A Little Game of Catch(up)

The sale of the Chicago Cubs to the Ricketts Family has taken two steps forward in a short time and could be finalized before the end of the month ... that by far is the most important bits of information to come out of the offices at Clark and Addison over the past week. And the off-season is about to kick into high gear ... Jim Hendry is set to meet with "some of the top scouts" in the organization this week in Arizona to prepare for the off-season. The team's organizational meetings are not until the first week in November and by that time the Ricketts Family is expected to have full control of the organization. At that time Jim Hendry will know what his budget will be for the 2010 season ... some think the Cubs' payroll will increase slightly from the near $140 million spent on the second place club in 2009. Tom Ricketts is expected to attend the organizational meetings in Mesa. A report in the Daily Herald after the final day of the season indicated it ...