Buster Onley says Cubs and Astros as possibilities. The Cubs have promising young players like Donald Veal, Felix Pie, Carlos Marmol, and Sean Gallagher to offer. The Astros might offer players such as Jason Hirsh, Brad Lidge, Chris Burke, Luke Scott, or Willy Taveras. Certainly seems like Houston could offer a better package.
If the cubs could land Manram that would be a huge boost in the offensive department.. his feilding is questionable but we delt with jones last year didnt we?? Wouldnt be bad but i dont wanna give up Pie or Veal in a deal like Buster states.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Red Sox offer Drew, Cubs match it
Tracy Ringolsby of the Rocky Mountain News has overheard a few possible offers to free agents.
He says that J.D. Drew is "expected to sign a two-year, $30 million deal with Boston." It makes sense for the Sox to pay an extra $2MM or so annually to keep the years down on this deal.
Meanwhile, in a separate article, Larry LaRue writes, "Boston has offered J.D. Drew a huge contract - and Lou Piniella's Cubs have matched it."
While i dont feel like Drew is a 15 mil guy.. he can do nothing but help the cubs. Hes a left handed bat with power, great outfield arm, and is a rbi machine!!!
I have a feeling here will be at least an announcement today that we signed a impact player, or at least traded for one.. Just a hunch tho.
He says that J.D. Drew is "expected to sign a two-year, $30 million deal with Boston." It makes sense for the Sox to pay an extra $2MM or so annually to keep the years down on this deal.
Meanwhile, in a separate article, Larry LaRue writes, "Boston has offered J.D. Drew a huge contract - and Lou Piniella's Cubs have matched it."
While i dont feel like Drew is a 15 mil guy.. he can do nothing but help the cubs. Hes a left handed bat with power, great outfield arm, and is a rbi machine!!!
I have a feeling here will be at least an announcement today that we signed a impact player, or at least traded for one.. Just a hunch tho.
Rumors
I have recieved many emails stating the same thing from different people(or so i assume) .Here's the unfound rumors i have been hearing.
-The cubs are set to complete the Westbrook trade with cleveland. It is said that the deal will involve bynum, marshall, and Ohman for Westbrook. (4 different emailers)
This would be huge for the Jim Win Now Campaign.. He has fithy stuff and will create alot of ground balls at Wrigley
- The cubs have made offers to Gil Meche and Jason Marquis. The numbers werent mentioned in the email i recieved but if this is true you gotta think prior wont be ready by spring time or a trade will come shortly after the signing.
- The cubs have met with Soraino's agent already this week and will meet with Soriano and his agent today to exchange numbers. The emailer also stated that the cubs will make an offer to the impact player.
Wow how big would this be if the cubs all did this before the weekend! we will have to see how things unfold in the coming hours and days!!
-The cubs are set to complete the Westbrook trade with cleveland. It is said that the deal will involve bynum, marshall, and Ohman for Westbrook. (4 different emailers)
This would be huge for the Jim Win Now Campaign.. He has fithy stuff and will create alot of ground balls at Wrigley
- The cubs have made offers to Gil Meche and Jason Marquis. The numbers werent mentioned in the email i recieved but if this is true you gotta think prior wont be ready by spring time or a trade will come shortly after the signing.
- The cubs have met with Soraino's agent already this week and will meet with Soriano and his agent today to exchange numbers. The emailer also stated that the cubs will make an offer to the impact player.
Wow how big would this be if the cubs all did this before the weekend! we will have to see how things unfold in the coming hours and days!!
Thursday, November 16, 2006
White Sox send Cotts to Cubs for Aardsma, Vasquez
The Chicago Cubs' search for relief pitching didn't leave the city limits.
The Cubs acquired left-handed reliever Neal Cotts from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in exchange for relief pitcher David Aardsma and minor-league pitcher Carlos Vasquez.
Cotts made a career-high 70 appearances for the White Sox last season, going 1-2 with a 5.17 earned-run average. He was 4-0 with a 1.94 ERA in 2005 and earned a win in the White Sox's four-game sweep of the Houston Astros.
