Mar 5, 2012 | Cubs, Featured
When Dale Sveum wrote out his intersquad lineup and had Alfonso Soriano listed as his leadoff hitter, I was impressed. Â I had no idea Sveum could spell anything with more than one syllable. Â When he did it again for the Cacti League opener, I was intrigued. Â When I...
Dec 11, 2011 | Cubs, Featured
Now how could trading a player who makes the league minimum help the Cubs cut costs you ask? Well, when the player is Tyler Colvin, the savings on the team dental plan alone has to be in the tens of millions. And so, the Cubs traded him and his lofty stat line last...
Jul 1, 2011 | Cubs, Featured
On Tuesday morning, Phil Rogers went through the Cubs roster and mapped out who they could trade and why. It was predictably terrible and demanded mocking. It’s Friday and I’m just now getting around to it. I needed to pace myself. Let’s not...
Mar 22, 2011 | Cubs, Featured
Opening day is next Friday (April Fool’s Day, appropriately) and the Cubs are getting to the serious business of figuring out what 25 guys will be on that roster. Granted, the roster that starts the season normally looks nothing like the one that ends it, but...