Mixed League FAAB
FakeTeams — ... The weekly FAAB bids for the NFBC league of Rotowire's Jeff Erickson are up.  The week's top player was Jake Fox of the Chiago ...

Cubs Minor League Wrap -- June 1
Bleed Cubbie Blue — Smokies pitcher Jay Jackson today tweeted that he's got a small crack in his leg an they're telling him that he's going to miss two starts.  He adds "there is no way in hell im missin 2!!!" And guess what catcher thinks he's Jake Fox or Josh Vitters? Iowa Cubs The I-Cubs were grounded by the Memphis Redbirds, 6-2. Mitch Atkins'  annus horribilis continued tonight as he was rocked by the Redbirds for six runs on ten hits over only four innings. Two ...

Drafting Catchers
Beyond the Box Score — ... 1998 78 HS 0 0 Gerald Laird 1998 45 HS 1351 3.4 Jake Fox 2003 73 NCAA 18 -0.1 ...

Daily Update - 06/02/09
Halos Heaven — ... leads the Triple-A PCL with 17 home runs (tied with recent Cub call up Jake Fox) and is patiently awaiting a recall to the ...

Vin Mazzaro Scouting Review
FakeTeams — ... Just as I did with Jake Fox, I went and reviewed Baseball America's rankings and scouting reports on Mazzaro to see how he has developed over time.    While he clearly improved, the reports are not so unambiguously glowing as to dispel my worries about his first start. ...

Carlos Gonzalez Scouting Review
FakeTeams — The Colorado Rockies recalled OF Carlos Gonzalez, and new manager Jim Tracey promised he would get five starts per week.  Whether the Rockies are a better team with Gonzalez playing ahead of Ryan Spillborghs, Seth Smith or Dexter Fowler is a question that will be answered soon enough. As I have done previously with Jake Fox and Vin Mazzaro, I went back and reviewed what Baseball America said about Carlos Gonzalez in 2008 and 2007. For additional info, I went back to John Sickels' The Baseball Prospect ...

My Maloney has a new profession, it's M-L-B S-P, Reds beat Cubs 4-3 in 11
Red Reporter — ... gave up the tying run as Jake Fox hit a sacrifice fly to center.  Dickerson made yet another amazing sliding catch, but by the time he got up and threw the ball in, ...

Poor Fundamental Play Dooms Cubs In 4-3, 11-Inning Loss To Reds
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... , this was it. And all of this on a night when Soto may, at last, have come out of his season-long slump by hitting his second homer of the year, and the Cubs fought back from the 3-0 first-inning mess to tie the game on a Jake Fox sacrifice fly. Fox, for his part, had no fielding chances and did have the sac fly, so I'd expect Lou to give him some more chances to play against lefthanded pitching. ...

He Pitches! He Hits! He Flies The Team Plane! (No, I Made That Last Part Up.) Ted Lilly Leads Cubs To 7-1 Win Over Astros
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... joined in the fun with a two-run double that finished the Cub scoring in the sixth inning. Jake Fox had a pinch-double -- his fifth pinch-hit in six PH at-bats this year, very impressive -- and was rewarded with a return ticket to Iowa so that ...

Zambrano Pitches In His Favorite Road HR Park: Cubs vs. Astros, Wednesday 6/10, 7:05 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... in a game the Cubs lost in extra innings. We all shake our heads at the demotion of Jake Fox, who might seem like the ideal guy to face the lefty Rodriguez -- but as a junkballer, he might tie Fox in knots. Jake will be back. In the meantime, ...

Maybe We're Looking At The Wrong Third Baseman: Blum Beats Cubs Again, 2-1
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... , could he? Miles didn't start today but wound up 0-for-3 anyway, his average right at the Mendoza line at .200 now. It appears that the shoulder issue that he claims has been bothering him since spring training wasn't fixed by the two weeks on the DL. Frankly, I'd rather have him back on the DL and Jake Fox back. Or acquire Blum. Or anyone. Something has to jump-start this offense, because it has now ruined two outstanding starting pitching performances in a row. The Cubs entered today's game ranked fourth in the NL in team ERA at 3.91, and if the ...

Minor League Wrap -- June 11
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Voting has started for the AAA All-Star Game. Let's see if we can get Jake Fox in as a starting outfielder. ...

Minor League Wrap -- June 14
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Jake Fox saw his batting average drop again by going 2 for 5 with a triple. Hey, when you're batting over .400, that's a bad day. Fox scored once and batted two in. ...

Cubs Place Jason Waddell On DL; Recall Jake Fox
Bleed Cubbie Blue — A "non-baseball related medical issue" has sent Jason Waddell to the DL. Jake Fox has been recalled. From the press release: The Chicago Cubs today recalled infielder/outfielder Jake Fox from Triple-A Iowa and placed left-handed pitcher Jason Waddell on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to June 13) for evaluation and treatment of a non-baseball related medical issue. Fox, 26, begins his second stint with the Cubs, having batted .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles and two RBI in eight games for Chicago from May 27-June 9. ...

Danks For Next-To-Nothing: Sox Lefty Stymies Cubs, 4-1
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... and Jake Fox in an outfield position, and I'm quoting here, "they'd hit .300 with 30 HR and 100 RBI in a full season." ...

