Reed Johnson News

The Cubs and White Sox declined to offer salary arbitration to any of their seven free agents by Tuesday night's deadline.

As expected, the Cubs offered arbitration to none of their four free agents at today's deadline, including ``Type A'' reliever Kevin Gregg and ``Type B'' starter Rich Harden.

Sam Fuld, Cubs prospects, Rudy Jaramillo's influence and second base are among the topics in this week's Inbox.

Tyler Colvin, the Cubs' first-round draft pick in 2006, finally reached the Major Leagues as an emergency mid-September call-up this September.

Jeff Samardzija, Reed Johnson, 300 home runs, and Wrigley Field upgrades are among the topics in this week's Inbox.

The Cubs' efforts to trade outfielder Milton Bradley picked up speed on the second day of the general managers meetings Tuesday at the Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport.

There's no question Rich Harden and Reed Johnson would prefer to return to the Cubs in 2010, and in a perfect world, Jim Hendry would probably re-sign both.

On Saturday evening, Chicago Tribune writer Paul Sullivan reported that the Chicago Cubs could soon part ways with both pitcher Rich Harden and outfielder Reed Johnson.

The Cubs' Reed Johnson and Rich Harden didn't waste any time. Johnson and Harden were among the 79 Major League players who filed for free agency on Thursday, the first day they were eligible to do so.

Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly had hoped the discomfort he felt in his left shoulder would go away once he had a chance to rest, but it didn't, and on Tuesday, Lilly underwent a left shoulder arthroscopy and debridement.

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The Dodgers and Angels are separated by more than just about 30 miles or so. When it comes to national anthem bookings, the Dodgers are a little bit rock - n' roll, and the Angels skew more family picnic time.

Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg threw out a ceremonial first pitch and sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during Saturday's seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field.

Hey, Chicago Cubs, you've just finished short of first place for the 113th time in franchise history! Where are you going next? It ain't Disneyland.

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry called the 2009 season "disappointing" but not "disastrous," and will head into the offseason once again trying to figure out a way to improve the outfield's offensive production.

It's been a little weird this week for Rich Harden and John Grabow. They are two of the Cubs' four free agents-to-be, and one has already begun talks about returning, while the other is taking a wait-and-see approach.

Randy Wells made his best case for NL Rookie of the Year, firing seven shutout innings while fanning a career-high 10 in the Cubs' 5-0 blanking of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field.

Write your own caption. Browse more photos>> Not the kind of October baseball we wanted, of course, but here it is October and the Cubs are still playing baseball.

Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly began a campaign to keep free-agent outfielder Reed Johnson on the team when he walked into the interview room at Wrigley Field Wednesday wearing a blue T-shirt that said, "With Reed, we will succeed." "I'm trying to bring him back," Lilly said.

Reed Johnson played for the first time since July and hit the second pitch he saw into the left field corner for a leadoff double in the third.