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Cubs' top prospects should get long looks
MESA, Ariz. -- Baseball America listed four Cubs in its Top 100 prospects list, an indication the organization is showing progress in its rebuilding plan. Shortstop Javier Baez is ranked No. 16 while outfielders Albert Almora and Jorge Soler are Nos....
Tags: Andrew Cashner, Geovany Soto, Junior Lake, Brandon Guyer, Spring Training
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Deals with Jackson, Villanueva shore up rotation
Edwin Jackson gambled, and he won. The question for the Cubs is whether he and Carlos Villanueva will win too much next season? I wouldn't worry about it if I was President Theo Epstein or general manager Jed Hoyer. They still should be sitting pretty...
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Anibal Sanchez, Scott Feldman, Sports
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Learning the Campana and Soriano lessons
Two of the biggest stories in Cubs camp Monday involved Tony Campana and Alfonso Soriano. The former is leaving, while the latter would do so only grudgingly, and both represent object lessons for Cubs fans and management. Actually, Campana and...
Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Jed Hoyer , Wrigley Field, Tony Campana, Baseball
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Sox's Sale should employ lesson well
You almost never can boil a baseball season down to one game, let alone one pitch. But when I break down what happened to the White Sox down the stretch in 2012, when a potentially great season for rookie manager Robin Ventura turned into a learning...
Tags: Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers, Max Scherzer, Matt Kemp, World Series
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Epstein knocks off Hoyer in bunting grudge match
MESA, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein managed to beat general manager Jed Hoyer in the bunting tournament bunt-off on Saturday, though he was knocked out in the second-round by 25-year-old director of Baseball Operations Scott Harris....
Tags: Travis Wood, Jed Hoyer , Jeff Samardzija, Luis Valbuena, Baseball
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Sveum: Soler not on fast track to make Cubs
MESA, Ariz. -- One day after manager Dale Sveum cited the need for power, Cuban prospect Jorge Soler put on a long ball display in his first day of spring training with the major league team. Soler said he hopes to be with the Cubs by next season, though...
Tags: Mark Derosa, Jed Hoyer , Javier Baez , John McDonald, Cliff Floyd
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Spring training: AL Central preview
Never underestimate Mike Ilitch's appetite for a championship. While the Tigers loved what they got from Anibal Sanchez a year ago, they didn't have $80 million budgeted to keep him off the free-agent market. But that's what Dave Dombrowski persuaded...
Tags: Felipe Paulino, Mike Aviles, Terry Francona, Jeremy Guthrie, Max Scherzer
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Your Morning Phil: Epstein, Indians, WBC
Talking baseball while wishing we could fast forward to first-round games in the NCAA basketball tournament: 1. No matter what Ken Rosenthal and Buster Olney were suggesting before Michael Bourn’s deal with Cleveland was finalized Monday, the Cubs...Tags: Terry Francona, Detroit Tigers, American League, Brad Mills, Houston Astros
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Your Morning Phil: Campana, Lake, Buehrle
MESA, Ariz. -- Talking baseball while wondering if Brandt Snedeker is the new Tom Watson: 1. Tony Campana isn’t really gone yet, but I’m already missing him. The Cubs made an unpopular decision Sunday, dropping Campana off the 40-man...
Tags: Junior Lake, Matt Szczur, Tony Campana, David DeJesus, Alfonso Soriano
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Cubs working at pace sure to free up prime seats
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A friend was at Wrigley Field recently, picking out a location for his 2013 season tickets. He was struck by the abundance of choices. "Man, they have a ton of unclaimed seats this year,'' he said. "Attendance will be a big...
Tags: Evan Longoria, Bryce Harper, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Stephen Strasburg
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Cubs' 101-loss season in Sveum's rearview mirror
MESA, Ariz. — Dale Sveum is either an optimist or a guy with big bills to pay. He not only showed up for his second season as the Cubs' manager but somehow seems confident it will be better than his first. It better be, right? Sveum has no plans...
Tags: Fergie Jenkins, Leo Durocher, National League, Baseball, World Series
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Epstein: Cubs believe Marmol is innocent
MESA, Ariz. -- After a judge in the Dominican Republic sent the domestic abuse case against Carlos Marmol to a higher court Friday, Cubs president Theo Epstein said he believes his closer will be exonerated. "We take any accusation of this nature...
Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Landforms, Carlos Marmol, Spring Training, Dominican Republic
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