Cubs 2007-08 Offseason Thread

SportsWorld · Post #401 » by **SportsWorld** » Sun Jan 6, 2008 7:13 am

Cubs Eyeing Lieber?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/01/c ... g-lie.html

Here's a rumor of mild interest. 1060West relays a Bruce Levine radio report in which Jon Lieber is mentioned as a possible target for the Cubs. Lieber won 20 games for the Cubs in 2001, but went down with Tommy John surgery the following year. Getting Lieber from the Pirates for Brant Brown in '98 was a nice move by Ed Lynch.

At the right price I think Lieber could be a capable fifth starter for a lot of National League clubs. I wouldn't expect him to demand two years, but you never know. The Mets, Reds, Royals, and Rangers may also be considering Lieber.

Posey H8er · Post #402 » by **Posey H8er** » Sun Jan 6, 2008 7:21 am

Eww gross! I'd rather keep Dumpster in the rotation. That's not saying much.

SportsWorld · Post #403 » by **SportsWorld** » Sun Jan 6, 2008 7:25 am

Career Stats

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1994 24 PIT NL   6   7  17  17   1   0   0  0  108.7  116   62   45  12   25   71   1   2   460   3   3  3.73  4.30  115 1.298
 1995 25 PIT NL   4   7  21  12   0   0   3  0   72.7  103   56   51   7   14   45   4   3   327   0   0  6.32  4.31   68 1.610
 1996 26 PIT NL   9   5  51  15   0   0   6  1  142.0  156   70   63  19   28   94   3   0   600   2   0  3.99  4.39  110 1.296
 1997 27 PIT NL  11  14  33  32   1   0   0  0  188.3  193  102   94  23   51  160   1   3   799   8   1  4.49  4.33   96 1.296
 1998 28 PIT NL   8  14  29  28   2   0   1  1  171.0  182   93   78  23   40  138   3   0   731   4   3  4.11  4.36  106 1.298
 1999 29 CHC NL  10  11  31  31   3   1   0  0  203.3  226  107   92  28   46  186   1   2   875   6   2  4.07  4.48  110 1.338
 2000 30 CHC NL  12  11  35  35   6   1   0  0  251.0  248  130  123  36   54  192  10   2  1047   3   2  4.41  4.54  103 1.203
 2001 31 CHC NL  20   6  34  34   5   1   0  0  232.3  226  104   98  25   41  148   7   4   958   4   1  3.80  4.14  109 1.149 CYA-4,AS
 2002 32 CHC NL   6   8  21  21   3   0   0  0  141.0  153   64   58  15   12   87   1   0   582   2   0  3.70  4.03  109 1.170
 2004 34 NYY AL  14   8  27  27   0   0   0  0  176.7  216   95   85  20   18  102   2   7   749   2   0  4.33  4.50  104 1.325
 2005 35 PHI NL  17  13  35  35   1   0   0  0  218.3  223  107  102  33   41  149   5   3   912   6   0  4.20  4.40  105 1.209
 2006 36 PHI NL   9  11  27  27   2   1   0  0  168.0  196  100   92  27   24  100   6   3   714   3   0  4.93  4.67   95 1.310
 2007 37 PHI NL   3   6  14  12   1   1   1  0   78.0   91   44   41   7   22   54   3   1   342   5   1  4.73  4.61   98 1.449
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 13 Yr WL% .516 129 121 375 326  25   5  11  2 2151.3 2329 1134 1022 275  416 1526  47  30  9096  48  13  4.28  4.39  103 1.276
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+

This would be just as bad as the Trachsel trade last year.

Posey H8er · Post #404 » by **Posey H8er** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:44 am

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08010/848130-63.stm

The Pirates have sent an undisclosed amount of cash to the Cubs to complete the July 19 trade that sent Cesar Izturis to Pittsburgh.
When the deal was made, the Cubs were supposed to receive a player to be named later. Izturis has since moved on from Pittsburgh to St. Louis.

Howling Mad · Post #405 » by **Howling Mad** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:28 pm

Yea we signed Chad Fox to a minor league contract.

Now theres some bullpen help for ya.

Posey H8er · Post #406 » by **Posey H8er** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:37 pm

Didn't he blow out his arm with us a few years back? Or was that someone else?

SportsWorld · Post #407 » by **SportsWorld** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:53 pm

Ah, Chad Fox. I thought we re-signed Jake Fox or something like that.

Howling Mad · Post #408 » by **Howling Mad** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:24 pm

No Chad Fox blew out his arm, against the Reds I believe.

Lefty right? This has to be one of those Hendry signings that he hopes pans out.

I bet Fox's agent threw in a month supply of Bacon Burgers.

The Sheik · Post #409 » by **The Sheik** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:53 pm

BULL even PAX wrote:No Chad Fox blew out his arm, against the Reds I believe.

Lefty right? This has to be one of those Hendry signings that he hopes pans out.

I bet Fox's agent threw in a month supply of Bacon Burgers.

Nah I bet his agent told jimbo that signing a bum like this is tax deductable. Jimbo still has lots of bacon burgers from Glendon Rusch.

Post #410 » by **GYBE** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:15 pm

Brewers signed Mike Cameron.

It means Braun's moving to LF, which should improve their defense considerably.

SportsWorld · Post #411 » by **SportsWorld** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:46 pm

Looks like the Cardinals and Blue Jays are going to swap Troy Glaus and Scott Rolen. I smell another Cub killer.

Howling Mad · Post #412 » by **Howling Mad** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:38 pm

Only 7 games against the Cubbies and 4 at Wrigley, but hes done pretty well.

2 HR 6 RBI over .300 etc etc etc.

woopie can't wait.

Posey H8er · Post #413 » by **Posey H8er** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:40 pm

Cameron, another low .OBP guy. But a pretty good deal considering the defensive changes.

Posey H8er · Post #414 » by **Posey H8er** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:59 pm

Cubs sign Shingo Takatsu

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribu ... shing.html

The Cubs added former White Sox reliever Shingo Takatsu on Friday. Terms of the deal have not been released.

Takatsu, 39, spent all of 2004 and part of 2005 in Chicago. In 99 games in the majors with the Sox and the New York Mets, Takatsu collected 27 saves over 98 2/3 innings. He gave up 81 hits, 17 homers and 40 walks. His ERA was 3.38.

Takatsu spent the past two seasons playing in Japan.

Hopefully this signing won't be like that one guy's comment on the site. I hope they don't give him a roster spot to make Fukudome feel more comfortable.
I wish Takatsu was left handed.

SportsWorld · Post #415 » by **SportsWorld** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:09 am

They updated their article:

The Cubs signed him to a one-year minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to 2008 spring training.

Posey H8er · Post #416 » by **Posey H8er** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:08 am

Cubs, Wuertz Agree To One-Year Deal
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The Cubs avoided salary arbitration with their last eligible player on Monday, agreeing to a one-year, $860,000 deal with RHP Michael Wuertz.

Wuertz is 12-6 with one save and a 3.56 ERA in 220 relief appearances since making his debut in 2004.

He had asked for a raise from $415,000 to $975,000 and had been offered $750,000.

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