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Josh Vitters is Getting Better Defensively
Josh Vitters is Getting Better Defensively
Considered the Chicago Cubs’ top positional prospect, and top overall prospect since the moment the team made him the third pick in the 2007 draft, the primary knock on Josh Vitters has been his defense. A third baseman by trade, few scouts give him much of a chance to stick at the ...
Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: Holy Crap, There Are Actually a Lot of Suitors
Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: Holy Crap, There Are Actually a Lot of Suitors
bleachernation.com — As we watched team after team drop off the list of those we thought made sense for... a Milton Bradley trade, our collective optimism that the Chicago Cubs could move Bradley for something remotely serviceable - if they could move him at all - fell by the wayside. But Ken Rosenthal has come ... (more) Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: Holy Crap, There Are ...
Cubs To Seek New Spring Training Complex In Mesa
Cubs To Seek New Spring Training Complex In Mesa
bleedcubbieblue.com — More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP Derrek Lee signs autographs at Ho Ho Kam Park... in Mesa. By 2012, the Cubs could be training at a new facility in Mesa.  ... (more) Cubs To Seek New Spring Training Complex In Mesa
Cubs Sale: the Tribune’s stewardship of the Cubs
Cubs Sale: the Tribune’s stewardship of the Cubs
waxpaperbeercup.com — As Cub fans, it is our instinct to look ahead. So with Tom Ricketts and his family... taking control of the club , it is easy to look ahead to what we hope will be better days for the Northsiders. The reality is none of us have a crystal ball, so that ... (more) Cubs Sale: the Tribune’s stewardship of the Cubs
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