Chicago Cubs News

As the Pirates seem to be moving beyond the brief Matt Capps era, they are taking a look at some veteran ex-closers to fill their ninth-inning vacuum.

Whispers wandered around the web earlier this week that the New York Yankees had called the Chicago Cubs to inquire about the availability of the Cubs' ace, Carlos Zambrano.

In the offseason, much is made of the comings and goings of established major league players in free agency.

Former Pirates pitcher Matt Capps is expected to sign with the Cubs or Nationals.

Back in September, MLB.com did a survey of fans to determine each teams "All-Time 9", that is the best single season performance at each position.

Ten days after reliever Matt Capps landed on the free-agent market, he's down to deciding whether he wants to be a closer for the Washington Nationals or a setup man and fallback closer candidate for the Cubs .

The agent for Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano on Monday denied a report that said the Yankees had inquired about the right-hander's availability, and added that the pitcher doesn't want to go to New York anyway.

Presuming that the Oakland A's move forward with their signing of Coco Crisp, there will be somewhat of a logjam in the outfield for the Athletics.

A few days ago, I talked about the limited interest Orlando Hudson was receiving thus far on the free agent market .

Brett Gardner or Melky Cabrera could land Yankees a starter from Cubs. The Yankees would like to acquire another starting pitcher this winter.

The Chicago Cubs have eliminated the Gila River Indian Community as a potential spring training site, the team told Mesa Friday.

He demanded a raise after one season, even though his "season" was limited to a single game.

Mercurial outfielder Milton Bradley was traded to the Seattle Mariners from the Chicago Cubs on Friday for expensive and underperforming pitcher Carlos Silva.

The city of Mesa may be trying to play a little hardball with the Chicago Cubs. City officials held off on a vote to upgrade some of the Cubs facilities Thursday, until the team enters into more serious negotiations with them.

A granite statue memorializing Chicago sportscaster Jack Brickhouse is back on display after a full renovation.

A group of business fat-cats in Naples, Florida, are hosting a private reception this afternoon in what is the state of Florida's latest push to rob Mesa of Chicago Cubs spring training.

Now that the Cubs' first choice, Mike Cameron, has been signed by the Boston Red Sox, it appears that former Ranger Marlon Byrd is the target of choice for GM Jim Hendry in his ongoing search for a center fielder.

Outfielder Juan Pierre was traded Tuesday to the Chicago White Sox by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will receive two yet-to-be-determined players.

The folks behind the quest to bring the Chicago Cubs to Collier County for spring training will go public with their efforts at a mid-January rally in Cambier Park in Naples.

For Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry, for Texas Rangers GM Jon Daniels, and for free-agent outfielder Marlon Byrd, the last 48 hours have made an interesting, interwoven series of impacts upon the tone and tenor of the MLB offseason.