Bring Rain Gear Again Today: Cubs vs. White Sox Preview, Thursday 6/18, 1:20 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... "tough decisions" he claims he might make "soon" up to now. The run Soriano "drove in" yesterday -- with a meek groundout to 3B -- was his first RBI on anything other than a solo homer in a month (since May 16), and he only had two solo homers and two RBI in that time. Since May 19 he is hitting .146/.214/.252. That's right, the guy who can carry the team when he's hot has a .466 OPS in the last month. He's got to sit on the bench for at least a couple of days, if not go on the DL. Jake Fox can hardly be worse out in left field. ...

A Tale Of Two Bullpens: Cubs Overcome 7-Run Deficit, Win Again In Walkoff 8-7 In 10 Innings
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... When Harden left the game, my friend Phil said to me, "They're going to come back today like they did in that Colorado game you missed last year." And darned if he wasn't right. Before you give Phil too much credit, he also said that Jake Fox was going to hit three home runs today. Not so, Phil -- Fox went 0-for-4 with a walk, but handled three chances in the field flawlessly. I'd give Fox more starts at 3B vs. lefthanded pitching. ...

Cardiac Cubs Win Walkoff Again 6-5; Wood Wild Pitches In Winning Run
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... pinch-hitting instead of Jake Fox in the 11th? Yes, we all know Z can hit. But in reality, he's not a very good pinch-hitter; he's now 2-for-20 as a PH, both singles, with ten strikeouts. In that situation Z has one job (at least in his mind) -- hit the ball halfway to Milwaukee. He took a called third strike which was right down the middle. The Cubs also had a shot at winning the game with one out and a runner in scoring position in the 8th and 10th, but failed both times ( ...

Celebrate The Sweep! Cubs Get Randy Wells His First Major League Win, 6-2 Over Indians
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... . Theriot had taken a short lead off third and had zero time to react and was an easy out -- you can't blame him for that one. And, Jake Fox drove in three runs with a sac fly and a double and again, handled three chances flawlessly at third base (though, one of them was closer than it had to be because he double-clutched on the throw). Playing him there against LHP is the right call. ...

Game 71: Cubs 6, Indians 2
Let's Go Tribe! — ... again ran out of steam as he approached the middle innings. He gave up four runs in the fifth inning, including a two-run double to Jake Fox. Jeremy's in the rotation only because three better starters are on the Disabled List, and one more talented starter is regrouping in Arizona. I can't see the Indians keeping him through the offseason as a starter. ...

Sunday's Roto Round Up: Why Does Albert Pujols Continue To See Pitches?
FakeTeams — ... 3B, Jake Fox, CHI-Fox started at 3B yesterday and responded with a hit and 3 RBI. He played LF on Saturday, and it appears Lou Piniella wants his bat in the lineup at all costs. The ...

Making Up Is Easy To Do: Cubs vs. Braves Preview, Monday 6/22, 6:10 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Ivan, and since they were already in Chicago, played two games vs. the Expos at the Cell.) While there is a 20% chance of thunderstorms in the Atlanta area tonight, that's not atypical for this time of year and they'll do their best to get the game in, although the Cubs have to fly out to Detroit right after it is over. And that's when the Cubs begin their six-game interleague road swing. Here are Lou's lineup plans: His plan is to use Jake Fox and Micah Hoffpauir in the DH role or at first base or in the ...

Hurry Back, Aramis: Cubs' Offense Again Impotent In 5-3 Loss To Tigers
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Defensive notes: Jake Fox actually played credibly well at third base. He snagged a line drive neatly, and stopped another ground ball from going through with a diving stop, even though he was unable to right himself and throw the runner out in time. It's too bad that the power bat that Fox was showing in Triple-A has been mostly absent since his recall. Sure, he's hitting .300 -- 9-for-30 -- but that is comprised of six singles and three doubles, and he has scored only one run. Fox nearly hit into a triple play in the second inning; with runners on first ...

Lyon, Tigers Beat Fox, Cubs: Oh, My! Cubs Get Swept Out Of Detroit 6-5
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Congratulations to Jake Fox for hitting his first major league home run in the first inning with two men on base. I hope that's the first of many. It should have made today a no-brainer for ...

Redemption Rally: Tigers 6, Cubs 5
Bless You Boys — ... After 10 straight starts without earning a win, Galarraga finally got himself a "W."  It wasn't pretty, as he fell behind 3-0 in the first inning, thanks to a fastball right down the middle that Jake Fox blasted out for his first major league home run.  Overall, Galarraga allowed four runs for the fifth time in his last seven outings.  ...

Thursday's Roto Round Up: Jordan Zimmerman Shuts Down Bosox, Joey Votto Catches Fire
FakeTeams — ... him last night. Can I give him a raise now? SP, Jordan Zimmerman, Nationals-Zimmerman pitched 7 solid innings last night holding the Red Sox to one run on 5 hits while striking out 6. This guy is good. H ehas given up 2 runs or less in 5 of his last 6 starts, with a 37/9 K/BB ratio 1B, Joey Votto, Reds-Votto went 4 for 5 with a HR and 3 RBI. Votto couild still go 30-100 for you. 1B, Jake Fox, Cubs-Fox went 3 for 4with a HR and 3 RBI for the ...

The Lou And Ozzie Show, Part Deux: Cubs vs. White Sox Preview, Friday 6/26, 3:05 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Or every Cubs fan's new favorite, Jake Fox, belting a pair of homers as DH without manager Lou Piniella holding his breath every time the ball was hit to Fox at third base? ...