In four major-league seasons, all with the White Sox, Cotts is 10-7 with a 4.52 ERA and one save in 199 appearances. In 193 innings he has allowed 178 hits and 106 runs (97 earned) while striking out 169 and walking 100.
Aardsma was 3-0 with a 4.08 ERA in 45 appearances for the Cubs last season, while Vazquez has spent his entire career in the Cubs' minor-league system.
Aardsma made 45 appearances with the Cubs in 2006, going 3-0 with a 4.08 ERA. In two seasons with the Giants and Cubs he's 4-0 with a 4.52 ERA in 56 games.
It's the first trade between the Cubs and White Sox since the White Sox sent Matt Karchner to Wrigley Field in exchange for Jon Garland on July 29, 1998.
The Cubs acquired left-handed reliever Neal Cotts from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in exchange for relief pitcher David Aardsma and minor-league pitcher Carlos Vasquez.
Cotts made a career-high 70 appearances for the White Sox last season, going 1-2 with a 5.17 earned-run average. He was 4-0 with a 1.94 ERA in 2005 and earned a win in the White Sox's four-game sweep of the Houston Astros.
In four major-league seasons, all with the White Sox, Cotts is 10-7 with a 4.52 ERA and one save in 199 appearances. In 193 innings he has allowed 178 hits and 106 runs (97 earned) while striking out 169 and walking 100.
Aardsma was 3-0 with a 4.08 ERA in 45 appearances for the Cubs last season, while Vazquez has spent his entire career in the Cubs' minor-league system.
Aardsma made 45 appearances with the Cubs in 2006, going 3-0 with a 4.08 ERA. In two seasons with the Giants and Cubs he's 4-0 with a 4.52 ERA in 56 games.
It's the first trade between the Cubs and White Sox since the White Sox sent Matt Karchner to Wrigley Field in exchange for Jon Garland on July 29, 1998.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
My 2007 Cubs Team
CF Julio Lugo (The Cubs are trying to sign him and move him to CF) 8 mil
2B Mark Derosa 3 mil
1B Derrek Lee 13 mil
3B Aramis Ramirez 14 mil
LF Alfonso Soriano (Soriano would fill a big hole in the 5th spot) 16 mil
RF Jacque Jones 5.3 mil
C Michael Barrett 4 mil
SS Caesar Izturis 3.3 mil
Bench:
Pagan .33 mil
Murton .34 mil
Theriot .33 mil
Cedeno .34 mil
Blanco 2.5 mil
Starting Rotation:
SP Carlos Zambrano 9 mil
SP Jason Jennings 3.5 mil or Jake Westbrook 3.75 mil ((Trade)Both eat up inngings and both are groundball sp)
SP Gil Meche 8 mil (Former Seattle starter still in his 20's and has potential)
SP Rich Hill .33 mil
SP Mark Prior 3.6 mil or Wade Miller 1 mil
Relievers:
Cl Kerry Wood 2 mil
S Ryan Dempster 5.17 mil
S Bob Howry 4 mil
RP Scott Eyre 3.67 mil
RP Octavio Dotel 2 mil (Dotel use to be great, he's coming back from an arm injury and is looking to succeed)
RP Glendon Rusch 3.25 mil
*Trade: Wuertz, Marshall, & Novoa for Westbrook or Jennings*
Total: $115,890,000
2B Mark Derosa 3 mil
1B Derrek Lee 13 mil
3B Aramis Ramirez 14 mil
LF Alfonso Soriano (Soriano would fill a big hole in the 5th spot) 16 mil
RF Jacque Jones 5.3 mil
C Michael Barrett 4 mil
SS Caesar Izturis 3.3 mil
Bench:
Pagan .33 mil
Murton .34 mil
Theriot .33 mil
Cedeno .34 mil
Blanco 2.5 mil
Starting Rotation:
SP Carlos Zambrano 9 mil
SP Jason Jennings 3.5 mil or Jake Westbrook 3.75 mil ((Trade)Both eat up inngings and both are groundball sp)
SP Gil Meche 8 mil (Former Seattle starter still in his 20's and has potential)
SP Rich Hill .33 mil
SP Mark Prior 3.6 mil or Wade Miller 1 mil
Relievers:
Cl Kerry Wood 2 mil
S Ryan Dempster 5.17 mil
S Bob Howry 4 mil
RP Scott Eyre 3.67 mil
RP Octavio Dotel 2 mil (Dotel use to be great, he's coming back from an arm injury and is looking to succeed)
RP Glendon Rusch 3.25 mil
*Trade: Wuertz, Marshall, & Novoa for Westbrook or Jennings*
Total: $115,890,000
