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11/19/2009 |
Dealing, not shopping, on Cubs' agenda
Once the free-agent market officially opens for business on Thursday at 11:01 p.m. CT, general manager Jim Hendry and the Cubs were expected to try to make some deals to tinker with the roster rather than do much shopping.
11/19/2009 |
Cubs, Grabow near two-year deal
The Cubs are close to an agreement on a two-year contract with left-handed reliever John Grabow, securing a key player in the bullpen.
11/19/2009 |
Ricketts attends first owners meeting
Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts is the new kid on the block as far as Major League Baseball owners go, and he spent his first owners meetings soaking everything in.
11/19/2009 |
Cubs deal Heilman for two prospects
The Cubs dealt right-handed reliever Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday for two Minor League prospects.
11/18/2009 |
Selig likes start to Ricketts' ownership
New Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts will have a chance to meet the other Major League Baseball owners at a private dinner Wednesday night.
11/18/2009 |
Cubs announce 2010 Spring Training schedule
The Chicago Cubs today announced their 35-game Spring Training schedule for the 2010 season. The club will play 15 home games at HoHoKam Park, 18 road games in Arizona (including a pair of games at Chase Field to close the exhibition schedule) and two games in Las Vegas against the Chicago White Sox. Spring training report dates will be announced at a later time.
11/18/2009 |
Cubs release Spring Training schedule
The Cubs will play their crosstown rivals, the Chicago White Sox, five times in Spring Training, according to the 2010 schedule released on Wednesday.
11/17/2009 |
Cubs' Wells talks about offseason plans
Projected as the No. 4 starter in the Cubs rotation for 2010, Randy Wells recently talked with MLB.com about his offseason plans and food cravings.
11/17/2009 |
Cubs donate $20K to DR community
Cubs players Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Marmol joined Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Billy Williams in ceremonies Tuesday to announce a $20,000 contribution to community projects in the Dominican Republic.
11/17/2009 |
Virtual Catalog kicks off holiday season
The launching of the Virtual Catalog at the MLB.com Shop signals the official start to another season of holiday shopping.
11/16/2009 |
Cubs Inbox: Who's the '10 center fielder?
Who will be playing center field for the Cubs next season? Is there any chance Mike Fontenot is traded? Beat reporter Carrie Muskat answers these questions and more in the latest Inbox.
11/16/2009 |
Cubs' Wells sixth in NL ROY balloting
Cubs pitcher Randy Wells finished sixth in the voting for the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award, announced Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
11/16/2009 |
Cubs' Grabow joins free-agent pool
John Grabow filed for free agency on Monday, but the Cubs have had talks with his agent in an effort to bring the left-handed reliever back.
11/16/2009 |
Cubs have long history of awards
Pitcher Randy Wells may have been the biggest surprise of 2009, winning 12 games, but it wasn't enough to give the Cubs their second straight National League Rookie of the Year.
11/12/2009 |
Big Z takes home third Silver Slugger
A pitcher who takes pride in his hitting, Carlos Zambrano is far from an easy out, and Thursday he once again garnered the opposition's respect, netting his third Silver Slugger Award.
11/11/2009 |
Lee, Big Z lead Cubs' award candidates
It's awards time in Major League Baseball, meaning pitcher Carlos Zambrano and first baseman Derrek Lee could be back in the spotlight.
11/11/2009 |
Naples serious player in wooing Cubs
Two Florida businessmen didn't think it was possible that the Cubs might relocate their Spring Training site from Arizona to here until they looked the team's new owners, the Ricketts family, in the eyes.
11/11/2009 |
Fontenot awarded 'Super Two' status
Cubs infielder Mike Fontenot was awarded the final arbitration spot for players with between two and three years of major league service, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
11/10/2009 |
Cubs-Sox set for Vegas return
The Cubs and White Sox announced Tuesday that they will play a pair of split-squad exhibition games in Las Vegas on March 12 and 13, marking the second consecutive year the two will play there.
11/9/2009 |
Cubs Inbox: Samardzija's Mexico stint
How did Jeff Samardzija fare in Mexican Pacific League play? Will the Cubs re-sign Reed Johnson? Beat reporter Carrie Muskat tackles these questions in the latest Inbox installment.
11/9/2009 |
Hendry: Cubs haven't given up on Bradley
As general managers arrived in Chicago on Monday for the General Manager Meetings, Cubs boss Jim Hendry made it clear how his team's controversial outfielder Milton Bradley doesn't necessarily have to be involved in Hot Stove moves.
11/9/2009 |
Cubs' Gregg joins pool of free agents
Kevin Gregg, who lost the closer's job with the Cubs to Carlos Marmol this past season, was one of 31 players to file for free agency on Monday.
11/5/2009 |
Cubs owners visit potential Spring sites
After looking at three sites in Florida a month earlier, three members of the Ricketts family took a helicopter ride in Mesa, Ari., Wednesday to see six potential sites for a new Spring Training facility.
11/5/2009 |
Cubs' Johnson, Harden file for free agency
Reed Johnson and Rich Harden were among the 79 Major League players who filed for free agency on Thursday, the first day they were eligible to do so.
11/5/2009 |
Diamond hopeful he can shine for Cubs
The Cubs claimed Thomas Diamond off waivers from the Texas Rangers in early September. Never heard of him? The right-hander has stellar credentials. More Results > |
