The Pirates have made yet another trade leading up to the 2009 MLB non-waiver trading deadline, which falls at 4pm on Friday July 31st. This time the Pirates have dealt left handed pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny to the Chicago Cubs for right handed pitcher Kevin Hart and two minor league prospects. The two [...]
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Obscure Injuries, Lawsuits, and More
This is our first post in the News and Notes Briefs category of our site and boy do we have some weird stuff to talk about. The first installment of this category includes a dropped lawsuit, bad news received by the Mets on their injured stars, an offer to purchase the Cubs, an obscure injury [...]
Cubs Make Pair of Moves
The Chicago Cubs have made a pair of minor moves since July 2nd with the Colorado Rockies and now the Kansas City Royals. On July 2nd the Cubs sent minor league right handed pitcher Alberto Alburquerque to the Rockies for injured infielder Jeff Baker. Baker has been on the disabled list since April 29th (retroactive [...]
Cubs Select Jackson with No. 31 Pick
The Chicago Cubs have selected UC Berkeley centerfielder Brett Jackson with the 31st overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft. Jackson has a top of the line bat and his athleticism will help him climb the Minor League ladder in the Cubs organization quite quickly.
The Cubs are tied for second [...]