Milton Bradley, I'm Done With You. Meanwhile, Cubs Use Soto HR To Beat White Sox, 5-4
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... The Cubs used the longball -- the White Sox' favorite tool -- to beat the South Siders 5-4; Jake Fox had three hits and a HR and Geovany Soto smacked a three-run blast that was the difference in the game. And I suppose all you want to talk about is Milton Bradley. Bradley and manager Lou Piniella had words in the dugout after Bradley flied to left in the sixth inning and, to make a long story short -- and the story may yet get longer -- Lou sent Milton home, but not before Bradley had slugged the ...

Milton Bradley Must Go
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Maybe this is the thing to do -- admit this was an enormous mistake, see if any team will send a face-saving prospect or two, eat most of the deal, and move on. Perhaps Adam Dunn could be acquired to play right field the rest of the year -- honestly, I don't care how bad his defense is, at least he'd be getting on base and hitting home runs (and you could run Reed Johnson, Ryan Freel or Kosuke Fukudome out there the last couple innings for defense). Or send Jake Fox out there once Aramis Ramirez returns -- Fox has shown ...

Bullpen Fails Again In 8-7 Cubs Loss To White Sox
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... This series is still winnable and I like tomorrow's pitching matchup. Final notes: the loss dropped the Cubs' record in one-run games to 11-14. The 25 one-run games is tied with the Brewers for most in the NL and only the Mariners, who have played 32, have more. And, do you think the White Sox had Jake Fox scoped out today or what? He went 0-for-5, all five at-bats resulting in a fly ball to center field. ...

Cubs Reach New Low In 6-0 Loss To White Sox
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... can't hit lefthanders at all. Including today: 4-for-20. Jake Fox has come back to Earth -- 0-for-8 the last two days against the lefties he's supposed to crush (he did draw a walk against ...

Cubs Find Favorite Punching Bag Ready And Waiting, Beat Pirates 3-1
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... or not, more than two weeks ago, June 12, when he had a two-RBI double off Kevin Slowey of the Twins). Now, that's more like it, right? Obviously, there's a lot more work to be done, but a win like this gives something to build on. In addition to Harden's fine pitching, Carlos Marmol had an uneventful inning (the last time he had a truly uneventful inning: four appearances ago in Detroit), and Kevin Gregg finished up easily for his 13th save. Jake Fox had a pair of hits and scored the first run of the game. And ...

Cubs Fail Offensively, Defensively And Managerially In 3-0 Shutout By Pirates
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Here's one good thing about today's game, about the only thing: Jake Fox again played third base competently. When Aramis Ramirez returns -- and it appears his rehab assignment, if it starts Thursday, will end Sunday, because Lou said in pregame remarks that A-Ram should need only "15 to 20 at-bats" -- if he's not at full strength (and who could expect him to be?), Fox could play third base a couple of times a week if needed. ...

Cubs vs. Pirates, 1 July 2009
Bucs Dugout — ... Derrek Lee - 1B Garrett Jones - LF Milton Bradley - RF Adam LaRoche - 1B Jake Fox - 3B Brandon Moss - RF Kosuke Fukudome - CF ...

MLB Trade Rumors: Will the Milwaukee Brewers Deal J.J. Hardy or Corey Hart Now Or In The Off-season?
FakeTeams — ... .  With the Cubs forced to play Jake Fox at 3B in hopes of some offense, Baker would be a defensive improvement.  While a play-off contender shouldn't be satisfied with that, it could signal 3B ...

Derrek Lee's Career Day Leads Cubs To 9-5 Win Over Brewers
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... three-run homer and grand slam -- both hit in the first four innings -- led the Cubs to a convincing 9-5 win over the Brewers, making the first "statement" that they're not going away in this tight division race. Only 2.5 games now separate the top four teams in the NL Central; the Cardinals' win over the Giants last night put them in a first-place tie with Milwaukee. The Cubs also edged back to one game behind the Brewers in the loss column, and Jake Fox and Geovany Soto also homered. Since May 12, Soto is hitting ...

Cubs 2, Brewers 1 (10 innings)
Brew Crew Ball — ... sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth, but went hitless in all of those opportunities, scoring one run on a bases loaded walk. J.J. Hardy and Mike Cameron came to the plate nine times and had fewer hits (none) than Jeff Suppan (one). Jeff Suppan was also thrown out at the plate to end an inning. In the tenth inning, the Cubs had a runner on third with two outs, so Ken Macha had Mark DiFelice walk Milton Bradley and Geovany Soto to load up the bases for Jake Fox, and DiFelice walked him (on a ridiculous call) to end the ...

Walk-Off Walk: Jake Fox One Of Many Heroes In 2-1 Cubs Win Over Brewers In 10
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... , who went 2-for-4 and blocked the plate nicely on the Suppan play), running the count to 3-0 and then also putting him on intentionally. Sometimes when that happens, pitchers lose their command, and DiFelice then ran the count to 3-1 on Jake Fox. Fox decided to swing at 3-1 -- a pitch that was probably a strike -- and fouled it off, then fouled off three more pitches before taking the winning ball four, a really nice at-bat. ...

Why it Matters: Umpires, Computers, Wins, and Dollars
Beyond the Box Score — ... , our hated rivals, on a walk-off walk.  I'm not happy, because my team lost on this pitch, ball 4 to Jake Fox. ...

Ted Lilly To The Rescue: Cubs vs. Brewers Preview, Sunday 7/5, 1:20 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Bruce Miles confirms that the Cubs are thinking about going to 11 pitchers on Monday: Lou says one solution to Monday's impending roster crunch is to get to to 11 pitchers instead of 12. That would mean just one position player would have to be sent out when Aramis Ramirez, Reed Johnson and pitcher Angel Guzman come off the DL Monday. Jeff Baker and Andres Blanco are going to stay, meaning Mike Fontenot, Jake Fox, Micah Hoffpauir and Sam Fuld will be watching things ...

