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Cubs Protect 5 from Rule 5 Draft
thecubreporter.com - 12 hours ago
Cubs Protect 5 from Rule 5 Draft
— thecubreporter.com — The Cubs added pitchers John Gaub, Blake Paker and Rafael Dolis along with catcher Welington Castillo and OF James Adduci to their 40-man roster. All five were eligible to be selected in the upcoming Rule 5 draft and the deadline was today to add them. Arizona Phil has been keeping track of ... (more) Cubs Protect 5 from Rule 5 Draft

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Cubs Rumor Round-Up: Halladay, Bradley
thecubreporter.com - 13 hours ago
Cubs Rumor Round-Up: Halladay, Bradley
— thecubreporter.com — - Muskat blogged that the Blue Jays contacted the Cubs about Roy Halladay. ...there's a catch. He's owed $15.75 million in 2010, and the Blue Jays want some of the Cubs' top prospects. No. 1, the team can't take on Halladay's salary. The Blue Jays apparently have a wish list and ... (more) Cubs Rumor Round-Up: Halladay, Bradley

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Sun Sets on 2009 Solar Sox
thecubreporter.com - 34 hours ago
Sun Sets on 2009 Solar Sox
— thecubreporter.com — Mike Leake (CIN) threw four innings of shutout ball and Lance Zawadzki (SD) had three hits, including a solo home run and a two-run double, leading the Peoria Saguaros to an 8-1 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox at HoHoKam Park this afternoon. box score This was the final ... (more) Sun Sets on 2009 Solar Sox

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Cubs Deal Heilman to Diamondbacks
thecubreporter.com - 38 hours ago
Cubs Deal Heilman to Diamondbacks
— thecubreporter.com — The Cubs have traded RHP Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two minor leaguers, LHP Scott Maine and 1B Ryne White. No one on the Cubs or their fans is probably gonna miss Heilman so I won't waste much space on him, but it was a good way for the Cubs to get something for a guy that ... (more) Cubs Deal Heilman to Diamondbacks

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Grabow Deal Near Completion
thecubreporter.com - 45 hours ago
Grabow Deal Near Completion
— thecubreporter.com — Bruce Levine is reporting that a deal with John Grabow should be completed today for two years and nearly 7.5 million. I had expressed my indifference in the past over resigning Grabow. Oh sure, his ERA has been pretty good the last two years, but with a BB/9 rate near 5 last year and 4.15 for ... (more) Grabow Deal Near Completion

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Final Cashner AFL Start Simply Indefensible
thecubreporter.com - 3 days ago
Final Cashner AFL Start Simply Indefensible
— thecubreporter.com — Nick Evans, Mike Moustakas, and Colin Curtis each crushed two-run homers, and Ian Kennedy threw five innings of one-run ball, leading the Surprise Rafters to a 9-2 drubbing of the Mesa Solar Sox in Arizona Fall League action at HoHoKam Park in Mesa this afternoon, in what was Andrew Cashner's ... (more) Final Cashner AFL Start Simply Indefensible

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Phoenix Top Dog in AFL East
thecubreporter.com - 4 days ago
Phoenix Top Dog in AFL East
— thecubreporter.com — Danny Espinosa (WAS) had three hits and drove-in four runs and Josh Bell (BAL) cracked a three-run homer to cap a seven-run 4th, as the Phoenix Desert Dogs drubbed the Mesa Solar Sox 11-1 this afternoon at HoHoKam Park, clinching the AFL East crown and earning a berth in the 2009 AFL ... (more) Phoenix Top Dog in AFL East

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Cubs' Top 10 Prospects by Baseball America & Minor League Free Agents
thecubreporter.com - 4 days ago
Cubs' Top 10 Prospects by Baseball America & Minor League Free Agents
— thecubreporter.com — Baseball America has listed their top 10 Cubs prospects ....drumroll please... Starlin Castro Brett Jackson Josh Vitters Andrew Cashner Jay Jackson Hak-Ju Lee Logan Watkins Chris Carpenter Ryan Flaherty D.J. LeMehieu I was expecting Kyler Burke to make ... (more) Cubs' Top 10 Prospects by Baseball America & Minor ...

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Cubs Top 10 Prospects by Baseball America and Minor League Free Agents
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Cubs Top 10 Prospects by Baseball America and Minor League Free Agents
— feedproxy.google.com — Baseball America has listed their top 10 Cubs prospects ....drumroll please... Starlin Castro Brett Jackson Josh Vitters Andrew Cashner Jay Jackson Hak-Ju Lee Logan Watkins Chris Carpenter Ryan Flaherty D.J. LeMehieu I was expecting Kyler Burke to make ... (more) Cubs Top 10 Prospects by Baseball America and Minor ...

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Does Wells Deserve the Rookie of the Year?
thecubreporter.com - 4 days ago
Does Wells Deserve the Rookie of the Year?
— thecubreporter.com — I think they're on the verge of announcing the N.L. Rookie of the Year and Randy Wells was in the running for most of the season. Ultimately I don't think he'll get more than a few third place votes from the Chicago writers and I don't have much time to put together a full analysis, so I'm ... (more) Does Wells Deserve the Rookie of the Year?

