oh, I am so PITCHf/xing this infielder.Gameday thinks he's chucking a knuckle-ball - I applaud the realtime effort, but, Mr. Miles himself says it's something else. I was just ...
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December 31, 2008
A few weeks ago I took a SWAG at the opening day roster. Well, things have changed (and some haven't). Time for an update. And Projections and WAR.There are some gaps, and I think Jake Peavy could be en route .... we'll see.But, for now, let's throw in Milton Bradley, a generic back-up ...
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December 31, 2008
Rob G: Sorry guys, the article Joe put up was just a cut and paste from the press release, apparently he didn't read the TCR Manual. :)
I kid because I care.
But as mentioned, the Cubs do sign switch-hitting infielder Aaron Miles for two years, the Trib says the deal is for $4.9M total and if it's an even split, that's $2.45M for this year. Miles hit 317/355...
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December 31, 2008
Cubs have signed a slightly better version of Ryan Theriot. Click along for the latest.
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December 30, 2008
Interleague play, a broken wrist, DL trips for Carlos Zambrano and Reed Johnson, new arms added to the mix, a big turnaround against the Fish and a four-game sweep were just a few of the storylines and highlights for the Cubs in June and July.The solid start Lou Piniella preached about ended up ...
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December 31, 2008
Jim Hendry was on XM radio with Rob Dibble and his co-host...Stern something or other. The completely uninteresting highlights:
trading DeRosa was the toughest trade he ever made
too right-handed
Fontenot and Miles at second base
No talks at all with Baltimore for "the player" (Brian Roberts)
couple of deals expected over the next few...
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December 31, 2008
The Angels and Brian Fuentes have agreed to a two year deal, angelsbaseball.com is reporting. The deal includes a club option for 2011. Fuentes posted a 2.73 ERA with 30 SV last season for the Rockies, and is a three time All-Star. Although they didn't necessarily need a closer, bringing in an established one means they can keep Jose Arredondo where he was last year, where he...
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December 29, 2008
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December 31, 2008
The Cubs have traded second baseman Mark DeRosa to the Indians for minor league pitchers Jeff Stevens, Chris Archer, and John Gaub, the Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting. The Indians would like to play DeRosa at third base, which should be no problem considering he played six positions for the Cubs last season, including 22 games at third. DeRosa hit .285 with 21 HR and .376 OBP...
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December 31, 2008
After not allowing the year to end quietly, Jim Hendry joined Casey Stern and Rob Dibble on the Show Wednesday afternoon. Hendry discussed trading Mark DeRosa, signing Aaron Miles, Alfonso Soriano, Mike Fontenot and revealed the fact he has had no talks at all this off-season with the Baltimore ...
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January 01, 2009
By Gary
The Cleveland Indians continued their remodeling as they acquired the veteran Mark DeRosa from the Cubs for a trio of minor league pitchers-Jeff Stevens, Chris Archer, and John Gaub. For the Indians, they seemingly solidify their infield and top of the order while not touching ...
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January 01, 2009
Fresh news to end the year:Bradley's signing may wait until just before the Cubs Convention.the Cubs have more depth in the system to make a move for PeavyPaul Bako, another left-handed hitter, is expected to sign a one-year deal for around $500,000.We shall see about Peavy. Via MLBTR, Yahoo! ...
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