Perhaps the offseason bar set too high, too soon
Peter GammonsSo much for the general managers meetings, which began five days after the World Series and 10 days before the free-agency period opens. They're reall...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
News and notes from Latin baseball
Jorge Arangure Jr.While baseball fans, players and officials debated the merits of the increased presence of instant replay during Major League postseason games, replay...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Cubs' next hitting coach?
Bruce Levine...Joshua on Oct. 4 as the season ended that he'd be reassigned back to Triple-A Iowa next season. Jaramillo will be an intriguing free-agent coach for other major league teams, including the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009Cubs dismiss hitting coach Joshua
Bruce Levine...duties. General manager Jim Hendry said Joshua would be offered his old job of being Triple-A Iowa's hitting instructor. For the full story, click here
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009Dempster latest Cub on DL
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...three weeks and maybe a month. --snip-- The Cubs recalled right-hander Kevin Hart from Triple-A Iowa, one day after he'd been optioned back to the minors, and plan to put him...
Blog | July 07, 2009Cubs shake up roster (sorta)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Fox, who is hitting .423 with 17 home runs and 50 runs batted in for Triple-A Iowa over 40 games, was called up. Joining the infielder from Iowa is shortstop Andres Blanco and left...
Blog | May 27, 2009Really??? (National edition)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...on Derrek Lee, while Micah Hoffpauir (mostly) rides the bench and young Jake Fox rots away in Iowa? Have you really not looked at Lee's lousy numbers since April of last year? Really...
Blog | May 22, 2009Cubs playing with 24-man roster
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...atop all three Triple Crown categories as he completely destroys the Pacific Coast League at Class AAA Iowa? Now ol' Jake isn't going to give you much defense. Heck the Cubs have...
Blog | May 21, 2009Uncle Lou wants to see more sliders
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...more pitches to set up his fastball, the Cubs returned the young right-hander to Class AAA Iowa today and summoned veteran reliever Chad Fox. Samardzija, 24, allowed one run, two hits and a walk...
Blog | May 07, 2009Minor league performance usually speaks volumes
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotOn Monday, inspired by a reader, I threw out a challenge: Who are some players whose minor league performances gave us no idea of how good they would ...
Blog | April 07, 2009Saturday roundup: Wheeler hits four bombs
Jason A. ChurchillNotre Dame's A.J. Pollock went hitless in seven official at-bats in Saturday's doubleheader versus Cincinnati, dropping his season line to .373/.438/....
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 12, 2009
Spring Training Blog: April 5
...Rich Harden to Chicago in July. The Cubs also optioned right-hander Jeff Samardzija to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday. Gaudin went 9-5 with a 4.40 ERA in 50 outings with the Athletics...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 05, 2009Spring Training Blog: March 30
CHAVEZ SAYS HE'S READY (9:34 p.m. ET) Eric Chavez says he's ready for Opening Day. Chavez, who is rehabbing from shoulder surgery, started and playe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009The Week That Was ... Cantilevered
Ted Bauer...time, 'cept it's kind of offensive when someone says right into your grill, "Oh yea, Northern Iowa is stacked." Give it up, buddy. You know as much about Northern Iowa as you do about...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Spring Training Blog: Feb. 25
M'S EASING GRIFFEY IN (9:38 p.m. ET) Ken Griffey Jr. did not play in the Mariners' 4-3 exhibition loss in 10 innings against the Padres on Wednesday,...
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