Cubs, Ted Lilly, Weather Star In 8-2 Blowout Of Brewers
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... ' sole representative to the 2009 NL All-Star team, and went out and threw another solid game. The Cub offense stepped up with 13 hits and a pair of homers, capped by Jake Fox's two-run job to Waveland. (You already know, if you follow either Ballhawk Ken or me via Twitter, that Ballhawk Dave caught that one on the fly.) And summer weather arrived at last, with plentiful sunshine and temperatures in the mid-70's, all adding up to ...

Cubs Play With Hart, Lose To Braves Anyway 4-1
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Today's loss could perhaps have been avoided if outfielders didn't keep letting baseballs dive underneath their gloves. The first, by Jake Fox, didn't really affect anything -- it allowed the hitter, ...

Cubs All-Star Break Report Card
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... So the pitching staff, despite injuries, gets an A-. The offense, though, ranks 15th in runs scored (and 14th in BA, 13th in OBA, and 13th in SLG). It's been, to use a phrase quoted here regarding Jake Fox's defense a while back, "a notch above horrific". D- for the Cubs offense to date. ...

The Same Old Washington Nationals Drop One To The Chicago Cubs, 6-2 final.
Federal Baseball — ... singles through second to move Soriano to third. Koyie Hill singles to score Soriano and it’s 4-1 Cubs, Tavarez is done. Grounder back to the mound from pinch hitter Jake Fox and ...

Washington Nationals (0-4) Under Jim Riggleman After Chicago Cubs Sweep Series With 11-3 Win.
Federal Baseball — ... to fly out to start the fourth, and he got a ground ball from Cubs' third baseman Jake Fox to short, that was unfortunately blown by ...

Sweep! Fox, Soriano Homer, Lead Cubs To 11-3 Blowout Of Nationals
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... hit his second homer in two days along with a double. Jake Fox added a three-run blast and drove in four runs, and ...

If You Believe They Put A Man On The Moon: Cubs vs. Phillies Preview, Monday 7/20, 6:05 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... 40th anniversary of the date that humans first set foot on the moon. In an odd coincidence, the Cubs were also playing in Philadelphia on July 20, 1969 -- they swept a doubleheader in the final day of a four-game series, during which they took three of four. Let's hope for similar success in this three-game set. The Phillies are riding an eight-game winning streak, and have also won nine of their last ten games at Citizens Bank Park. It's time to put an end to that. It appears Jake Fox has once again impressed Lou to the point where Lou's going ...

Part 2 of the D-Backs Deadline Possibilities: The Chad Tracy Trade Market
AZ Snakepit — ... : The Cubs have way too many players at the corner infield, as they're struggling to find places to play Jake Fox, ...

Iowa... Er, Chicago Cubs Shut Out Astros 12-0
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... that's going to take place on August 9 between Iowa and Las Vegas (note on that page it still says Jake Fox is a "rising star" playing for Iowa -- maybe that needs to be updated). ...

Thanks For The Win, Kevin Hart, Now Here's Your Ticket To Pittsburgh: Cubs Pound Astros Again 12-3
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... were two of the biggest hitting heroes today -- Theriot drove in four runs with a double, sac fly and groundout, and Fukudome singled, doubled and tripled, also knocking in four runs. There was plenty of longball power to go around, too -- Jake Fox and ...

Land Shark Stadium? - Cubs vs. Marlins Preview, Friday 7/31, 6:10 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... . Most of those pitchers, particularly Wells and the just-traded Hart, have made significant positive contributions. Add to that list position players Jake Fox, ...

Marmol Meltdown Sends Cubs To 5-2 Defeat By Marlins
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Rich Harden ties a career high for strikeouts. Jake Fox hits a clutch game-tying two-run homer. New Cub John Grabow throws a scoreless inning (and Lou even allows the lefthander to pitch to righthanded batters!). Aaron Heilman... also pitches a scoreless inning. Recipe for victory, right? Unfortunately, no. Carlos Marmol had one of his bad innings, walking the first two batters he faced (and throwing only 10 strikes in 22 pitches). He almost got out of the inning by getting the next two men out, but ...

Cubs Win! Wait... It's Tied. Wait! Cubs Win! Wait... Extra Innings. Lee's HR Gives Cubs Wacky 9-8 Victory In 10
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... led by two, but two batters later, Emilio Bonifacio, who was only in the game because Hanley Ramirez got hit on the knee by a Carlos Zambrano pitch and left in the third inning, skied a two-run triple over the head of Kosuke Fukudome to tie it. It was Kevin Gregg's first blown save since June 23 at Detroit; he had reeled off 10 consecutive saves since then. Thank you, Derrek Lee, for winning this game with a HR that went nearly as far as Jake Fox's on Friday, and thank you, Aaron Heilman, for coming into a ...

Kevin Gregg Blows Save, Cubs Lose 3-2; But This One's On Lou
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Kudos to Jake Fox for giving the Cubs the lead in the 9th inning with his eighth homer of the year; he is now hitting .308/.347/.607, and while we may never see him behind the plate again with ...

