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The brother of Cubs catcher Henry Blanco was reportedly found shot to death on Monday night in Venezuela.

With just two days left before exclusive negotiating time runs out on teams and their free agents, all three Cubs free agents the team would like to bring back -- pitchers Ryan Dempster and Kerry Wood and ...

Cubs catcher Geovany Soto started the All-Star Game, caught a no-hitter and led his team to a division crown this past season on his way to being named the winner of the NL Rookie of the Year Award on Monday.

All that poise. All that veteran swagger. Geovany Soto's secret? >> Click to enlarge image Geovany Soto, who hit 23 homers and drove in 86 runs in 2008, is the Cubs' fifth Rookie of the Year.

Geovany Soto was named the National League winner of the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award on Monday, but he gave credit to a 37-year-old veteran who began his career when the Cubs catcher was just 7. ...

It isn't a question of which free agents the Cubs will pursue, but which ones they'll be able to keep.

Right-hander Kerry Wood filed for free agency on Friday, officially making himself available for the third consecutive offseason.

As was reported here in the shout box and elsewhere, Venezuelan legend Henry Blanco saw his option declined by the Cubs yesterday.A This doesn't mean that he's done as a Cub or a Major Leaguer, it just means ...

The Cubs declined the $3-million option for back-up catcher Henry Blanco on Friday, but hope to bring him back at a lesser salary.

Delgado receives $12 million next year and Wakefield $4 million. Following a terrible start, the 36-year-old Delgado hit .308 with 27 homers and 80 RBIs in 84 games from June 27 on.

Now that Jim Hendry is returning, it looks as though the Cubs will be stepping up their Moves to be Made timetable.A Hendry will likely be in touch shortly with a few pending free agents - particularly, Ryan ...

The call would come in occasionally from the minor leagues, from a kid catcher in Des Moines who wasn't so much interested in job openings but rather in pocket-collecting a pointer or two.

Three weeks from now, Geovany Soto will find out if he was the best rookie in the National League.

Welcome to the first day of real content since the Cubs slipped quietly into that good night.A I've decided to break up the Free Agent Preview into Two Parts - in the first, we'll talk about all the free agents ...

Everybody was awestruck with Barry Bonds ' grand slam off Qualcomm Stadium's big scoreboard, except the slugger himself.

The Cubs are already committed to roughly $115 million in salary going into next season, and while they do have a few holes on the roster to fill, I seriously doubt that the Cubs front office plans on ...

The Cubs Hater sheds a tiny tear, The Ump punches the fist, The Girl rejoins society, and The Fatalist reaches for a small - very small - spot of consolation.

Imagine Derek Jeter mouthing off about his manager and then getting a pink slip.

Lou Piniella said Saturday he did not, as reported by a number of Chicago media outlets, chew out a few of his Latin players after Thursday's embarrassing Game 2 loss.

A year ago, Geovany Soto was a September callup who was happy to be in the big leagues.