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Could Ellsbury be on Cubs radar?
— Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury is off to a poor start but remains one of the more interesting potential free agents. Cubs President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer know Ellsbury well from their days in Boston and are aware...
Tags: Jacoby Ellsbury, Michael Bowden, Josh Vitters, Eduardo Sanchez, Jed Hoyer
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Your Morning Phil: 17-21, Almora, Astros
Talking baseball while hoping the Bulls can avoid leaking talent in the off-season. The White Sox have a new rallying cry, and it’s silly. Hey, we’re 17-21, look at us now! That was the talk coming out of the clubhouse and the broadcast...
Tags: Robin Ventura, Chris Sale, Paul Konerko, Junior Lake, Jose Quintana
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Cubs prospect Soler benched by manager
Dave Keller is about as old school as they come, and the former Cubs coach and current manager of the team’s Class A Daytona affiliate didn’t like what he saw from top prospect Jorge Soler. So Soler became one of the first prominent examples...
Tags: Theo Epstein, Scott Baker, Chicago Cubs, Values, Ethics
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Cubs' interests far afield from Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — No, you couldn't have gone ice fishing Wednesday in Pittsburgh. That season has come and gone. It's time for baseball, even if it didn't seem like it at PNC Park, along the banks of the Allegheny River. After a pitch shattered his...Tags: PNC Park, Dave Sappelt, High Schools, Edwin Jackson, Fenway Park
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Jackson gets nod for Wrigley opener
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Newcomer Edwin Jackson has been named to start the Wrigley Field home opener April 8 against the Brewers. Jackson also will start the second game of the season behind Jeff Samardzija at Pittsburgh, with the third through fifth spots...
Tags: Edwin Jackson, Jeff Samardzija, Milwaukee Brewers, World Baseball Classic, Josh Vitters
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Camp more mainstay than short stay
MESA, Ariz. — Shawn Camp walked into Cubs camp late last March. It was only 10 days before opening day and he knew four people in the room. Luckily for Camp, one of those four was manager Dale Sveum. And perhaps even better for Camp, there were few...
Tags: San Diego Padres, Baseball, Sports, San Francisco Giants, Starlin Castro
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Haugh: Epstein always calculating
MESA, Ariz. — A persistent father leaned into the Cubs dugout Tuesday at Hohokam Stadium to get Theo Epstein's attention. For several minutes in excruciating detail, the man asked Epstein's advice in dealing with a son struggling to make his...
Tags: Theo Epstein, Chicago Cubs, Tyler Colvin, Ryan Dempster, DJ LeMahieu
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Cubs' triple threat
TEMPE, Ariz. — And so it begins. On a cool, sunny Saturday alongside scenic Interstate 10, the Cubs played their first game with real promise since August 2009, when the worm turned for Lou Piniella. It didn't matter, of course, but it did suggest...
Tags: Junior Lake, Mike Scioscia, Lou Piniella, Jed Hoyer , Sports
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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: Junior Lake, Tyler Colvin, Andrew Cashner, Josh Vitters, Jed Hoyer
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Spending limits change the game in baseball draft
A year ago, some team might have made an offer that rocked Alex Young's world. The Pirates, Nationals or Red Sox, maybe even the Cubs, might have dug deep for the left-hander from Carmel High School. They still could, of course, but 2012 is definitely...
Tags: Michael Wacha, Kevin Gausman, Thomas Ricketts, Byron Buxton, Sports
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Baez's potential gives Cubs lot of options
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Go ahead, Theo Epstein. Make that splash your fans have been waiting for since you were hired. Trade Starlin Castro for Justin Upton. Javier Baez has your back. At 22, Castro is far from a polished product. But he's also...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kirk Gibson, Jed Hoyer , Baseball
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Cubs and top pick setting up negotiating hardball
Lots of people out there are just waiting to see Theo Epstein fail. They think he gets too much attention, that his deal with Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts is too sweet. They think he should have received more criticism for a run of failed free-agent...
Tags: High Schools, Financial Aid, Alex Rodriguez, Thomas Ricketts, Jed Hoyer
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