Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an organization that has been dramatically changed in the past few months. Gone are the coaches, executives and star players such as Aramis Ramirez and Sean Marshall. They have all been replaced in hopes of taking the Cubs to unfamiliar territories (otherwise known as the World Series). Theo Epstein has stressed the club is building for the future and most fans believe it will be years before the Cubs are a contender. But...  

That would be U.S. Cellular Field, home of the crosstown rival Chicago White Sox and located ... Again, the Cubs say they haven't thought that far ahead and that they are working on a plan to secure funds to renovate the stadium ahead of the 99th season ...  

2012 Chicago Cubs Consensus Top 31 Prospects I accumulated a variety of sources and weighed each prospect based on where they were ranked by each list to come up with a top 31 list. This also includes links to all of the lists and a spreadsheet that contains all ranks for each player for each list.  

WASHINGTON, DC - FILE: Kosuke Fukudome #1 of the Chicago Cubs hits against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on July 7, 2011 in Washington, DC. According to reports July 28, 2011, the Cubs have traded Kosuke Fukudome to the Cleveland ...  

The Chicago Cubs have quietly had a very good offseason. Though they missed out on the top-Cuban free agent Yoenis Cespedes, they added the talented pitcher Gerardo Concepcion earlier this month. On Monday night, they went out and grabbed another future ...  

Mr. Manos met Meyer's sister Marissa in court reporting school, and they were married in 1965. A native of Chicago's Northwest Side, he sold wares on Maxwell Street in his youth. He "brought the streets of Chicago to the Skokie suburbs where we ...  

He was never the cleanup hitter. I can't see Byrd being used any higher than No. 5. Starlin Castro has evolved into one of MLB's best leadoff hitters. However, Castro's batting average was more than .100 points lower when he was hitting No. 3 last season.  

The collective idea is that the Chicago Cubs are still multiple years away from competing for championships, and Starlin Castro is the cornerstone of the foundation Theo Epstein is building. While Castro may indeed be the star of the team and Brett Jackson ...  

The Chicago Cubs have been very busy this offseason. After hiring a new President of Baseball Operations (Theo Epstein), General Manager (Jed Hoyer) and Manager (Dale Sveum), the Cubs began a complete rebuilding process, ridding the organization of the mess that Jim Hendry left.Among the departed: Aramis Ramirez (signed with Brewers), Carlos Pena (signed with Rays), Carlos Zambrano (traded to Marlins), Sean Marshall (traded to Reds), Andrew...  

Even with Yoenis Cespedes in the fold, they will still have a future need in the outfield (Marlon Byrd, David DeJesus, and Alfonso Soriano will all be gone by the time Soler would hit the Cubs' diamond). Plus, Soler will be even cheaper than Cespedes ...  

The Cardinals appeared to leave the door open for Duncan's return, but it was since discovered that ... The Brewers were also dealt an additional blow when NL MVP Ryan Braun failed a steroid test and was suspended for the first 50 games of the season.  

Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster is well known among Cubs fans ... He has worked to raise awareness and funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research and worked with Garth Brooks in his Teammates for Kids foundation, among other endeavors. In 2006, Dempster ...  

The everyday lineup featured four hitters who ranked near the bottom of the league in walk-rate — Starlin Castro, Darwin Barney, Marlon Byrd and Alfonso Soriano ... We don't have enough young players. We don't have enough players whose contributions ...  

If you are a Marlins fan and saw this article from SB Nation's own Al Yellon, you would probably have opinions ranging from "mad" to "ugh." And that's kind of how I felt when I read it. Yellon is the editor over at Bleed Cubbie Blue, our awesome Chicago Cubs blog. This must have something to do with it, as Yellon admits that he isn't particularly happy with the Marlins' 2003 vanquishing of the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS, among...  

The Chicago Cubs have avoided arbitration with Geovany Soto after they reached an agreement that will pay him $4.3 million. The Cubs also reached one-year deals with Jeff Baker, Blake DeWitt, Ian Stewart, Chris Volstad and Randy Wells. The Cubs still hadn ...