Cubs Lose Pair of Lefties in Rule Five Draft
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ANAHEIM - LHP&#39;s Andrew Sisco and Luke Hagerty were selected in the 2004 Rule Five Draft Monday. Sisco, 21, was seelected by the Kansas City Royals after struggling through an up-and-down 2004 season at Class-A Daytona of the Florida State League.
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Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and San Diego pitcher Chris Young were suspended for five games each Monday following a bench-clearing brawl last weekend.
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linging to a half-game lead in the race for the National League wild card, the Cubs sent Kerry Wood to the mound at Shea Stadium yesterday, needing to shake off a sudden and shocking defeat a day earlier.
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Nomar Garciaparra and Todd Walker coming back to the Cubs are the biggest so far, but thereâsa couple more close.
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs Thursday declined to pick up the 2005 options on outfielder Moises Alou and second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, making the two veterans free agents.
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ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - With everyone seeking the next Johan Santana, major league teams took their chances during Monday&#39;s Rule 5 draft.
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The Mets could lose one veteran left-handed pitcher to a team in their own division and another to a team in their own city. As representatives for Al Leiter negotiated a one-year contract with
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With the decision yesterday to option Jon Lester to Double A Portland for one start, the Red Sox gained a lefthander out of the bullpen, something they didn't have last season during a crushing five-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, who have plenty of lefthanded firepower on offense. The Sox have a three-game series against the ...
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CHICAGO -- Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra missed yesterday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers because of a strained left wrist and his status is day to day.
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The big action at Wrigley Field on Friday was in the Chicago Cubs' dugout. Pitcher Carlos Zambrano and catcher Michael Barrett shoved each other and had to be separated in the fifth inning of the Cubs' 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
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Players have missed games for silly reasons. Just look at a few days off earned by the Cubs. Kicking an electric fan in the dugout -- Cubs reliever Kyle Farnsworth was lost for 22 games.
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A pair of high fly balls to right field ruined the Chicago Cubs: One of them got lost in the sun and cost Carlos Zambrano his no-hit bid, the other led to a misplay and cost them the game.
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The Chicago Cubs announced on Monday that they have retained all their coaches for 2005 except third base coach Wendell Kim, and that Gary Matthews and Gene Clines have switched duties.
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The Chicago Cubsâ offense abandoned them over the weekend. Theyâre trying to prevent that from happening again during the final week of the regular season.
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The Chicago Cubs made a pair of trades yesterday, getting outfielder Ben Grieve from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash and a player to be named and backup catcher Mike DiFelice from the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named. Grieve, 28, hit .261 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in 108 games for Milwaukee. He is a career ...
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CHICAGO (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs Thursday  declined to pick up the 2005 options on outfielder Moises Alou  and second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, making the two veterans  free agents.
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So much for Carlos Beltran in a Cubs uniform. It was an interesting dream while it lasted. Barring shocking news that Sammy Sosa can be traded this week, the Cubs can&#39;t even enter the bidding for Beltran -- the