Now I'm a fan of the 154 game season. At least it would be over quicker. Reds lose, 6-3.
Red Reporter — ... 7.1 innings of three hit, one run ball, with a walk and six strikeouts.  He also went 1-3 with a walk and an RBI in his Cubs debut. Key Plays Kosuke Fukudome, the first batter of the game, hit a home run.  If you didn't think the Reds were done for that point, you have more optimism than I. Johnny Cueto actually shut down the Cubs after that, until the sixth inning.  With one out, Aramis Ramirez doubled and Jake Fox was hit by a pitch.  Alfonso Soriano singled and the bases were ...

NL Central leaders come to Coors in battle of Wild Card contenders
Purple Row — ... (7-for-24, 3 2B) is the best candidate to spell Fukudome in center.  Jake Fox (.297, 8, 27) will start at least one game for Bradley in right, and  another power corner infielder, ...

Game #112: Tom Gorzelanny vs. Jorge De La Rosa
Purple Row — ... Milton Bradley - RF Ryan Spilborghs - LF Derrek Lee - 1B Todd Helton - 1B Jake Fox - 3B Troy Tulowitzki - SS Geovany Soto - C ...

Lou Piniella, This One's On You: Bullpen Mismanagement Sends Cubs To 4-3 Loss
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... struck out in that inning. If Jake Fox could have driven the ball just a bit farther past Victorino that inning, we'd be talking about a dramatic Cubs victory. Bradley also made three fine catches in right field, as Jack Brickhouse might have described them: "plucking the balls off the tops of tall blades of grass out there!" Bradley seems energized since moving to the #2 spot in the lineup -- keep up the good work, Milton. ...

Ready for Prime Time: Phillies 12, Cubs 5
The Good Phight — ... than had been reported--his best fastball was 93 miles per hour, and he hit 92 perhaps a half-dozen times--the three time Cy Young winner went five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out five. Martinez didn't quite seem to have the command of his legendary change-up and threw only a handful of curveballs, and he ran out of gas in the fifth inning as the first four Cubs reached base, scoring two runs--but he came back to retire Derrek Lee, Jake Fox and Kosuke Fukudome without further damage to qualify for the ...

Shark Attacked: Samardzija Pounded, Cubs Lose Sixth In Last Seven
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Marshall wasn't much better last night, giving up two homers in the disastrous fourth inning. If Marshall could have stopped the Phillies where they were -- leading only 5-1 instead of ending that inning with 12 runs -- maybe the Cubs could have mounted a comeback. Instead, a lot of people started leaving or were forcibly removed -- I'm referring to the guy who was yanked out of the bleachers for allegedly dumping a beer on Phillies OF Shane Victorino as he was catching a Jake Fox sac fly in the fifth inning. You can continue that discussion ...

Broom of One's Own: Phillies 6, Cubs 1
The Good Phight — ... in the low 90s for most of the day. He went eight innings, allowing six hits and three walks while striking out eight, and admirably kept his composure despite getting squeezed early by home plate ump Mark Carlson. The only Cub who saw Lee particularly well was second baseman Jeff Baker, who went two for two with two walks and finished the three game set with seven hits in ten at-bats, raising his season average from .214 to .275. But Milton Bradley, Derrek Lee, Jake Fox, Alfonso Soriano and Geovanny Soto went a combined 2 for ...

Cliff Lee And Phillies Thoroughly Dominate; Cubs Lose Fifth In Row
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... from Cleveland. The Cubs' best shot at Lee was in the second inning when they loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a single by Jake Fox. However, the bases-loaded batter was Dempster, who came into the game with a .089 career batting average and who was 3-for-40 this year (.075) starting today's action. ...

Red Reposter - 8/15/09
Red Reporter — ... and Jake Fox, the Reds aren't sure he can stick at third base, although they've left him there for now. I wouldn't be surprised if they call him up in September and see how he does." I like how he thinks Francisco's only problem is his defense. He still doesnt get on base nearly enough, though he has improved a bit in that department. I would be very surprised if the Reds bring him up this September because he's still really raw. ...

Now We're Cooking: Baker Helps Lead Cubs To 3-1 Win Over Pirates
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... , although Gorzelanny's throw was pretty wild. I won't put that all on Gorzo, as Jake Fox at 3B should have made the play, calling off the pitcher, as the ball was right in front of him. All of this helped lead to Pittsburgh's only run of the day, on a sac fly by McCutchen. ...

Going For The Sweep: Cubs vs. Pirates Preview, Sunday 8/16, 1:20 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Ross Ohlendorf is 10-8 on a team that is 46-70. That's pretty impressive. Even more impressive is his one career start vs. the Cubs, on June 30 in Pittsburgh, when he allowed just three singles and a double (by Geovany Soto). That's enough of that, I think. Let's beat up on this guy. More than likely, three of the starting eight from June 30 (Micah Hoffpauir, Jake Fox and Mike Fontenot) won't be in the lineup today. Rich Harden deserved better in his last start on Tuesday; let's not talk any ...

Groundhog Day: Kevin Gregg Gives Up Walkoff Again, Cubs Lose 4-1
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... 's ninth-inning double? Maybe not, but he'd have had a much better shot at it than Jake Fox did. The Cubs played shorthanded last night with ...

Chicago Cubs Top 20 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
Minor League Ball — ... I don't know why I didn't have Jake Fox in the book. I was certainly aware of him and had written about him before. I had given him a C+ and a fairly positive review of his power potential in 2008. Not putting him in the '09 book looks like a stupid moron mistake and I don't remember my thought process or lack thereof. This is his age 27 career breakout, but it's fun for Cubs fans to watch and nice to see a product of the system doing well, especially one that scouts have panned in the past. ...

