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The Cubs have announced Friday that they have signed outfielder Xavier Nady to a one-year deal worth $3.3 million. The deal was held up for a few days as Nady had to pass a physical with the Cubs. The 31-year-old has good career numbers (.280, 87 HR’s, 325 RBI’s), but his career has been plagued […]

The Chicago Cubs seem to be taking themselves out of the hunt for former Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets because of the pitchers’ salary demands are too high. Team officials have cited the high payroll (which could be over $140 million in 2010) as the reason a move for Sheets is unlikely. The right-handed […]

A guy in Utah tried to pass himself off as a member of the Chicago Cubs, signing the papers for a new pickup truck, using the ID and signing the name of a player who is a prospect of the Chicago Cubs. Tyler Colvin is the name of that player and you probably haven’t seen […]

Greg Maddux appears to have returned to the Cubs. He’s going to be the “special assistant” to general manager Jim Hendry. This means that he’ll be part talent scout, part evaluator of the team and then do some other kinds of needs for the team. It will be interesting to see how they end up […]

Andre Dawson, who made his reputation in a Cubs uniform, has been elected to the Hall of Fame, it was announced yesterday. It appears that he really earned it too, with good strong performances throughout his career. He was able to get a great on base percentage, great hitting, and especially fantastic fielding. His seasons […]

Are you a Rudy Jaramillo fan? The Cubs are hoping that by the end of the year, you will be. He’s one of the biggest names in batting coaching and we’re expecting that the team will bump up their batting ability this year to stop the continuing problems that they’ve been having. There are some […]