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Crystal Ballin'
Crystal Ballin'
I would expect the following to happen over the next few weeks: 1. NO LATER THAN THE 4TH BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING CONCLUSION OF WORLD SERIES : Clubs must decide whether to add any of their Rule 55 minor league free-agents to the 40-man roster. Probably the only Cubs candidate is RF ...
Laura Ricketts Is First Openly Gay MLB Owner
Laura Ricketts Is First Openly Gay MLB Owner
huffingtonpost.com — The Chicago Cubs have reached a baseball milestone and it has nothing to do with their century-plus World Series drought. With the team's purchase by the Ricketts Family, the Cubs are the first Major League Baseball team to have an openly gay owner. ... (more) Laura Ricketts Is First Openly Gay MLB Owner
Cubs in contract talks with Grabow
talkingchicagobaseball.com — According to this ESPNChicago.com article by the always reliable Bruce Levine, the Cubs are talking to John Grabow's agents about a multi-year contract. This is something that has been expected since before the end of the season, and I think is a sound move if it goes through. Grabow didn't ... (more) Cubs in contract talks with Grabow
The Search For a Fifth Starter: The Free Agent Market
talkingchicagobaseball.com — One of the hardest things to do in baseball is find a competent fifth starter who actually is a solid member of the rotation rather than make you cringe on days he starts. Each year teams big into the free agent scrap heap, their AAA team, and anywhere else they can to get that elusive fifth ... (more) The Search For a Fifth Starter: The Free Agent Market
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Odds & Ends: Beckett, Marlins, Dunn, Cubs
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Johnson to an extension this winter, and that they may explore trade possibilites for reliever Renyel Pinto. In response to some weekend speculation that Adam Dunn could be a fit in St. Louis if Matt Holliday leaves as a free agent, ESPN's Keith Law says "just doesn't make a lot of sense for the Cardinals to consider it," noting that they'd be looking at a big drop-off by sticking Dunn in left field. The Cub Reporter looks at what might happen on Chicago's north side in the coming weeks. ...

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