Haeger hangs a zero on Chicago
True Blue LA — ... struggled, many had asked for Sherrill to be given a chance for some save opportunities. They got what they wanted. How would it work out? As Sherrill faced the first batter the Dodger bullpen had not allowed an earned run in their last 14 innings. Could they make it 15? Sherrill worked the count full before dispatching Baker for the 1st out. The disapointing Soto was next in line to face Sherrill. Soto whistled a single through the box bringing up the tying run in the person of Jake Fox the wonderkid from the PCL where he had an OPS over 1.300 before the ...

Dempster, Fox Stifle Dodgers
True Blue LA — ... Ryan Dempster pitched seven strong innings, and was backed up by Jake Fox at the plate, leading the Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers in the series finale in front of 49,711 at Dodger Stadium.  I don't know if there were simply a large contingent directly below the press box, but it seemed like there were a lot of Cubs' fans at the stadium today. Dempster retired 10 in a row at one point, and allowed just one unearned run on three hits in seven innings.  He threw a first pitch strike to 19 of the 24 hitters he ...

Hector Luna drops another bomb - Top Dodger Prospect Performances and Minor League Box Scores - Aug 23rd, 2009
True Blue LA — ... with another home run and four RBI's.  For those who want to just attribute what Luna is doing to the PCL fine, but they were saying the same thing about Jake Fox back in June. The difference is that Fox is a lousy catcher trying to play 3rd base, while Luna is an ex major league  middle infielder playing 3rd base. When we tried to find a RHH who could punish LHP we found very few major league bench players who fit the bill. Luna is crushing LHP with an OPS against them sitting at 1.399.  He's also produced an OPS over 1.000 at both home and ...

Washington Nationals Beat Chicago Cubs, 15-6!!! Bring Back LIVAN HERNANDEZ!!!!
Federal Baseball — ... Josh Willingham goes back up the middle with a leadoff single off Zambrano, and Ronnie Belliard follows with a line drive to center as well. Elijah Dukes grounds weakly to second but there’s no double play. Wil Nieves flies to center on a full count pitch to score Wilingham from third for a 1-0 lead. Garrett Mock K’s looking and heads back to the mound...Kosuke Fukudome’s grounder eats up Ronnie Belliard who just knocks it down. Garrett Mock pops up Jake Fox. Geovany Soto hits a ground ball to third, Ryan Zimmerman ...

Open Thread: Mets vs Cubs
Amazin' Avenue — ... Aramis Ramirez - 3B Cory Sullivan - LF Kosuke Fukudome - CF Fernando Tatis - 3B Jake Fox - LF Brian Schneider - C Mike Fontenot - 2B ...

Foxy Day: Jake Fox's Slam, 5 RBI Lead Cubs To 11-4 Blowout Of Mets
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... All the Cubs can do each day is exactly what they did this afternoon -- come out, swing the bats, come from behind if necessary, make plays in the field... and who knows what might happen in the future? Jake Fox hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to lead the Cubs to an 11-4 win over the Mets, and now the Cubs have a nice little four-out-of-six run going. Whatever you think of Fox playing in the field -- and he's obviously only adequate at any of his defensive positions, and wouldn't have come near the nice running ...

Bobby Parnell Woeful: Cubs 11, Mets 4
Amazin' Avenue — ... Blue Gamethread Win Probability Added Big winners: Jeff Francoeur, +19.2% WPA, Fernando Tatis, +6.0% WPA Big losers: Bobby Parnell, -60.6% WPA, Angel Pagan, -11.5% WPA Teh aw3s0mest play: Schneider two-run double in fourth, +17.1% WPA Teh sux0rest play: Fox grand slam in fifth, -32.5% WPA Total pitcher WPA: -64.6% WPA Total batter WPA: +14.6% WPA GWRBI!: Jake Fox Game Thread Roll Call Nice job by ...

Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs, Aug 31, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
The Crawfish Boxes — ... Aramis Ramirez - 3B Miguel Tejada - SS Kosuke Fukudome - CF Geoff Blum - 3B Jake Fox - LF Hunter Pence - RF Jeff Baker - 2B ...

Cubs September Callups Announced
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... leaving Iowa for the Canadian national team, Jake Fox is likely to be the Iowa team leader in RBI this season with 53, despite playing only 45 games there. (Not to mention that Fox is also tied for sixth on the major league Cubs with 39 RBI.) ...

Fantasy Baseball: The Jake Fox Dilemma
FakeTeams — ... have a very good hitter that sits on the bench most of the time. But when has has started, all he has done is hit. He can play many positions including catcher. His name is Jake Fox, and he should be on your radar in 2010. ...

Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs, Sep 1, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
The Crawfish Boxes — ... Aramis Ramirez - 3B Geoff Blum - 3B Kosuke Fukudome - CF Hunter Pence - RF Jake Fox - LF Kazuo Matsui - 2B Jeff Baker - 2B Chris ...

Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs, Sep 2, 2009 1:20 PM CDT
The Crawfish Boxes — ... Derrek Lee - 1B Carlos Lee - LF Milton Bradley - RF Miguel Tejada - SS Jake Fox - LF Jason Michaels - CF Mike Fontenot - 2B ...

Indefensible: Cubs Defense And Managing Shoddy In 5-0 Loss To White Sox
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... , he just looked like Seaver out there Thursday afternoon -- by allowing no earned runs in seven-plus innings. Jake Fox's error on a routine pickoff throw allowed ...

