BRADEN LOOPER RUMORS

According to multiple reports, Braden Looper announced his retirement Friday after being told he would not break camp with the Chicago Cubs. Looper sat out last season and was hoping to catch on with the Cubs this spring. Looper was one of the last pitchers in Cubs camp with a shot to make the Opening Day roster. With Looper out of the mix, the Cubs' Spring Training roster stands at 30 players.

After 12-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers, right-handed pitcher Braden Looper has decided to retire, Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald reports. Carrie Muskat of MLB.com first reported on March 24 that Looper would likely retire if the Cubs decided that he wouldn't be on the Major League roster.  That's exactly what happened...

Right-handed pitcher Braden Looper said that he will likely retire if the Chicago Cubs decide to part ways with him, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports. Manager Mike Quade did not mention retirement when asked about Looper's future. “He's got two options — he's got the back end of the bullpen and fifth starter,” Quade said. “You believe he can do either one, if that's the...

Braden Looper gets the start at Talking Stick this afternoon in his bid for the Cubs' rotation, facing Arizona in a split-squad game.

After sitting out 2010, 36-year-old righthander Braden Looper is attempting to revive his career with yet another NL Central team, the Chicago Cubs. We last saw Looper luck into a 14-7 record despite a 5.22 ERA (and 5.74 FIP) with Milwaukee in 2009. It’s beyond unlikely that Looper gets a chance to start for the Cubs in 2011, since they had to send Tom Gorzelanny away just to...

According to a report from Cubs.com, the Cubs signed Braden Looper and Augie Ojeda to minor league contracts on Thursday. The Cubs also released the list of the 21 players that will be participating in big league camp this spring on non-roster invitations. Trey McNutt, Brett Jackson, Josh Vitters, Marquez Smith, Jay Jackson and Chris Carpenter are among the Cubs minor leaguers...

According to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat, the Chicago Cubs have signed right-handed pitcher Branden Looper to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training. Looper is among the 21 non-roster invitees that have been invited to the team's Spring Training camp. ]]>

Their is no hiding the fact that the Cubs bullpen simply is not good right now. But, the Cubs may soon bring in their version of a solution to the problem. As Ken Rosenthal is reporting(Via Twitter) that the Cubs held a throwing session today in Chicago today with free agent pitcher Braden Looper. Sources: [...]

FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal tweets that free agent Braden Looper threw for the Cubs today, and will be flexible on his role if the Cubs want him.

Starting pitcher Braden Looper was bought out by the Milwaukee Brewers for $1 million this weekend. The other option for the Brewers was to pay Looper $6.5 million next season — but Milwaukee decided against that idea. The good news for Looper last season is that he led the Brewers in victories with a record of 14-7. The bad news is that he didn’t pitch very well. In...