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The Cubs freed up by payroll yesterday after they reached an agreement to trade infielder Infante and left-handed pitcher Will Ohman to the Braves for right-handed pitcher Jose Ascanio. The offer was expected to be announced yesterday night. It will save the Chicago Cubs about $3 million in salary. Will Ohman was 2-4 with […]

The owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, reported that there’s very few to be said about his interest in purchasing the Chicago Cubs. Cuban spoke in Chicago tonight before an NBA game between the Mavericks and the Bulls. According to his words, he wants to wait for economic reports to be released in January.

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Kerry Woods, free agent right-handed pitcher, agreed this past Monday to a four-million one-year deal with the Cubs. Kerry Woods turned down a couple of offers from other NL Major League Baseball teams before the player decided to remain with the Chicago Cubs. This is going to be his fourteenth season with the Chicago Cubs. […]

The Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), Triple-A affiliate of the LA Dodgers, and The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced today the schedule for the 2008 Big League Weekend at Cashman Field. MLB will once again return to the Silver State with 2 exhibition matches featuring the 2007 NL […]

Media group Tribune Co is going to release financial data on the Cubs to potential buyers in January, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said yesterday. When Tribune put the Chicago Cubs up for sale in April. The company in fact hoped to seal the deal by the end of the season. Analysts estimated that bids might […]

Kerry Wood made the switch to the bullpen last year after he had recovered from shoulder problems. Yesterday, Wood agreed to a $4.2 million, 1-year contract to return to the Cubs. The 1998 NL Rookie of the Year can make an additional $3.45 million in performance bonuses that are based on games finished. This year, […]

Jacque Jones is a Detroit Tiger now. He will be the Tigers’ primary leftfielder in the next season, after a trade with the Cubs this month. The 32-year old Jacque Jones is entering the final season of a 3-year, $16-million deal. Jones signed the contract before the 2006 season, when the Chicago Cubs viewed the […]

McDonough’s job position stays the same even though he has got a new team to run in an entirely different sport. John McDonough resigned Tuesday as president of the Cubs to take a similar position with the Chicago Blackhawks that offered McDonough a multi-year deal he could not pass up. The most striking similarity uniting […]

The Sioux City Explorers introduced their new manager yesterday. It is someone, who Chicago Cubs might remember. Eighteen candidates applied for this position, and Les Lancaster has been chosen to become the 5th manager in the team’s history. Les Lancaster was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs from 1987 to 1991 and spent 7 years […]

Let us trace the recent movements in the world of baseball. In the National League, the Chicago Cubs named Mark Riggins minor league pitching coordinator. The Pensacola Pelicans acquired Outfielder Sean Gamble from Nashua to complete an earlier trade. The Sioux Falls Canaries agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Seth Gilleland. In the Can-Am league, […]