Neal Cotts News

The Cubs were expected to tender contracts to eight of their nine arbitration-eligible players, and they expect to re-sign the lone exception, pitcher Neal Cotts.

A year ago, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry spent the Winter Meetings trying to decide if Jake Peavy was worth trading for.

With the trade of Aaron Heilman yesterday, the Cubs' 40-man roster stands at 33 players -- so they've got plenty of room to add players they want to protect.

It was one pitch, one out of 27 that Neal Cotts threw on June 24 in a relief outing for Triple-A Iowa.

Thanks for coming: Carlos Torres lasted just two-thirds of an inning, the shortest start by a Sox pitcher since Neal Cotts was yanked after one-third of an inning on Aug.

Offensive inconsistency on the road. I think it's safe to say that after the first week of August, we can clearly identify this as the Cubs' biggest problem .

Offensive inconsistency on the road. I think it's safe to say that after the first week of August, we can clearly identify this as the Cubs' biggest problem .

The Cubs signed pitcher B.J. Ryan to a Minor League contract on Thursday in hopes that the left-hander can help the team out of the bullpen later this season.

Left-hander Neal Cotts, who pitched in 19 games this season for the Cubs before being sent to the minors on May 27, underwent Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery.

Lou Piniella is not a dragon, but the Cubs manager proved he still has fire. The proof came in the sixth inning Wednesday in Pittsburgh, when Piniella sprang out of the dugout and argued with first-base umpire Chad Fairchild after a close play at the bag.

News: Gallardo allowed one run and five hits with a career-high 12 strikeouts in a 1-0 loss to the Mets on Wednesday.

Arizona, which managed a total of six hits while losing the last two games, is 10-15 in one-run games.

A top Cuban pitching prospect with a 100 mph fastball has defected from the national team while playing in a tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

While Red's away, Eric can move the Corvette only in case of a fire, which he finds in the form of a cheerleader named Leslie .

Neal Cotts had season-ending elbow surgery on Thursday. Neal Cotts, who pitched in 19 games this season for the Chicago Cubs before being sent to the minors on May 27, underwent elbow-ligament replacement surgery on Thursday.

Posted by Courtesy of the New Orleans Zephyrs media relations staff June 24, 2009 3:11PM Categories: Zephyrs A walk, bloop and a blast in the ninth inning delivered the Zephyrs a 5-2 comeback win ednesday afternoon in Des Moines.

Steve Clevenger was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and four Iowa Cubs pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout as Iowa Cubs defeated the Memphis Redbirds 7-0 Sunday in front of 9,712 fans at Principal Park.

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Cubs. In a game that featured three lead changes, the Redbirds broke a 6-6 tie when Allen Craig scored on a Neal Cotts wild pitch.

The Iowa Cubs pulled off a successful steal of home Friday night at Principal Park, but they could not steal a win.

Esmailin Caridad started and allowed one run on six hits over five innings. Caridad walked two and struck out four.