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Dodgers Seal Deal With Cubs for Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot

Filed under: Cubs , Dodgers , MLB Rumors , MLB Trade Deadline The Dodgers have completed a trade that will bring pitcher Ted Lilly and infielder Ryan Theriot to Los Angeles in exchange for infielder Blake DeWitt and two right-handed pitching prospects -- Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach. The Dodgers will also get $2.5 million from the Cubs in the deal to help offset the additional salary...
Via Daily Sports News Trends  |  10 minutes ago

Greg Maddux traded to Dodgers for Cesar Izturis

Except change Maddux with "Lilly and Theriot" and Izturis with "Blake DeWitt". Either way it's as dumb as the Maddux trade from a few years ago. Don't get me wrong, I'm perfectly happy to see the Theriot Era come to a merciful end. But on the last day of the deadline Hendry couldn' have pulled better from a team than Blake frickin' DeWitt...
Via Exile on Clark Street  |  39 minutes ago

Dodgers Trade For Ted Lilly And Ryan Theriot

Joel Sherman reporting that it's done. Blake DeWitt is involved, but up to two other prospects are also involved. Updates coming, like always. Update: Tim Brown says it's for DeWitt and two minor league pitchers. Terrible. DeWitt by itself is bad enough. No offense, so downgrade offense. No money, so trade average 400k second/third baseman...
Via Memories Of Kevin Malone  |  1 hour ago

Kelly Johnson to the Cubs?

There are rumors going around that the Diamondbacks are looking to trade second baseman to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for shortstop/second baseman Ryan Theriot and reliever James Russell. If this is the rumor then Hendry has to make this deal. Johnson would help fill the void we have at second base. He is a career .267/. 350/. 443 hitter. He will only be 29 when next season...
Via Ivy Report  |  3 hours ago

Talkin' Cubs and MLB Trade Deadline

Who will stay? Who will go? The MLB non-waiver trade deadline is 3:00pm CDT this afternoon. Will Jim Hendry be a player? Or just stand-pat and finish the season with his poorly constructed roster? Ted Lilly is in play, so is Ryan Theriot ... and he told friends Friday he feels he will be traded at some point before the deadline. Teams have asked about Carlos Zambrano and Sean...
Via Chicago Cubs Online  |  5 hours ago

The Cubs Get Historically Rocked - Cubs 2 Rockies 17

Game One Hundred Three - Cubs 2 Rockies 17 WP - Jeff Francis (4-3) LP - Ryan Dempster (8-8) Save - None The 2010 version of the Chicago Cubs keep finding embarrassing ways to lose a ballgame. Just when you thought you've seen it all, Lou Piniella's pathetic excuse for a baseball team takes the field. The Rockies turned a 5-2 advantage in the eighth into a 17-2 drubbing...
Via Chicago Cubs Online  |  14 hours ago

So Long Bob Howry…Again

Back in May, Cubs fans cried out that Bob Howry AKA Homerun Howry was coming back to the Cubs.  For one reason or another the Chicago Cubs felt that Howry would stabilize the bull-pen with his veteran presence. However, that was not the case. While Howry started out well for the Cubs, he finished with a record of 0-2 and had an ERA of 5.66. Needless to say the Chicago Cubs released...
Via Cubbies Crib  |  17 hours ago

Cubs Reinstate Emotional Train Wreck Pitcher Big Z

In a move that screams (and when talking about Big Z. you gotta use the word scream) “hey, it’s already broken, so how much more damage can he really do?” The Chicago Cubs today reinstated right-handed pitcher Carlos Zambrano from the restricted list and kicked right-handed reliever Bob Howry to the curb. Zambrano made four minor league appearances since being...
Via The Sports Bank  |  20 hours ago

Chicago Cubs release RHP Bob Howry

According to a team press release (via the Chicago Sun-Times), the Chicago Cubs have given right-handed pitcher Bob Howry his unconditional release to make room for Carlos Zambrano. Zambrano was activated from the restricted list today after four Minor League apearances. Howry, 37, was a combined 1-3 with a 7.71 ERA with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cubs this season. He was signed...
Via PRO Rumors  |  21 hours ago

Chicago Cubs Prospect Profile: Michael Brenly

The Cubs organization liked what the saw in Michael Brenly so much they drafted him twice. The Cubs picked Brenly the first time in the 43rd round back in 2005 then took him again in the 36th round three years later. Brenly is the son of Len Kasper's broadcast partner and one of the candidates to succeed Lou Piniella in the Cubs dugout. Michael's father Bob, a former Major...
Via Chicago Cubs Online  |  1 day ago

Hendry on Brink of Trade Deadline Fail

With less than 48 hours to go on the trade deadline and the Cubs season over long ago, Hendry seems on the brink of not being able to move any of his overpriced talent. Well-done sir. The latest of course is that Derrek Lee wouldn't waive his NTC to go to the Angels who happen to reside in Southern California where he is building a home. As a 10/5 man, he has earned that right...
Via Cub Reporter  |  1 day ago

Oswalt Trade Should Expedite Lilly Trade

The dominoes are beginning to fall for the Chicago Cubs to trade coveted starter Ted Lilly. If you have not heard the news today, the Houston Astros traded starter Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for J.A. Happ and two prospects. Clearing the way for the Cubs to trade Ted Lilly to the Dodgers, Twins, Tigers, Mets, or Yankees. As of today, the Dodgers and Twins...
Via Cubbies Crib  |  1 day ago

Re-Visiting the Derrek Lee Contract

The Cubs signed Derrek Lee to a five-year $65 million deal in April 2006. It looked like a reasonable deal at the time, but unfortunately the Cubs have not gotten their money’s worth. Up to this point Lee has been worth 13. 8 wins above replacement. Under the assumption of about $4.5 million per win he has been worth $62 million. Barring some unexpected run in the last few months...
Via Ivy Report  |  2 days ago

Ryan Theriot—a Modern-Day Max Flack?

On Memorial Day, 1922, the Cubs and Cardinals completed a trade between games of a split doubleheader. After playing for their respective teams in the morning game, Cubs outfielder Max Flack and Cards OF Cliff Heathcote were traded for one another. Each man played for his new team in the afternoon. The Cubs and Rockies have no doubleheaders scheduled this weekend, but in line with...
Via Cub Reporter  |  3 days ago

Rumors, Rumors, Oh and More Rumors

Chicago Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly has probably made his last start for the Chicago Cubs. Lilly pitched 5 and a third scoreless innings tonight while striking out 8 batters. As many as 8 teams were in attendance watching Ted Lilly Houston, as well as Houston’s starter Brett Myers. According to a report from Bruce Levine, the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the...
Via Cubbies Crib  |  3 days ago
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