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After defecting from Cuba in April of 2009, pitcher Juan Yasser Serrano has signed with the Chicago Cubs. The deal will not be finalized for up to a month due to paperwork issues, but the right hander will be joining the team in Arizona soon. The Cubs official press release states that Serrano will start […]

 
The past three season shortstop has been one of the reliable Chicago Cubs in the field and at the plate, but it seems the two parties will be undergoing arbitration proceedings in the coming weeks. The Cubs offered Theriot $2.6 million, but the ball player has demanded that General Manager Jim Hendry meets his demands […]

 
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 […]

The Cubs have chosen a closer! Kevin Gregg will be headed to the mound 9th innings this season. Carlos Marmol took a close second in the competition for the job. Again. Marmol played a great season last year, where he led the majors among relievers in the number of strikeouts thrown. He was very disappointed, […]

Corey Koskie decided that his comeback wasn’t worth it to him any longer. He had been injured in 2006 with a concussion and wasn’t playing in the big leagues since then. He had decided he wanted to try a comeback in the game, because he enjoys it so much. He said he felt good for […]

The Chicago Cubs have been winning the games of spring training so far. We’ve only played two games so far and we have won two in a row. It’s a little confusing because so many different players have played in these games. There may be as many as 60 different possible players, though most of […]

For some of the team, the Chicago Cubs spring training began a day or two early. Several of the players were especially interested in getting started and now they are practicing up for the preseason. Next week, the Cubs will start playing real games against teams. Can you believe that the year is already starting? […]

 
Not since Henry Rowengartner has a Cubs player won rookie of the year. Yet all star catcher Geovany Soto seems poised to take the National League Rookie of the Year award this Monday when the MLB announces winners of special awards. With a .285 batting average, 23 homeruns and 86 RBIS ( as well as […]

It seems a little early, doesn’t it?  It hasn’t even been a month since the Cubs lost to the Dodgers in the first round of the playoffs.  And already we’re writing about the Cubs Convention?  As the saying goes, “There’s always next year.”  This is why I write about the convention before this year’s winner […]