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Baez's potential gives Cubs lot of options
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Go ahead, Theo Epstein. Make that splash your fans have been waiting for since you were hired. Trade Starlin Castro for Justin Upton. Javier Baez has your back. At 22, Castro is far from a polished product. But he's also...
Tags: Josh Hamilton, Kirk Gibson, Baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs
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Your Morning Phil: Loria, Selig, Tolleson
Talking baseball while hoping Jay Cutler gets well soon. 1. The Cy Young Award is going to be presented Wednesday night, and that, like the balance of power in the AL East, could be impacted by Jeffrey Loria, baseball’s worst owner. What does...
Tags: Jose Reyes, Awards and Prizes, Politics, Jeffrey Loria, Cy Young Award
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Dodgers flaunt status as game's new spending king
While Hyun-jin Ryu is not yet a big name in North America, losing him was a bigger blow for the Cubs than you probably think. President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer wanted the rights to the 25-year-old South Korean left-hander because they...
Tags: Rafael Soriano, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
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LaHair proving to be a keeper, even after Rizzo call-up
Problem solved. And, no, the question isn't "What are two words the Cubs haven't said this season?'' A lot of us were having trouble figuring out how Theo Epstein should handle the awkward confluence of Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair and Alfonso Soriano,...
Tags: Josh Beckett, Dale Sveum, Alfonso Soriano, Robin Ventura, Starlin Castro
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Cubs and top pick setting up negotiating hardball
Lots of people out there are just waiting to see Theo Epstein fail. They think he gets too much attention, that his deal with Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts is too sweet. They think he should have received more criticism for a run of failed free-agent...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Alex Rodriguez, Jerry Reinsdorf, Major League Baseball, Mark Appel
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Pitching help a long way off for Cubs
So much for Anthony Rizzo's victory lap. On the day after Rizzo's critically acclaimed Chicago debut, the Cubs demonstrated nicely what exactly he has gotten himself into. The 17-1 loss to the Mets wasn't quite like that horrific, fireball-generating...
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, San Diego Padres, Starlin Castro, Matt Garza, Ramon Ramirez
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Cubs offense a dud again
MILWAUKEE — It's too soon to tell whether the 58-day period from June 4-July 31 will be remembered as a turning point in Cubs' history, but it figures to be one of the more interesting stretches the organization has experienced in quite a while....
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Milwaukee Brewers, Theo Epstein, Chicago Cubs
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As losses mount, Cubs manager keeps cool
MINNEAPOLIS — Cubs President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer hired Dale Sveum, in part, because he doesn't fly off the handle during times like this. And if anyone in the clubhouse is ticked off at the Cubs' losing skid, which reached 20...
Tags: Dale Sveum, Alfonso Soriano, Scott Diamond, Baseball, Minnesota Twins
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Dan Duquette has fifth highest winning percentage among 2012 GMs
When Dan Duquette was hired roughly a year ago as the club’s executive vice president, the Orioles pointed to his impressive track record in the past with the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. He was in charge of some very good teams –...
Tags: Dayton Moore, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks, Dan O'Dowd
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Low-risk Baker signing restocks Cubs' inventory
Some would say Scott Baker had a better 2012 than the Cubs. He didn’t make it on the field. Baker experienced elbow pain in spring training and underwent Tommy John surgery in April. Now he’s coming to Chicago to try to help the Cubs while...Tags: Ron Gardenhire, Inventories, Scott Baker, Minnesota Twins, Jeff Samardzija
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After GM meetings, Cubs and Sox ready to wheel and deal
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Next time baseball's general managers meet face-to-face will be the first week of December at the winter meetings in Nashville. By then, the Cubs and White Sox hope to have different-looking rosters in the wake of three...
Tags: Eric Chavez, Chicago Cubs, Gavin Floyd, Scott Rolen, Chicago White Sox
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Cubs believe trade opportunities limited
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — When your team loses 101 games and you have numerous holes to fill, where does a general manager start? By trying to fill one position for the long term, two positions, all of them? "You have to try to attack them all,...
Tags: Jeff Samardzija, Carlos Marmol, Theo Epstein, Dan Haren, Chicago Cubs
Nov 8, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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Nov 10, 2012
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Jun 18, 2012
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Jun 27, 2012
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Jun 6, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 9, 2012
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Nov 16, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 13, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Nov 9, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Nov 7, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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