chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 2/18/2008
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| Tribune staff reporter 9:49 PM CST, February 17, 2008 MESA, Ariz. - Manager Lou Piniella said last month at the Cubs Convention he'd like to give Derrek Lee a few more days off at first base to preserve his strength for the end of the season. Lee played in 150 games last year and had one of the best Septembers of his career, hitting .365 with seven home runs to help lead the Cubs to the NL ...
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A League of Her Own —
... Kuriyama agreed that Suzuki's arm is stronger but added: "Fukudome is quicker than Ichiro in throwing the ball, plus he has very good control on the ball. Ichiro also has good control, but that's because he takes his time in aiming and releasing the ball.
"Ichiro has more flair, but Fukudome is as good. After Ichiro left [Japan], Fukudome has been the best outfielder. I sincerely believe Fukudome has a very good chance of winning a Gold Glove in his first year."
Lee, Patterson, Guzman
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Storylines of the Spring....The Rest of the Roster
ChicagoCubsOnline.com —
... Hot Stove season and will likely continue throughout Spring Training. The Cubs signing Alex Cintron on Monday did nothing but further the speculation of a deal being completed at some point with Baltimore. The Cubs have two of the best infielders in the National League in Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee , not only offensively but defensively as well. As long as those two remain healthy, Lou Piniella's only problem on the corners should be finding the right compliments in order to schedule those all-important days off . Both Lee and Ramirez should hit more home runs than a ...
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chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 2/18/2008 — Outfielder's arm, defense may be Gold Glove-level By Paul Sullivan | Tribune reporter 9:37 PM CST, February 17, 2008 MESA, Ariz. - While the arrival of Kosuke Fukudome is expected to beef up the Cubs' lineup, it also should give them a defensively ...
Notes: Cintron joins Cubs' spring camp —
Major League Baseball News 2/18/2008
The Cubs added some infield depth on Monday, inviting switch-hitter Alex Cintron to camp. "With [Ronny] Cedeno getting some outfield time in spring, we felt we needed somebody else in house who could play shortstop besides [Ryan] Theriot and Ronny," ...
