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After letting their top target, Mike Cameron, slip away to the Red Sox while they tried desperately to unload Milton Bradley, the Cubs are now left holding six million dollars, and wondering who will be manning center field next season.

Reed Johnson, center field, free agents, Ryne Sandberg and ivy are among the topics in this week's Inbox.

Sigh. I just finished watching the Red Sox press conference introducing Mike Cameron.

If the Cubs start the 2010 season with Starlin Castro as shortstop, it won't be without the prodding of hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo.

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

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Chicago Cubs The Cubs had a bad year with the big club, but their farm system looks a lot better than it has in years.

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

At 11 a.m. Friday, Tom Ricketts and his family will be introduced as the ninth owners of the Cubs.

It appears the Cubs Propaganda Machine is firing its opening salvos in its carpet bombing campaign to sell us loyal faithful Cub fans on shortstop prospect Starlin Castro.

He's no Todd Hollandsworth, but he'll do. Frank Catalanotto, who holds the unofficial Major League record for surname syllables, is a free agent this offseason and couldA pop up on the radar of Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry as he looks for ways to bolster the team's outfield and add a veteran leader to a troubled clubhouse.

If I were Jim Hendry ... Comments October 9, 2009 BY GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com Cubs manager Lou Piniella calls 2010 ''an important year for this organization.'' He talks about re-establishing the contender status that peaked -- so far -- with a 97-victory season in 2008 as the team builds on a streak of three consecutive winning ...

Tyler Colvin has reached another summit in the world of baseball, having recently become the first Major League player in North Augusta High School's history.

Ryne Sandberg managed the Cubs' Double-A Tennessee Smokies this season. Cradling his grandson in the TV booth while singing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretchSaturday, Ryne Sandberg looked like he was campaigning for public office.

One day after scoring 12 runs, the D-backs offense came up empty in a 5-0 loss to the Cubs on Saturday afternoon in front of 39,138 at Wrigley Field.

If you think that elusive home run No. 30 wasn't weighing on Brewers slugger Ryan Braun, think again.

In the penultimate edition of Ask Paul, he answers your questions on the post-Milton clubhouse, Ryan Theriota s future at short, Tom Rickettsa spending habits and the theory on whether day baseball has cursed the Cubs: Paul, if the Cubs finish the season strong with Milton Bradley suspended, is that a referendum on his effect on the team or just ...

The Cubs haven't delved too deeply into their offseason plans for retooling next year's team, but that might be changing by the hour as they watch Tyler Colvin play center field in anticipation of that opening in the starting outfield with Milton Bradley on the way out.

Ryan Braun hadn't been sitting on 29 home runs forever. It only seemed that way.

Tyler Colvin was eating at a Cracker Barrel restaurant when he got a phone call with an area code he didn't recognize.