Posted on April 19th, 2008 - 1:21 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Chicago Cubs have recalled outfielder Matt Murton from Triple-A in an effort to provide more right handed hitting off their bench. They sent Eric Patterson down to make room for Murton.
“We’re going to be playing teams with lefthanders [in their rotation] and quite a few lefties in their bullpens, so this gives us […]
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Posted on April 16th, 2008 - 5:12 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
UPDATE: It’s official. Soriano is headed to the disabled list. The Cubs brought Eric Patterson up instead of Murton, which may indicate how serious the injury is. One would think the Cubs wouldn’t promote Patterson for just a two week stay.
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Alfonso Soriano, who injured his calf muscle last night while doing […]
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Posted on April 11th, 2008 - 9:56 am by BaseballTalkOnline
Rich Hill’s poor start to the season may cost him a spot in the Cubs’ rotation if it keeps up. In two starts this year, Hill has given up five earned runs over nine innings, but his worst start so far came yesterday when he allowed the Pirates to score three runs in three […]
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Posted on April 1st, 2008 - 9:53 am by BaseballTalkOnline
Today’s Winners:
Xavier Nady: Nady opened the year by going 4-for-7 with two homeruns in the Pirates 12 inning win over the Braves. His first homer gave the Pirates a 5-4 lead in the eighth inning. He then hit a three-run homer in the twelfth inning to put the Pirates on top 12-9, […]
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Posted on March 25th, 2008 - 2:44 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Chicago Cubs signed Reed Johnson to a one-year, $1.3 million contract today. After being released by the Blue Jays on Sunday, it didn’t take Johnson long to get back into work.
Some reports have said that the Cubs are looking to use Johnson as a right handed counterpart to Felix Pie in centerfield, and […]
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Posted on March 24th, 2008 - 1:52 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Kerry Wood successfully made it through three appearances in four days and that was enough for Lou Piniella to name him the team’s closer.
Over ten innings this spring, he had a 3.60 ERA, struck out ten batters and walked no one.
Piniella also cleared up any questions about the rotation by naming Jason Marquis as the […]
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Posted on March 16th, 2008 - 6:57 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Lou Piniella is trying to find a closer, and hopes to have it decided by next weekend, but it looks like he’s leaning toward Kerry Wood. Piniella wants to see how the three candidates — Bob Howry, Carlos Marmol and Wood — react to pitching on consecutive days, something he’ll have them do for […]
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Posted on March 14th, 2008 - 8:37 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The latest rumor out of Chicago reports that the Cubs have upped their offer to the Orioles as they try to move the Brian Roberts trade talks along.
The new offer is said to be infielder Ronny Cedeno and three pitching prospects — Jose Ceda, Sean Gallagher and Donnie Veal — as part of the package […]
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Posted on March 11th, 2008 - 2:13 am by BaseballTalkOnline
Jayson Stark has a new blog up and it’s chalked full of rumors. Let’s see what he’s got…
Stark starts with the Giants, saying that the team is shopping a large portion of their roster. He mentions Rich Aurilia, Ray Durham, Steve Kline, Randy Winn and Tyler Walker as possible veterans on the move, […]
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Posted on March 6th, 2008 - 12:23 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Ken Rosenthal has a new column up. Let’s dig into it, shall we?
Rosenthal states that the Mets asked the Tigers about Marcus Thames during Winter Meetings, but were turned down. One has to wonder if the talks could pick back up now with the rash of injuries. The Tigers are expecting Thames […]
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