CUBS close to deals.....

[Guinness]

Cubs trade Cedeno and Olson...

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x403283158/Cubs-trade-Cedeno-Olson-to-Mariners-for-reliever-Heilman

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-090128-chicago-cubs-trade-aaron-heilman,0,4059940.story

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090128&content_id=3778476&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseb...012909.article

"Heilman is known most for giving up the home run to Yadier Molina in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS."

We didnt do enough of that with Dempster/Zambrano/Harden? Learning from mistakes etc etc etc. At least he will fit right in if they dont deal him for Peavy.

[Beninator]

I don't mind getting rid of Cedeno, but I would rather have Olson than Heilman.

[BUconnorD]

getting rid of cedeno...BOUT TIME!!!

tired of him, he's a lousy fielder and a bad hitter

great for the cubs

[Big Mike]

I wonder if this means they will not seek Peavy....Olson was one of the key players the in the Peavy talks early on and most thought this was the main reason to bring Olson onboard?

[Guinness]

I wonder if this means they will not seek Peavy....Olson was one of the key players the in the Peavy talks early on and most thought this was the main reason to bring Olson onboard?

I see Heilman as part of a deal for Peavy.

[Big Mike]

nothing big...but I always liked Paul Bako

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x882232818/Cubs-sign-veteran-catcher-Bako

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090130&content_id=3786294&vkey=pr_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi090130-chicago-cubs-paul-bako,0,970630.story

[Beninator]

I see Heilman as part of a deal for Peavy.

I think the talks and or Cubs deal for Peavy is doa.

nothing big...but I always liked Paul Bako

Same here Big Mike.. Always good to have a backup catcher.

[BUconnorD]

I think the talks and or Cubs deal for Peavy is doa.





Same here Big Mike.. Always good to have a backup catcher.

agreed on the Peavy deal...sad, but they seem content w/ the starting pitching

is something wrong w/ Blanco? I've always liked him. Soto is great, but i dont want him to get hurt because they play him too much

[Big Mike]

Hill and Wuertz both gone...

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090202&content_id=3791274&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1409147,hill-cubs-traded-020209.article

[BUconnorD]

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/art...=.jsp&c_id=chc

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseb...020209.article

getting rid of Weurtz is good...shame about Hill

I always felt he was a fwe good games away from being a great pitcher.

[Big Mike]

Curt Schilling?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/orl-curt-schilling-play-cubs-022809,0,2015742.story

Another Cubs story on a comeback(Koskie)....

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-bbo-cubs-koskie,0,3395576.story

[Beninator]

Curt Schilling?

I would give Schilling a tryout and if he pitched well, I would go after him aggressively.

[SFP]

I would give Schilling a tryout and if he pitched well, I would go after him aggressively.

Schilling. he's a gamer but his best days have been behind him for the last two years. I'm not sure how he would help the Cubs??? He can also be a huge distraction! He has a huge mouth.

[Beninator]

Schilling. he's a gamer but his best days have been behind him for the last two years. I'm not sure how he would help the Cubs??? He can also be a huge distraction! He has a huge mouth.

Understand SFP... I am not expecting a 20 game winner. The reason I think the Cubs should go after him is that he is a gamer with World Series experience. and... a team can not have enough pitching....

[Big Mike]

Has anybody heard of Estaban German(released by the royals) before....the cubs signed him to try out as a back-up infielder?

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090313&content_id=3980934&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc