Jake Peavy Rumors: Friday
1:47pm: This Scott Miller column is from yesterday, but it has some good info. Miller’s source believes the Braves are the frontrunners for Peavy and are willing to include Gorkys Hernandez....
View ArticleJake Peavy Rumors: Tuesday
12:14pm: Dave O’Brien agrees that the Braves are growing frustrated waiting on Kevin Towers, with the free agent open season creeping up. 10:21am: ESPN’s Buster Olney has the latest on the Jake Peavy...
View ArticleOlney’s Latest: Manny, Peavy, Fuentes
ESPN’s Buster Olney has a bunch of new info in today’s blog. Olney continues to wonder if Manny Ramirez and Scott Boras will "wave the white flag" and accept the Dodgers’ offer of arbitration. It...
View ArticleJake Peavy Rumors: Monday
11:02pm: Jim Salisbury backs up the idea that the Phils could receive DeRosa and the Padres could get Happ. It’s worth noting that the Cubs could trim $5.5MM off the payroll by sending out DeRosa and...
View ArticleJake Peavy Rumors: Wednesday
8:36pm: MLB.com’s Corey Brock learned from Towers that he should know one way or another on a Peavy trade by the end of the Meetings. Towers now believes a fourth team will be required. Towers...
View ArticleJake Peavy Rumors: Thursday
10:56pm: Axelrod suggestion the Giants as a possible destination for Peavy in a talk with Tim Sullivan. He said, "I think they’ve got the money. But I don’t know if they’ve got the prospects." 8:20pm:...
View ArticleCubs-Peavy: Nothing Cooking
6:23pm: I just spoke to a source familiar with the Cubs’ thinking. Hopefully I can further douse the flames of the Peavy-Cubs rumors – the Cubs aren’t planning to restart the Peavy talks, and none of...
View ArticleTop Trade Chips: NL Central
Let's continue our series looking at each team's top trade chips with the NL Central… Astros: Teams can ask for Hunter Pence, but it's just not happening. 26-year-old catcher J.R. Towles and his five...
View ArticleTheo Epstein Rumors: Tuesday
The latest on the Cubs' attempt to add Red Sox GM Theo Epstein to their front office… Epstein is actively looking to hire a general manager to join him in Chicago, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
View ArticleCubs Notes: Jackson, Valbuena, Stewart
Alfonso Soriano hit his 30th home run of the season last night, reaching the threshold for the sixth time in his career and for the first time since 2007. The 36-year-old now has a .261/.317/.499...
View ArticleOutrighted: Kalish, Valaika, Vitters, Meek
Here are the day’s outright assignments: The Cubs have made a series of roster trims, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune (via Twitter). Outfielder Ryan Kalish and infielders Chris...
View ArticleMinor Moves: Flande, Vitters, Barfield, Malm, Perez
Let’s round up the day’s minor moves: Rockies lefty Yohan Flande has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A, the club announced. Flande lost his roster spot to make space for the signing of...
View ArticleMinor MLB Transactions: 3/17/16
Here are the day’s minor moves: The Mariners have added righty Steve Johnson on a minor league deal, per a club announcement. Johnson, who was recently cut loose by the Rangers, will not receive an...
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