The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Chicago Cubs are in deep discussions to acquire Mark Teahen from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for pitcher Sean Marshall and infielder Mike Fontenot.
The Cubs have been looking for a left handed bat in the outfield but to be honest, I’m not quite sure why they think [...]

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According to FoxSports, the two Bay area teams, the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A’s are the favorites in the Rafael Furcal sweepstakes. Furcal, a familiar fixture in California, having spent the last three years in Los Angeles with the Dodgers, is reportedly seeking a four year deal worth $40 million.
The Braves, Dodgers, Cubs, [...]

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The Chicago Cubs have resigned free agent starting pitcher Ryan Dempster. ESPN.com is reporting that the deal is worth $52 million over 4 years.
Dempster, a long time Cub, was leaning towards returning but wanted to test the market, presumably to up his price after a great year in which he won 17 games and had [...]

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Update 5: Well, if Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman is to be believed, the title of this post may be accurate once again! Apparently the deal has Manny Ramirez (I hold him personally responsible for this whole mess) going to the Dodgers, Jason Bay heading to the Boston Red Sox, and the Pirates getting 4 prospects [...]

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ESPN.com is reporting that Boston Red Sox centerfielder Coco Crisp will ask the team to trade him if he does not win the starting job. Crisp was a starter last year but struggled at the plate while rookie Jacoby Ellsbury came on late batting an .353 over 25 games and then became a post season [...]

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The Baltimore Orioles Rumors have reportedly traded All Star second baseman Brian Roberts to the Chicago Cubs for starting pitcher Sean Marshall, shortstop Ronny Cedeno, and a 22-year old pitching prospect, Sean Gallagher. This according to the OriolesHangout.com website which obtained the news “through several sources.”
The deal had long been rumored in different variations [...]

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The list of teams interested in non-tendered Mark Prior is getting longer by the day. We already knew the list included the likes of the Reds, Astros, Padres, Nationals, and Rangers but today the Star Ledger is reporting that both New York teams are interested as well. Prior is still coming back from injury but [...]

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Several sources in Chicago are reporting that Japanese star outfielder Kosuke Fukudome and the Chicago Cubs have reached an agreement on a 4 year deal. The sources say the deal is worth between $12-14 million per year but those details have not been finalized. I’m guessing the deal will end up being very close to [...]

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Japanese outfielder, Kosuke Fukudome, informed the media and the world that he will indeed sign with a team in Major League Baseball rather than continuing to play in Japan. As we’ve discussed in this space before, both Chicago teams as well as the San Diego Padres are interested in the 30 year old import. [...]

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