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Former Met whipping boy and last year's Maestro di Meh, Aaron Heilman is on the move again.
Number 47 is now a D-Bag, traded for a St. Rita kid and a potential LOOGY.
My quick take? I'd rather pay John Grabow 7 million than have to look at Aaron Heilman anymore. He's kind of Jay ...
MLB
Aaron Heilman
Chicago Cubs
John Grabow
It's not every day that a competitive baseball team will take a risk on a Rule 5 draft pick the way the Cubs did on Patton. But clearly, Jim Hendry must've known that Patton is special, right? Clearly the Cubs management knew of Patton's ungodly, unbeatable talent or else they ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
It appears Hendry has completed GMDirective.2 - John Grabow will not enjoy the passionate rush of unbridled free agency, for he is a Cub through 2011 .
GMDirective.1 is of course the Supermassive Black Hole, the MuppetMaster himself, Milton Bradley. But whither Grabow? AJ gave ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
John Grabow
I kind of already wrote this recap, but I'll go ahead and recap my recap for the sake of recap continuity.
Let me start by saying: John Grabow was OK in 2009.
I mean, honestly, he was exactly that -- just OK. His 3.36 ERA may look sparkly, but he didn't exactly overpower hitters (57 ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
John Grabow
I think most Cub fans are aware that, by most accounts, Kevin Gregg did a terrible job closing for the Cubs in 2009.
I was one of several GROTA folks that defended a few bad outings here and there with regard to Gregg, trying to focus on the forest rather than a few mangled, dying, ...
MLB
Kevin Gregg
Chicago Cubs
Let's see if anyone is still coming out here.
The Tribune's Phil Rogers is beating the drums for the Cubs to trade for homeboy Tiger Curtis Granderson. Ok, Phil, I get it...you love Grandy. So do we. He would be a perfect fit for us, and I believe that the Ricketts could ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Curtis Granderson
Luis Castillo
On January 28th, 2009, the Cubs pulled a deal off with the Mariners that would send them relief pitcher Aaron Heilman for Ronny Cedeno and Garret Olson. Olson had been acquired by the Cubs in a deal with Baltimore for outfield "sensation" Felix Pie, whereas Cedeno -- like Dorothy's ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Aaron Heilman
I'm going to cut to the chase on this one because I think it's such a good idea.
Milton Bradley and Ryan Theriot, for Curtis Granderson and Dontrelle Willis.
Boom. Absorb that gem of amazingness for a second while I tell you about how awesome it is.
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Before we try to decide which ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Ryan Theriot
Milton Bradley
Detroit Tigers
Dontrelle Willis
Well 2009 went about as bad as anyone might have guessed, with injuries and pitiful play crippling the team to a record barely above .500. Changes are around the corner, but nothing major seems imminent as Hendry has virtually tied his own hands, in terms of improving this ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Harry Caray
Quick, how was the best pitcher for the Cubs in 2009? Carlos.... yeah right.....the other Carlos.....not really.....Ted Lilly.....maybe. Seriously, who had Angel Guzman in the pool in April? I'm wrote in my player preview of Guzman that he was 50/50 to make the roster. Really? ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Angel Guzman
For a few hours last night, Cub fans may have felt our long national nightmare was soon to end, based on hot rumors of a three-way trade with the Mets and Jays that would plop Don't Wake Daddy in Canada, and return us Luis Castillo. But last night, Toronto (wisely?) quashed this rumour ...
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Luis Castillo
Milton Bradley
Chicago Cubs
In 2009, behind the reliable arm of Ted Lilly was a group of left handed would-be starters of modest ability and some history of
success. Both Sean Marshall and Tom Gorzelanny would start games for the Cubs in '09 to middling degrees of success, and while either probably deserve their ...
MLB
Sean Marshall
Chicago Cubs
Tom Gorzelanny
I told you all about how Ryan Dempster let the Cubs in strikeouts. As it turns out, he almost didn't.
Rich Harden pitched 59 fewer innings, started five fewer games -- and at the end of the season, only trailed Demp by one in the strikeout category.
Of his 26 starts, Harden racked up ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Rich Harden
Two days after the World Series, and nothing has happened so far to harm or help us. There is a reason behind this: much of the activity you see at the moment pertains to players with contracts specifying "Club options for 2010". At the risk of sounding remedial, take the case of ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Along with the Rejuvenation of Derrek Lee, Randy Wells was the nicest surprise of 2009. When you consider that he ended up a game over .500 with an ERA over 4, this should tell you a lot about the abortion of a season we just witnessed.
I almost feel like writing three short ...
MLB
Randy Wells
Chicago Cubs
Such as...
Remorse that we didn't appoint him as the Manager in 2006-7?
I too am on the record for wanting Girardi that winter. But we got Sweet Lou instead, and I moaned. But after the Zambrano-Barrett tilt, up until Game 3 of 2008, I was all about the Genuis of Lou; the Tao ...
MLB
Joe Girardi
Chicago Cubs
Our friends at MLBTR are all over this John Grabow story. Apparently the Cubs want to extend
the guy's time with the Cubs via a two-year deal worth $6 or 8 million.
The
31-year old Grabow came over from the Pirates in the Tom Gorzelanny
trade late this past season. And when he pitched, he ...
MLB
Chicago Cubs
Milton Bradley
John Grabow
Lou Piniella
New Cubs owner Tom Ricketts did an appearance on NPR on Saturday morning ( here's the related article ). This is great news for Cub fans who are hungry to learn about what his plans are, but it's terrible news for people who were hoping for an exciting interview. (NPR, I love ya, ...
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Chicago Cubs
Because of how prominently these recaps are titled, I probably shouldn't lead this one with, "Guess who led the Cubs in innings pitched and strikeouts?" But I'm clever, so I basically just did it anyway without you even noticing.
P.S. The answer is Ryan Dempster!!!
At the beginning of ...
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Ryan Dempster
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs did have one player this season that exceeded my expectations this season, and that is Theodore Roosevelt Lilly. What can you say about the lefty that isn't good? He plays hard, pitches well and leads in the clubhouse. That is just about the perfect player in my book. Now, if Jim ...