Cubs | Pitching help high on Piniella's wish list
The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rogers reports Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella wants to add two starting pitchers to his rotation, out of a list of about six to eight possible additions. That list is believed to be headed by free agents Ted Lilly (Blue Jays), Miguel Batista (Diamondbacks), Vicente Padilla (Rangers) and Japanese lefty Kei Igawa. Gil Meche (Mariners) is another possibility. "I was really impressed with the information we had on these guys at the organizational meetings," Piniella said. "Our guys in the scouting department have done a great job. … Now we just have to go out and get some players."
Cubs News & Notes
-The Cubs, the most aggressive club at the general managers' meetings, are just getting started.
-The team's ideal blueprint, according to new manager Lou Piniella, includes the addition of two more hitters and two starting pitchers.
-If they signed free agent Alfonso Soriano, their No. 1 target, to play center, they likely would add a lesser outfield bat to alternate with Jacque Jones and Matt Murton.
-Soriano figures to cost at least $90 million. A free-agent starting pitcher such as Ted Lilly or Gil Meche also will be expensive. The Cubs plan to trade for a second starter.
-Perhaps the most fascinating development in the aftermath of the DeRosa signing is that the Cubs continue to pursue free agent Julio Lugo, whom they envision batting leadoff and possibly moving to center field, according to major-league sources.
-Lugo, a shortstop for most of his career, probably would fit with the Cubs only if the team failed to land Soriano. He has played just one game in center, but he's a terrific athlete and high-energy player who was a favorite of Piniella's with the Devil Rays.
-The Cubs also could trade shortstop Cesar Izturis, perhaps to the Red Sox, to create a spot for Lugo. Izturis, however, is valued for his defense - he won a Gold Glove in 2004 and was an All-Star in '05.
-DeRosa will be the Cubs' regular at second and occasionally fill in at other positions; he turned down a chance to be the Giants' starting third baseman to sign with the Cubs, according to a source with knowledge of his offers.
-The team's ideal blueprint, according to new manager Lou Piniella, includes the addition of two more hitters and two starting pitchers.
-If they signed free agent Alfonso Soriano, their No. 1 target, to play center, they likely would add a lesser outfield bat to alternate with Jacque Jones and Matt Murton.
-Soriano figures to cost at least $90 million. A free-agent starting pitcher such as Ted Lilly or Gil Meche also will be expensive. The Cubs plan to trade for a second starter.
-Perhaps the most fascinating development in the aftermath of the DeRosa signing is that the Cubs continue to pursue free agent Julio Lugo, whom they envision batting leadoff and possibly moving to center field, according to major-league sources.
-Lugo, a shortstop for most of his career, probably would fit with the Cubs only if the team failed to land Soriano. He has played just one game in center, but he's a terrific athlete and high-energy player who was a favorite of Piniella's with the Devil Rays.
-The Cubs also could trade shortstop Cesar Izturis, perhaps to the Red Sox, to create a spot for Lugo. Izturis, however, is valued for his defense - he won a Gold Glove in 2004 and was an All-Star in '05.
-DeRosa will be the Cubs' regular at second and occasionally fill in at other positions; he turned down a chance to be the Giants' starting third baseman to sign with the Cubs, according to a source with knowledge of his offers.
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