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While the signings of guys such as Alfonso Soriano and Milton Bradley are in the forefront of Cubs fan's minds, there have still been a number of great moves made by the front office throughout the years. This article will look at the ten best free agent signings in team history. First, a few ground rules. I have only included signings made from the beginning of free agency in 1975 on, ...

Spring Training is literally a day away, so what better time than now to make some bold predictions about the 2010 season for the Chicago Cubs. The signing of Matt Holliday by the St. Louis Cardinals made them the overwhelming favorites to win the NL Central and they might be the team to beat in the National League. However, the Cubs made several moves as well, and look to be a ...

This is now the eighth installment in my series in which I am naming who I feel are the top ten players in the history of each MLB franchise. With the Brewers struggles throughout the 1990s and most of the 2000s, this list is dominated by players from the 1980s, and there are seven players from the 1982 World Series team on this list. Now that I have gotten into teams with ...

With the Marlon Byrd signing shoring up the center field situation, the biggest weakness in the Cubs lineup, provided Geovanny Soto turns things around, is now at second base. It seems as though the Cubs are content to open the season with the trio of Jeff Baker, Mike Fontenot, and Andres Blanco set to man second base, with Baker in position to get the bulk of the playing time. While there ...

With the official balloting results set to be announced January 6, I decided to make my predictions at how this year's MLB Hall of Fame voting will shake out. This is not necessarily how I would vote, but instead a prediction of what I think will happen. Let's look at the ballot. The First Timers:Roberto Alomar, Edgar Martinez, Barry Larkin, Andres Galarraga, Fred McGriff, Mike Jackson, Ellis Burks, Pat Hentgen, Robin ...

I am now on the sixth installment of my series in which I am naming who I feel are the top 10 players in each MLB franchise's history, and this one is the Mariners. With just four postseason appearances in their 33 seasons, the Mariners have had some tough times with just ten winning seasons i their history. Nonetheless, they have had some great players don the Mariners uniform. As with any ...

Multiple sources have reported that the Cubs have inked free agent center fielder Marlon Byrd to a three year, $15 million contract. The question now becomes, is he worth it? While Byrd is a good player and was no doubt the best available free agent center fielder on the market, he fails to address a number of the Cubs needs. Byrd is a relatively solid hitter, coming off of a career ...

The fifth installment in my series in which I am choosing who I feel are the top 10 players in the history of each MLB franchise. Since I am going in order from newest franchise to oldest, this is my first team with more than a decade or so of existence, so there were significantly more players to choose from, making it all that much harder to pick just 10. The Blue ...

This is the fourth installment in my current series in which I am attempting to name what I feel are the top ten players in the history of each MLB franchise. The Marlins, despite their brief tenure, have enjoyed two World Series titles, and have also had to endure the post World Series tear down of those teams. So here are my top ten Marlins, I look forward to hearing where you ...

Although we are still months from the official Hall of Fame vote, it is never too early to take a look at the upcoming ballot, and with a less than stellar first year class headlined by Fred McGriff, Edgar Martinez, Barry Larkin, and Roberto Alomar, this may be the year for holdovers such as Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven to be enshrined. However, I feel that Alomar may have a legitimate ...