Cubs, RHP Fox agree to minor league contract (AP)Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Right-handed reliever Chad Fox and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a minor league contract Wednesday. Fox was added to the Cubs' roster May 2 and was 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three relief appearances before a season-ending injury to his right elbow. That was his first major league action since 2005. The 38-year-old Fox is 10-12 with six saves and a 3.60 ERA in 217 relief appearances over parts of nine...
Cubs sign RHP Fox (PA SportsTicker)Wednesday, December 03, 2008
CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs on Wednesday agreed to terms with righthanded reliever Chad Fox on a minor league contract.
To baseball's postseason teams go the playoff shares (Yahoo! Sports)Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Who said it was all about the ring? While baseball players are no doubt playing for the Commissioner's Trophy...
3 suitors give second-round bids for Chicago Cubs (AP)Tuesday, December 02, 2008
At least three would-be buyers of the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise have submitted second-round bids to Tribune Co., according to newspaper reports. The Chicago Tribune, which is also owned by Tribune Co., and The Wall Street Journal said in stories late Monday and Tuesday the company received at least three new offers by its deadline on Monday.
Henry Blanco's brother killed in Venezuela (AP)Tuesday, December 02, 2008
The brother of major league catcher Henry Blanco was killed in Venezuela. Police believe that 39-year-old Carlos Simon Blanco was murdered by kidnappers after they abducted him Sunday in Guarenas, a Caracas suburb. Police found the victim's bullet-riddled body on Monday. Authorities think the kidnappers were seeking ransom for Blanco's release, according to a statement released Tuesday by...
World Series shares remain below 2006 record (AP)Tuesday, December 02, 2008
A full World Series share was worth $351,504 for the Philadelphia Phillies, below the record $362,173 set by the St. Louis Cardinals two years ago. Major League Baseball said Tuesday that the players' pool for the postseason was $51.16 million, down from $52.46 million last year and a record $55.60 million in 2006.
Cubs Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Although obtaining a starting pitcher is not the top priority of the Cubs, general manager Jim Hendry won't give up on getting right-hander Jake Peavy from the Padres.The biggest obstacle, however, to adding any major players for 2009, is the budget. After a two-year unbridled spending spree, the Cubs are up against the budgetary wall when it comes to player payroll.Part of it is the ongoing sale of the club, which won't be finalized until sometime in 2009, and the financial straits the current owner, the Tribune Co., finds itself in.That means the Cubs are going to have to be creative, both with players and with money, if they want Peavy. On the money end, the Cubs probably will have to find a taker for right-hander Jason Marquis, who has one year and...
Sabathia, Ramirez, Burnett offered arbitration (AP)Monday, December 01, 2008
Star pitcher CC Sabathia and slugging outfielder Manny Ramirez headlined a group of 24 players offered salary arbitration Monday by their former teams. Starters A.J. Burnett, Derek Lowe and Oliver Perez also were offered arbitration, as were closers Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes, and first baseman Mark Teixeira.
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