It's Up To You, New York, New York: Cubs vs. Mets Preview, Friday 9/4, 6:10 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... He gave up nine hits including a grand slam to Jake Fox. Let's hope for more of the same. Incidentally, Parnell is the grandson of ...

Cubs Tie Major League Record In 9-4 Pasting Of Pirates
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... apparently can only play defense -- the hand he banged up making that catch in LA a couple of weeks ago is still bothering his hitting. Like the rest of you, I was puzzled as to why Jake Fox wasn't starting in LF today with the lefthander Duke going. There's absolutely no reason why Fox shouldn't be out there Wednesday afternoon against his old Iowa teammate ...

Sweep! Cubs Keep Faint Playoff Hopes Alive With 8-5 Win Over Pirates
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... shouldn't let that happen, but it's human nature. Gregg will say farewell when this year is over and the Cubs have their closer for 2010, which will allow them to spend money elsewhere next season. Micah Hoffpauir, who had a tough go of it most of this year, has made his case in the last two days for a 2010 spot, also. He homered for the second straight day, walked twice and scored three runs. In the absence of Alfonso Soriano, why not platoon Hoffpauir and Jake Fox in LF for a while? Sam Fuld can spell them defensively after ...

The Tale Of The Season: Cubs Defense, Marmol Fail In 7-5 Loss To Reds
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... , thank you for your moment in the sun, but you're not going to be a Cub in 2010. Jake Fox should be in LF every day while ...

Some Postseason And 2010 Thoughts: Cubs vs. Reds Preview, Sunday 9/13, 1:20 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... and Jake Fox cough). Enjoy it while it's here, because we will miss the game over the winter when it's not. ...

Scales Scales The Wall! He Catches -- Oh, Wait. No, He Doesn't. Cubs Lose 2-1
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Scales did play some outfield in the minor leagues, though not very much, and it's been three years since he's spent significant time in the outfield (13 games there for Iowa this year, 10 last year). Admittedly, Jake Fox isn't really a very good outfielder, either, though the man can hit. And the Cubs haven't been hitting or scoring many runs lately. Plus, Fox might actually have a role for the 2010 Cubs. Scales will turn 32 on the last day of the regular season and he's had his proverbial 15 minutes of fame. Most likely, he won't be part of the Cubs' ...

Milton Bradley Suspended; Cubs Win In Extra Innings
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... the Cubs appeared to have lost when a double-play relay was thrown wide by Ryan Theriot with the bases loaded; the apparent winning run crossed the plate. However, the umpires conferred and correctly ruled that Matt Holliday had slid out of the baseline -- even going so far as to show Tony LaRussa the "skid mark". The run was nullified and the game continued. Sean Marshall, Aaron Heilman and Esmailin Caridad held the Cardinals down until Jake Fox slammed a two-run homer off Mitchell Boggs; Carlos ...

Baker Leads Cubs Past Former Candlestick Players, 3-2
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... In a stunning display of one-upmanship, the Cubs fail when Jake Fox jumps and rest of Cubs fielders fall down, only to find out that Jake didn’t catch the ball. ...

Three And Counting: Cubs Beat Giants Again 6-2
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... as Jim Hendry had last winter, give him credit for that trade -- he got Gorzelanny and John Grabow from the Pirates for, essentially, nothing. The rest of the Cubs also had fun yesterday, even without Derrek Lee (who should be back today) -- they piled up 13 hits and seven walks off Barry Zito and four Giants relievers, including our old pal Bob Howry, who was making his first appearance against his former teammates. All told, three Cubs (Jake Fox, Reed Johnson and Micah Hoffpauir -- who didn't even ...

Ten Lessons Jim Hendry Needs To Learn From The 2009 Season
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... in left field for even one game. Scales is a great story and maybe he's a 25th guy on someone's roster next year -- but his trade value is close to zero. Jake Fox, on the other hand, might either be a useful spare part for the 2010 Cubs or might have some trade value, but scouts aren't going to see it if he sits on the bench, Lou. This is where a GM has to have some input with his manager, not simply let the manager dictate the roster. In general, GM's shouldn't be making out lineups -- but Hendry, in this case, could have let Lou know that Fox ...

Pirates vs. Cubs, 30 September 2009
Bucs Dugout — ... Jeff Baker - 3B Lastings Milledge - LF Micah Hoffpauir - 1B Steve Pearce - 1B Jake Fox - LF Jason Jaramillo - C Bobby Scales - RF ...

Pirates Sweep Split-Squad Games From Cubs, 4-0 And 8-2
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... help -- Bobby Scales, who again I remind Lou is not an outfielder, pulled up short on Lastings Milledge's looping line drive, allowing it to bounce in front of him. Then he nearly got Garrett Jones having taken too long a turn past second base; if this play had worked, Steve Pearce's ground ball on the next at-bat would have ended the inning with only one run scoring. Instead, Jason Jaramillo followed with a double to the LF corner, on which Jake Fox made a Jacque Jones-like throw to the infield, allowing ...

Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 2: There never is any end to summer
AZ Snakepit — ... getting a single in the bottom of the first with two outs. Jake Fox promptly struck out on four pitches. He might have been inspired by the D’backs’ top of the first effort: both ...

Building A Cubs Champion: 2010 Edition
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Sad to say, I'm non-tendering Micah. He's 30 in March and didn't really do well most of last year -- he's a one-dimensional player, since he's really not a very good outfielder, and didn't do well in the dimension (hitting) he was supposedly good at. Since we're no longer locked in to the "lefthanded" mantra of a year ago, the Cubs can put the minimum-wage Jake Fox -- bumped up to $500,000 for his good performance of a year ago -- in this slot, and re-sign Rowand's close friend ...

