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Location: Chicago, Ill. | Ballpark: Wrigley Field (41,160) | Spring Training: Mesa, Ariz.
Owner: Joe Ricketts | GM: Jim Hendry | Manager: Lou Piniella | World Championships: 2
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Cubs report: Notes, quotes
 

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--LF Alfonso Soriano returned to the club after having his broken left hand X-rayed Thursday in Chicago. The Cubs were pleased with the news, which showed good healing. Soriano played catch before the game and hit some balls that were "soft-tossed" to him. It's possible he could take full batting practice Saturday or Sunday. He has been out since June 11, and the Cubs are now expressing hope that he could beat the original six-week timetable to come back.

--RHP Jose Ascanio was optioned to Class AAA Iowa as RHP Carlos Zambrano came off the DL. The move was expected, but the Cubs like the power arm and potential of Ascanio.

--LHP Ted Lilly will start Saturday against the Cardinals with LHP Sean Marshall going Sunday. Originally, the Cubs thought about giving Lilly an extra day, but they say he threw well on the side.

--RHP Carlos Marmol is not tipping his pitches, the Cubs concluded, after they watched films of his deliveries this year. Marmol gave up three-run homers in back-to-back games this week in San Francisco. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild said there is no tipping going on. The only problem, he said, is that Marmol is getting too many fastballs up in the zone.

--RHP Sean Gallagher will head to the bullpen now that RHP Carlos Zambrano is back. Gallagher has made 10 starts this year, and the Cubs still think his long-term future is as a starter.

BY THE NUMBERS
13 -- When C Geovany Soto hit his 13th home run of the season June 27, he became the first Cubs rookie with at least 13 since Rafael Palmeiro hit 14 in 1987. The last Cubs rookie catcher with at least 13 was Randy Hundley, who hit 19 in 1966.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"I guess 'Z' is back. I'm ready to rock and roll and get back to doing my job." -- Pitcher Carlos Zambrano, on his final preparations for coming off the DL.

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November 20, 2009 1:46 pm

Cubs explore Bradley deal that would net Castillo

The Cubs continue trying to find ways to move Milton Bradley in packages that w
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November 19, 2009 8:12 am
I am going to preface this by saying, I know what a headcase Bradley was last year and what a huge dissapointment he was.  That being said, I just read a post from someone on the Rangers board that talked about our new hitting coach, Jamarillo, being able to turn Bradley around and make him more productive on the field.

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November 23, 2009 9:01 am
Let me First Say That Im A Big D Lee fan, BUT Lee Will Be 35yrs Old and His Contract is up after next year. Questions Are
1) At 35yrs old how long do you sign him up for ??
2) He is making 13 million now so the next contract is for how much ??


Im Thinking IF you can trade D Lee and I would like to see A Gonzalez-(Padre
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November 20, 2009 7:19 pm
Rumor, rumor, rumor!!!! Is there any team out there that really wants Milton Bradley? If there is, are the Cubs only making a bad contract trade and only going to get someone else they don't need or have to look to trade that player also? I'm really starting to feel this w ...(more)
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November 21, 2009 11:38 am
Chicago added pitchers John Gaub , Blake Parker and Rafael Dolis , along with catcher Welington Castillo and OF James Adduci to the 40-man roster. All 5 were eligible to be sel ...(more)
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November 21, 2009 10:09 pm
Im not much for doing a lot of research...so I'll take a stab at the ones that have actually worked out.
Chipper Jones Year after year a great glove and great hitter Injuries have kept him from being out of this world
Roy Halladay  Pretty big dollars
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November 21, 2009 1:58 am

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November 21, 2009 8:24 am
Trade any and all for Major League Players. Prospect means potential, so what. I dont have a list but we all know all the prospects we failed on trading early in their careers.  Look at our prospects, no power except for Vitters. Castro, I hope he is good but his numbers dont look any different than Theriot's, no power. You might say look at his SB, okay Pie had 50 and 60s and what has that e ...(more)
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November 21, 2009 11:57 am
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November 19, 2009 2:38 pm

 

USA Today's Bob Nightengale suggests we keep an eye on a possible three-way trade between the Tigers, Mariners and one other club. The Tigers would give up ...(more)

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November 19, 2009 2:19 am

Looks like Felipe Lopez is going to hit the free agent market.  He turned in a pretty good season for the Brewers.  It seems like he's been in the league a long time, but in fact he's only 29 years old !!

He played a solid second base, but can play all the infield positions as well as a back up option in the ou
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November 13, 2009 4:18 pm
One guy I would like the Cubs to go after is Jeff Fiorentino.  I know he is older (27) for a guy with little major league experience, but there is something I like about the guy.  I think he could be the extremely inexpensive LH replacement for ...(more)
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November 9, 2009 4:23 pm
After reading through some posts around here and there was some that were OK ideas, but most were just flat out stupid. Some like trading for Dan Uggla. Why? We hrave a lousy defensive 2B. The other was signing Chone Figgins, just what we need another aging ...(more)
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November 14, 2009 12:39 pm
I think that if the Cubs could work out a package for Curtis Granderson then some new priorities arise.  This is completely hypothetical and based on the off chance that the Cubs could in fact trade for Granderson (not an assumption that it is a done deal).
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November 23, 2009 7:25 pm
I saw the pictures above of the advertisement boards placed atop the left field bleachers,I guess the Ricketts family has to have somewhere to place those Budweiser ads,and what better place to put the Budweiser ads,then right above "The World's Largest Bar" main drunk tank, the left field bleachers,maybe they could use one of the boards by putting the opposing players picture on it,maybe they dru ...(more)
 
 
 
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