According to GM Jed Hoyer, Arismendy Alcantara will receive plenty of playing time down the stretch for the Cubs. Hoyer had this to say to Cubs.com: “It’s time for ‘Mendy’ to play,” […]
“It’s time for ‘Mendy’ to play”
Looking back at Darwin Barney after Cubs designate him for assignment
Before yesterday’s game the Cubs finally put Darwin Barney out of his misery by designating him for assignment in order to clear up a roster spot for Emilio Bonifacio who returned from […]
Mike Olt demoted to Iowa
According to Carrie Muskat, the Cubs have mercifully sent Mike Olt down to Iowa: Mike Olt optioned to @IowaCubs #Cubs — Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) July 23, 2014 Olt was batting .139 in […]
Jorge Soler promoted to Iowa, Albert Almora promoted to Tennessee
After a disappointing beginning to the 2014 season, both Albert Almora and Jorge Soler have ridden prolonged hot streaks to well-deserved promotions according to Carrie Muskat: #Cubs announce Jorge Soler will be […]
Aaron Rodgers calls Packers defense ‘JV Squad’
As Pro Football Talk by NBC Sports puts out their initial preseason Power Rankings, they include a choice quote from quarterback Aaron Rodgers speaking about the team’s lack of playmakers on defense: “We […]
Chicago Fire have three points stolen by match official against Union
The Chicago Fire were looking for their first back-to-back wins in over two months when they took the field against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday, but despite leading 1-0 after 90 minutes, the […]
Junior Lake and Mike Olt belong at Triple-A
The Junior Lake and Mike Olt experiment has gone on long enough as far as the 2014 season is concerned. Entering Spring Training, optimism abounded among Cubs fans, most notably concerning Mike […]
Safety competition wide open for Bears
Despite overflowing optimism from both fans and team officials heading into the opening of Bears training camp, the one position that remains in the highest state of flux is arguably the position […]
Javier Baez will continue to play at 2B
Iowa Cubs manager Marty Pevey has a lot of nice things to say about Javier Baez, who started at second base for the first time last night, but the most important piece […]
Chris Sale No. 11 overall in Fan Graphs Trade Value series
This comes straight from Fan Graphs: Rank Name Age Team Position Projected WAR Controlled Through Contract Dollars Last Year 11 Chris Sale 25 CHW SP 5.0 2019 $53,150,000 16 Speaking of crazy […]
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