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Under 30 Free Agents

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:47 +0000

Complied from the ever so resourceful MLB Trade Rumors , a list of the youngest players among the major free agents this offseason with their ages in parenthesis. First up the pitchers. LHP Aroldis Chapman (22) RHP Chad Cordero (28) RHP Mark Prior (28) RHP Rich Harden (28) RHP Brent ...

mlbnotebook posted 31 hours ago from mlbnotebook.com

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Hold Onto Your Butts: The Chicago Cubs and Roy Halladay

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:09:17 +0000

In case I haven’t banged the drum loudly enough, the Chicago Cubs could stand to add a starting pitcher. Ted Lilly’s return in 2010 will be delayed, and his performance will be uncertain. Rich Harden isn’t returning at all. Randy Wells is no lock to repeat his early success. ...

acecubbie posted 25 hours ago from bleachernation.com

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On Rich Harden

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:05:37 +0000

The Seattle Mariners have more than enough starting pitchers to fill their rotation in 2010, but not necessarily the right kind. Felix Hernandez slots in as the staff ace, but after that Seattle is looking at a lot of question marks. Ian Snell and Brandon Morrow both have great stuff and one ...

Baseball-Intellect found this 29 hours ago on proballnw.com

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Harden & Johnson not returning to the Cubs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:00 +0000

I don't believe either player will end up with the Mets because they are injury risks but I still think they would solid additions to the club. Rich Harden and Reed Johnson don't appear in the Cubs plan for next year mainly due to the injuries they sustained during the 2009 season. Rich ...

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John Grabow is a Free Agent

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:25:02 +0000

Chicago Cubs reliever John Grabow has officially filed for free agency. The Cubs are trying to sign him to a two year, $7 million (sigh) extension, with an option for a third year. They have until December first to offer him arbitration - you know, the move the makes sense - so that if he signs ...

acecubbie posted 4 days ago from bleachernation.com

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Kevin Gregg is a Free Agent

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:36:29 +0000

Kevin Gregg has officially filed for free agency. The Chicago Cubs are not expected to re-sign him, or even offer him arbitration despite his Type A designation. Carlos Marmol is expected to take over as the closer next year. Related posts: Cubs Free Agent Classifications Are Now Official ...

acecubbie posted 11 days ago from bleachernation.com

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Grabow and Fox File for Free Agency

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:13:21 +0000

According to a report from Cubs.com , John Grabow was the last of the Cubs possible free agents to file for free agency on Monday. Grabow joined Reed Johnson , Rich Harden , Kevin Gregg and Chad Fox as the five Cubs on the 2009 roster to file for free agency. The Cubs are expected to re-sign ...

Neil posted 4 days ago from chicagocubsonline.com

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Where To?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:45:57 +0000

Nick Piecoro predicts where the top free agents will sign . This is my favorite, on Rich Harden: He’ll be a favorite among the cheeseheads. The Brewers have money to spend on pitching and have said they’re going to take some risks to improve the rotation.

StatsGuru posted 5 days ago from baseballmusings.com

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Harden, Johnson not likely to return to Cubs

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:39:39 +0000

Free agents' contract situations a difficult fit for Cubs' plans > There's no question Rich Harden and Reed Johnson would prefer to return to the Cubs in 2010, and in a perfect world, Jim Hendry would probably re-sign both.

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 13 days ago on chicagotribune.com

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How “lucky” were they? A look at FA starting pitchers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:09:52 +0000

Judging by ERA, Seattle’s Erik Bedard (2.82) and Los Angeles’s Randy Wolf (3.23) would appear to have had the best seasons of this winter’s crop of free-agent starting pitchers (min. 70 IP). But did they? Expected Fielding Independent Pitching (xFIP) tells another story. By ...

Brew Crew Ball found this 8 days ago on fungoes.net

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Elias Rankings for Cubs Free Agents

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:13:49 +0000

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 ...

robgcubreporter posted 12 days ago from thecubreporter.com

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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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Cubs Rumor Round-up: DeRosa, Harden and Johnson

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:30:59 +0000

- 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 ...

robgcubreporter posted 13 days ago from thecubreporter.com

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Rich Harden moving to Seattle?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:32:26 +0000

The Seattle Mariners apparently have some interest in bringing pitcher Rich Harden (notes) to the Great Northwest after a year and a half with the Chicago Cubs , according to the Seattle Times. Harden spent five years in the American League West with the Oakland Athletics and is apparently ...

Bleacher Nation | Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and ... found this 7 days ago on sports.yahoo.com

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Rich Harden Hates the Cubs?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:32:26 +0000

An interesting, and very surprising, nugget in an article about Chicago Cubs free agent pitcher Rich Harden possibly heading out to Seattle: It is rumored that Harden doesn’t have much interest in returning to Chicago since he supposedly felt overused and suffered from some poor ...

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Cubs in sticky situation with Harden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:11:01 +0000

Jim Hendry isn't a small guy. Rich Harden 's agent Arn Tellem isn't a quiet guy, considering he helped change the way money works in baseball negotiating huge contracts for Albert Belle and Mike Mussina in the late '90s/early 2000's. So how is that these two totally missed each other this week ...

kenboehlke posted 9 days ago from talkingchicagobaseball.com

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TCR Friday Notes

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:15:24 +0000

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 ...

robgcubreporter posted 8 days ago from thecubreporter.com

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Riskiest free agents include Rich Harden and Carlos Delgado - Ted Keith - SI.com

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000

When Joe Girardi got up to speak on the steps of City Hall during the Yankees' championship celebration last Friday, he supposedly carried with him a message from team owner George Steinbrenner to the newly crowned kings of baseball: pitchers and catchers report in 96 days, so be ready to defend ...

Ohio Sports Report found this 6 days ago on sportsillustrated.cnn.com

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The Cubs May Be Done With Rich Harden, But He Isn’t Done With Them

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:59:36 +0000

For weeks, it has been a foregone conclusion that the Chicago Cubs would not re-sign starting pitcher Rich Harden. Harden has a torn shoulder, which he pitched through adequately this year, and is not a particularly durable starter. For the kind of money he will command, the Cubs have simply ...

acecubbie posted 10 days ago from bleachernation.com

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