A.J. Hinch Joins Long List of Cubs’ Manager Candidates
Ken Rosenthal reported yesterday that Padres assistant GM A.J. Hinch is a candidate for the Cubs managerial job, as likely is Brad Ausmus, although the list may be long. Hinch was a farm director in...
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Cubs to announce new manager Thursday
Sometime Thursday the Cubs will announce their new manager. Jed Hoyer, Theo Epstein and the baseball staff will meet for the final time Wednesday, finalize the decision and make their decision public...
View ArticlePeter Gammons on the Cubs hiring of Rick Renteria
Peter Gammons joined the Mully and Hanley Show on 670 The Score in Chicago this morning to talk about the Cubs’ new manager, Rick Renteria. Here are some excerpts from the interview. On what Renteria...
View ArticleVideo Collection: GMs at the Winter Meetings
Mets GM Sandy Alderson on moves during the Winter Meetings, first base situation, starting rotation and bullpen. Angels GM Jerry Dipoto on acquiring Brian Moran and the potential of adding another...
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Rizzo, Castro Hitting Like Franchise Cornerstones Once Again
It’s turning into yet another miserable season in Wrigleyville, with the Cubs seemingly competing only with the Houston Astros for the right to select first overall in the 2015 draft. Look deeper,...
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Slider Key to Hammel’s Wrigley Resurgence
With the July 31 trade deadline just five weeks away, the Jeff Samardzija rumors are running wild. Will the Cubs lock up their 29-year-old ace to a $100+ million contract extension, or will they deal...
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Peter Gammons: Cubs Get Their Man In Maddon
He is Joe Maddon, and Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer knew him as the manager who tormented the Red Sox. They’d watched his Rays, who’d never won 71 games in their history, win series in Fenway Park and...
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More or Lester
Jon Lester Lefty ace Jon Lester is one of the hottest commodities on the free-agent market this offseason. The Red Sox and the Cubs seem to be leading the charge but the Braves and the Cardinals and...
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Peter Gammons: The 2011 MLB Draft, 5 years later
It’s been five years since that draft, which is approximately the time teams should realistically wait before assessing the MLB amateur draft. That 2011 draft was historically good, as Gerrit Cole was...
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Peter Gammons: Quintana crosses town to Wrigleyville, Springer’s MVP shot,...
The news of the Cubs blockbuster trade featuring Jose Quintana broke around 11 Thursday morning. The phone rang. “So much for the hangovers,” said the major league coach on the other line. “Theo and...
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