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Cubs re-sign reliever Grabow

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:05 +0000

Looking to secure a solid bullpen that withered under pressure during the regular season, the Cubs have re-signed John Grabow to a two-year, $7.5 million deal. Per the Chicago Tribune : The 31-year-old reliever will be their primary left-handed setup man and is expected to be the ...

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Friday Night Fukudome: Grabow vs. Remlinger

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:37:31 +0000

If there’s one thing Jim Hendry is terrific at doing is bidding against himself for the services of his target free agents and then grossly overpaying for them. As Dolan already pointed out , Hendry did it again with this week’s signing of John Grabow. I have nothing against Grabow. ...

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Hendry’s drunk again

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:37:31 +0000

We had heard rumors for a couple of weeks that the Cubs were “close” to re-signing lefty reliever John Grabow to a two year contract, and today, they did, and we found out how much 70 innings of sub 3.50 ERA will get if you’re lefthanded. Apparently it’s $7.5 million. ...

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Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Aaron, Go, Brah” Edition

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:34 +0000

As our good friend Paul Sullivan pointed out in his Twitter feed , we’re finally down an Aaron (Heilman), and have only Miles left to purge. (HT: Luis) If I didn’t think Jim Hendry was going to trade Aramis, Marmol, Lee, Zambrano, and Lilly for Curtis Granderson, I might actually ...

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Aaron Heilman trade likely made John Grabow contract possible

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:50:54 +0000

Offseason money issues are even affecting big-market teams such as the Chicago Cubs. With a projected $140 million payroll, general manager Jim Hendry was in a position where he had to move peripheral arbitration-eligible players in order to find money for veterans such as reliever John Grabow, ...

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Cubs Sign John Grabow to Another Two Years

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:53 +0000

The deal hasn’t officially been announced yet, but it’s expected to be two years and $7.5 million. Hopefully Grabow turned a corner last year (as so many players do in their 30s…), and can be a successful staple at the back end of the Cubs’ pen this year. Related ...

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Chicago Cubs Trade Aaron Heilman To Diamondbacks

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:06:41 +0000

Late this afternoon, the Chicago Cubs traded RHP Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for prospects Scott Maine (no relation to John of the New York Mets) and Ryne White. Can Cubs GM Jim Hendry get a do-over from the 2008/2009 offseason?

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No Third Year for Grabow

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:00 +0000

The Cubs got a bit of a jump on the official opening of the Hot Stove League by re-signing lefty reliever, John Grabow to a 2-year, $7.5 million deal . A lot of Cubs fans have greeted the news with the same amount of enthusiasm as one would expect from someone who won a dollar in the ...

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John Grabow is About to Get Paid

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:45:34 +0000

The Chicago Cubs are on the verge of doing what they do so well in the Jim Hendry era: resigning the players they want to keep. Unfortunately, they’re also on the verge of doing what they do so crappily: signing middle relievers with short track records of success to contracts for too ...

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Cubs About to Sign Grabow

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:46:45 +0000

You know what every team in a financial jam is doing this offseason? Signing middle relievers to multi-year deals worth $7.5 million. What, you mean only the Cubs are doing that? Well it's true Bruce Levine is reporting that the Cubs expect to have the two-year deal done tomorrow, knocking off ...

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Granderson Price Likely Too Steep for Cubs

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:30:10 +0000

Well meaning Cubs fans are loudly advocating the team to dump Milton Bradley and move to acquire Curtis Granderson to play center field and lead off for the 2010 Chicago Cubs. At first blush, perhaps that would be a fine swap. But realistically I just don’t see how it can happen without ...

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OMGranderson Watch: The Cubs Would Be Nuts Not to Trade Starlin Castro for Curtis Granderson

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:27:19 +0000

The Chicago Cubs are finally in a place, prospect-wise, where they can pick and choose what prospects they will consider trading for a clear upgrade on the big league club. That’s why it’s no surprise that reports have indicated repeatedly that the Cubs will not trade Starlin Castro ...

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Millwood or Burrell for Bradley ... or None of the Above for the Cubs

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:10:00 +0000

Zack Grienke became the first Kansas City Royal since Brett Saberhagen in 1985 to win the AL Cy Young award on Tuesday . The NL and AL Managers of the Year will be announced on Wednesday . In between the debate and the rumors surrounding Curtis Granderson there is Milton Bradley . By all ...

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The Muskbox Has Delusions of Grandeur(son)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:21 +0000

You are in for quite a treat, loyal Muskboxers. I am pretty certain that this week’s Muskbox contains the most long-winded narrative answer to ever pour from the bun-based pencil of Carrie herself. I’ve been reading that the Tigers are putting Curtis Granderson on the trade ...

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The short of it: GMs arrive

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:28:23 +0000

Spending the day and evening at the lovely O'Hare Hilton for the GM meetings. Spent many an hour here back in the 1990s covering baseball labor disputes. Anyway, Cubs GM Jim Hendry and Sox GM Kenny Williams arrived and did impromptu sessions. Also ran into Barry Praver, the agent for Carlos ...

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Jim Hendry says Cubs now are in good position to make moves

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:11:50 +0000

Rangers v Angels Rangers' Marlon Byrd throws his helmet to the ground in frustration. ( Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images / September 28 , 2009 )

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Could Harden return to Cubs?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:12:16 +0000

Rich Harden pitches against the Reds in July. (Nancy Stone/Tribune) By Paul Sullivan It's a very small lobby at the O'Hare Hilton, and hard to miss anyone who walks by. But Cubs general manager Jim Hendry managed to not run into Rich Harden's agent during the first couple days of ...

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Clear objective

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:28:23 +0000

The Chicago Cubs ' main objective in the offseason is to improve the talent on the field and the character in the clubhouse. Both moves could be accomplished with a trade of Milton Bradley . Jim Hendry and assistant GM Randy Bush have been talking proposed deals with numerous teams for two ...

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And This Is Just the Beginning ... of the Hot Stove Season

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:05:00 +0000

Take a moment and think about it, the 2009 season ended just eight days ago. Baseball's off-season is in full swing and the winter is shaping up to be very interesting throughout the game ... and especially on the North Side of Chicago. The GM meetings concluded on Wednesday with Milton ...

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Unloading Milton Bradley without paying steep price won't be easy for Cubs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:51:22 +0000

CHICAGO - After spending the last two winters trying in vain to acquire second baseman Brian Roberts and pitcher Jake Peavy, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry hopes he can unload...

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