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TCR Friday Notes
thecubreporter.com - 7 days ago
TCR Friday Notes
— thecubreporter.com — A little under the weather and mourning the end of the Bears season, so some brief notes to hold you over for the weekend. - To add fuel to my "they better offer Rich Harden arbitration" fire, the Seattle Times suggest the Mariners have some interest in Rich Harden as I imagine ... (more) TCR Friday Notes

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Cubs Rumor Round-Up: Granderson, Bradley, Castillo, Grabow & Byrd
thecubreporter.com - 8 days ago
Cubs Rumor Round-Up: Granderson, Bradley, Castillo, Grabow & Byrd
— thecubreporter.com — Let's try to filter through all the rumor reports from the GM meetings... Milton Bradley We know Hendry has talked to the Rays, Rangers, Blue Jays, Mets and Angels and really only the Rays and Rangers seem to be showing any real interest and both want the Cubs to pay a hefty portion ... (more) Cubs Rumor Round-Up: Granderson, Bradley, Castillo, ...

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Anticipated Pitching Duel Fizzles into Slugfest at HoHoKam
thecubreporter.com - 9 days ago
Anticipated Pitching Duel Fizzles into Slugfest at HoHoKam
— thecubreporter.com — With two of the AFL's top starting pitchers on the hill, naturally the game turned into a slugfest, as the Mesa Solar Sox scored eight unanswered runs in the middle innings to overcome a 4-0 deficit, only to blow a four-run 8th inning lead, before scoring the game-winning run on a two-out ... (more) Anticipated Pitching Duel Fizzles into Slugfest at HoHoKam

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Cubs Potential Offseason Targets: Randy Winn or Marlon Byrd
thecubreporter.com - 9 days ago
Cubs Potential Offseason Targets: Randy Winn or Marlon Byrd
— thecubreporter.com — I had to take a break from the series last week cause of that annoying paying job that I jeopardize every day spending way too much time here on TCR. So I'm gonna double up the efforts and today we look at some more potential center field candidates. Let's start with Randy Winn.  ... (more) Cubs Potential Offseason Targets: Randy Winn or Marlon Byrd

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TCR Free Agent Frenzy 2010
feedproxy.google.com - 10 days ago
TCR Free Agent Frenzy 2010
— feedproxy.google.com — Once again we piggyback on MLB.com's Free Agent Frenzy contest . MLB picks the 15 free agents, you pick the team and then rank them by confidence levels, 15 being the most confident, 1 being the least confident. The submission form is after the jump, otherwise you can follow this link . Be ... (more) TCR Free Agent Frenzy 2010

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Bill James 2010 Projections for Cubs
thecubreporter.com - 10 days ago
Bill James 2010 Projections for Cubs
— thecubreporter.com — Fangraphs is once again going to list the projections on their player pages from a variety of sources, Bill James , CHONE, Marcel....maybe more. Bill James projections are up first and here's how the Cubs ranked by wOBA and their 2009 wOBA ( explanation of wOBA here ). I'll try and expand when ... (more) Bill James 2010 Projections for Cubs

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Cubs Rumor Round-Up: Bradley 3-Way, Chapman & More
thecubreporter.com - 11 days ago
Cubs Rumor Round-Up: Bradley 3-Way, Chapman & More
— thecubreporter.com — All Milton, all the time... - Foxsports's rumor mongering robot Robothal is hearing talks about a 3-way trade of Milton Bradley to the Blue Jays, Lyle Overbay to the Mets and Luis Castillo to the Cubs. The three-team possibility, according to one source, has "some legs, but ... (more) Cubs Rumor Round-Up: Bradley 3-Way, Chapman & More

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Elias Rankings for Cubs Free Agents
thecubreporter.com - 11 days ago
Elias Rankings for Cubs Free Agents
— thecubreporter.com — The official Elias rankings are out and they don't differ too much from the reverse-engineered list that MLB Trade Rumors was putting out (courtesy of Eddie Bajek). Type A - John Grabow, Kevin Gregg Type B - Rich Harden Reed Johnson didn't make the cut and even if offered ... (more) Elias Rankings for Cubs Free Agents

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2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects
thecubreporter.com - 11 days ago
2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects
— thecubreporter.com — Here are my “2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects.” This is just my opinion based mostly on my own observations of the players, and I'm sure many of you have your own idea of who should be where. I probably tend to place greater weight on players at the higher levels because I believe it means something ... (more) 2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects

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Cubs Rumor Round-up: DeRosa, Harden and Johnson
thecubreporter.com - 12 days ago
Cubs Rumor Round-up: DeRosa, Harden and Johnson
— thecubreporter.com — - Buried in this Stltoday.com artcile is this nugget: DeRosa, coming off wrist surgery, figures to field an offer from the Chicago Cubs, at the least. Seems like idle speculation than anything legit, but at least the Wrigley-ites would be cheering for the right team if it did ... (more) Cubs Rumor Round-up: DeRosa, Harden and Johnson

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