MLB Trade Rumors: Derrek Lee to Braves for Javier Vazquez??
FakeTeams — ... in the rotation. With Lee gone, the Cubs could put hitting machine Jake Fox at first base on a full time basis. Fox is limited as to where he can play on the field as he is a poor defensive player, but he can hit and hit for power. ...

The Art & Science Of Well-Timed Acquisitions And Trades
Athletics Nation — ... because they've shown the potential not to be the answer, but then you have to trade them for "might not be the answer" value -- as happened with Sean Gallagher and more recently with Hardy. The potential trade market is similar too. You could get Garret Atkins for fairly little, but fairly little is what you'll probably get from Garret Atkins. You could roll the dice on the potential hitting prowess of a "major league ready" young slugger like Mat Gamel or Jake Fox, giving up defense for players whose offensive abilities are ...

Building a spreadsheet champion, 2010
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... committed ~$122,658,333 to 10 players from 2009 plus Luis Vizciano: Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Zambrano, Aramis Ramirez, Kosuke Fukudome, Ryan Dempster, Derrek Lee, Ted Lilly, Milton Bradley, Jeff Samardzija, and Aaron Miles. Al projected a total of $10,175,000 in payouts to the following 12 players: Geovany Soto, Koyie Hill, Jeff Baker, Ryan Theriot, Andres Blanco, Sam Fuld, Jake Fox, John Grabow, Carlos Marmol, Angel Guzman, ...

Why (And How) The Cubs Should Trade For Curtis Granderson
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Q: Would Josh Vitters, Jake Fox, and Jay Jackson be enough for the Cubs to land Curtis Granderson if he really is available? Would you do that deal if you were the Cubs? ...

Lunchtime Prowl: Dombrowski In-Depth, Granderson Rumors, Centerfield Options, and Magglio's Homer
Bless You Boys — ... . 3) The Tigers are one of several teams scouting Jake Fox (11 homers in 241 plate appearances this year). ...

Fox, Miles Traded To Oakland
Bleed Cubbie Blue — Sorry there is no article link yet, but a breaking news headline on ESPN Chicago is that Jake Fox and Aaron Miles have been traded to the Oakland A's for three prospects.  Like mentioned before there is no information about this trade.  I don't why we would trade Fox for other prospects when we need bench help, but it is good to get Aaron Miles off of the team.  Bye, Bye, Bye Aaron Miles!! One of the players is Jeff Gray, a right-handed middle reliever. Here is the link. UPDATE from Al: ...

A's trade for Jake Fox, Aaron Miles
Athletics Nation — Per ESPN Chicago and Rotoworld According to ESPN Chicago, the Cubs have traded Jake Fox and Aaron Miles to the A's for right-hander Jeff Gray and two minor-leaguers. Few details have been revealed, though this is certainly an odd one. Fox was stuck behind a few players on Chicago's depth chart and should get a better crack at playing time in Oakland. That part of the deal makes sense. But it's a wonder why A's GM Billy Beane and Co. would want Miles. It's probably safe to assume ...

Who Replaces John Lackey: Halolinks
Halos Heaven — ... took a big step toward boosting their lackluster offense. The A's acquired third baseman Jake Fox, second baseman ...

A's Offered More Years, Money For Marco Scutaro
Over the Monster — ... $12.5 million deal with the Red Sox, according to major-league sources. The A's would have used Scutaro at shortstop and made Cliff Pennington their utility man. Scutaro played for the A's from 2004 to '07 before getting traded to the Blue Jays for two minor leaguers. Clearly, the A's are operating with a measure of financial flexibility. They assumed $1.7 million of infielder Aaron Miles' $2.7 million salary as part of the price for obtaining Jake Fox in a five- player deal with the Cubs on Thursday. ...

A Good Trade Doesn't Have To Be Foxy
Athletics Nation — Since the Jake Fox trade (which is totally different from "the Jeff Gray trade"), I've heard mostly two predictions in regards to Jack Cust's future with the A's: Either this means Cust will be non-tendered or traded or it means humanity will be enduring the defensive stylings of either Cust or Fox in 2010. One way, the A's very bad offense of 2009 just got a bit worse. Another way, the A's have decided to emulate their favorite company softball team out in the field. However, I really don't see either of those two as the strongest ...

Around the majors, SB Nation style!
Pinstripe Alley — ... and see what is going on with those other teams who are trying to catch up to our World Champion Yankees. Lookout Landing has information on the Seattle Mariners signing of Chone Figgins in posts here and here. SBN's Angels blog, Halos Heaven, has posted a Figgins Appreciation Thread. Personally, I'm glad the guy is out of Anaheim. Athletics Nation analyzes the team's trade for Jake Fox. Maybe I'm out of touch, but I had never even heard of the ...

Winter Meetings!!!
Athletics Nation — ... . Or maybe 3B will be anchored by Jake Fox, and I mean "anchored" in that "can't actually move, weigh you down" kind of way. ...

This message is brought to you by Curtis Granderson
Athletics Nation — ... I offer no answers, much less the definite ones. But it is early December, the evenings are long and quiet and if the most exciting discussion topic is Jake Fox vs. Jeff Grey, then you can do much worse than grabbing a cup of coffee and reading a few more lines on this. I mean, if you've made it this far... ...