Carlos Marmol News

Free-agent reliever Matt Capps is contemplating whether to sign with the Washington Nationals or Chicago Cubs.

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-PEORIA, IL- The Chicago Cubs and Peoria Chiefs have announced the 2010 Chiefs field staff, which includes a pair of familiar faces.

The Pirates decided not to tender a contract to their 3-year closer. Now the Cubs have indicated interest in signing this guy, based on his own interest in joining the Cubs, more than likely based on his relationships with Grabow and Gorzellany.

Once that got out, everyone was trying to figure out who the "surprise AL team" was: So, keep your eyes glued to this site tomorrow as I will let you know if the deal goes down.

On Thursday morning, Major League Baseball held their annual Rule 5 Draft, in which teams can pirate other teams' minor leaguers for nothing.

OK, so we all know by now that Lou Piniella has named Carlos Marmol as the Cubs closer for 2010 , so why are the Cubs interested in Heath Bell ?A Does Piniella want to create another Spring Training competition for the closer role, like he did with Kevin Gregg and Carlos Marmol?A Piniella says " We're set with Marmol as closer.

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said he met with five or six clubs Monday at the winter meetings.

Yahoo! Sports' Tim Brown reports the Tigers have expressed interest in free agent reliever Kevin Gregg.

The official Milton Bradley send-off may or may not occur at this week's winter meetings in Indianapolis, but the champagne is definitely on ice.

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The Cubs did not offer arbitration to Kevin Gregg, Rich Harden, Reed Johnson and Chad Fox by Tuesday's deadline.

Cubs pitcher Carlos Marmol's performance on the field and Mr. T's off-key singing of the seventh-inning stretch off of it are among the candidates for MLB.com's This Year in Baseball Awards.

The Cubs have eight players who are arbitration-eligible, but trimmed the number they have to give raises to by one on Thursday, trading Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two Minor League prospects.

I know this to be true because some Cubs fans are concerned Curtis Granderson struck out too many times last year.

The Cubs kicked off the free agent season Friday with a move that had been telegraphed since September, re-signing John Grabow to a two-year, $7.5 million deal.

John Grabow can laugh his way to the bank. According to the Chicago Sun-Times , Grabow and the Cubs have agreed on a two-year contract extension worth at least $7 million dollars, and Grabow is considered an option to take over the closer's role if Carlos Marmol's control issues cannot resolve themselves.

Not sure if anyone read the latest foot-in-mouth interview from Chicago's North Side, but this time it isn't one of the usual suspects.

The Cubs have agreed in principle on a two-year contract with left-handed reliever John Grabow, securing a key player in the bullpen.

Cubs players Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Marmol joined Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Billy Williams in ceremonies Tuesday to announce a $20,000 contribution to community projects in the Dominican Republic.

If you wear a Curtis Granderson jersey or are just a fan who really appreciates the Detroit Tigers' All-Star center fielder, take a deep breath and settle down.