- In a shocking move Larry Rothschild left the Cubs to become the Yankees new pitching coach. Larry wanted to be closer to his family and since his family lives in Florida and the Yankees have ST there it is a good fit. Larry is widely considered one of the best pitching coaches in the game but of course has been under fire for many years for what he has done with Carlos Zambrano, Rich Hill, and others. I wish him the best. The Cubs are expected to add a pitching coach over the Thanksgiving holiday. Mark Riggins, Mike Mason, Lester Strode, and Dennis Lewellyn are top candidates to replace Rothschild. Mark Riggins is the favorite.
- Greg Maddux does not want the pitching coach job or else he would be named it right now. Maddux wants to concentrate on this family an d learn more about baseball operations.
- The Cubs want Tyler Colvin to be an everyday player, even if that means him playing 1st everyday and acquiring a right fielder. I would like the idea of putting Colvin at first and signing Vlad to platoon with Fukudome in RF.
- Crane Kenney assured Hendry he would have flexibility to make a move or two and Hendry also said he would be discussing a trade or two with Randy Bush and Oneri Fleita.
- The Cubs are very interested in Chris Davis according to Levine.
- Javier Vazquez is on the Cubs radar. He could actually sign before Dec. 1st with all the teams interested in him.
- Chris Archer will likely start the year in Iowa but by May or June there rotation could be Zambrano, Dempster, Andrew Cashner, Casey Coleman, and Chris Archer. Shark and Wells could be traded from now until then.
- The Cubs re-signed Bryan LaHair to a minor league deal.
Until Next Time...
3 comments:
I would prefer to see Wells and Shark traded before Spring training, but I doubt anyone is going to give up much to get them.
Why would the Cubs sign a guy to be the right-handed part of a platoon with Kosuke? Vlad would get a start or two A WEEK. That wouldn't make sense for Vlad or for the Cubs.
If the cubs didn't want Hoffpauir, why would they want Davis. If cubs can't get Gonzalez i think it will be Colvin at first.
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