Roster Watch and Offseason Notes

[Rice Cube]

Wrigley Field was one of the top 10 Facebook check-in spots this past year:

http://www.facebookstories.com/stories/3868/check-ins

 

[Rice Cube]

Hmmm. It seems that at this point the 40-man is full with Rosario's claim by the Cubs. Schierholtz hasn't been officially added yet and Ian Stewart's deal is non-guaranteed (or so they say) so he won't be added until he makes the team out of spring training. There's gonna be a couple more Cubs who will lose their jerbs.

 

[Rice Cube]

Cubs Den on Rosario:

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2012/12/cubs-claim-pitcher-sandy-rosario-off-waivers/

 

[Jntg4]

Reportedly signing 36-year old Chang-Yong Lim from Japan. Started career in Korea, coming off 2nd Tommy John.

Japanese Stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=lim---001cha

 

[Rice Cube]

Reportedly signing 36-year old Chang-Yong Lim from Japan. Started career in Korea, coming off 2nd Tommy John.

Japanese Stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=lim---001cha

Posted it in the prospect-y thread since it's supposedly a split contract, but hope they didn't actually spend that much :lol:

 

[waldo7239117]

I doubt they did, but 4 other teams were pursing him. The major/minor contract pretty much tells it won't be an overspent contract.

 

[Shawon0Meter]

 

[MRubio52]

Oh mercy Buster don't start.

 

[Rice Cube]

Buster Olney is totally ing

 

[Rice Cube]

Bleacher Nation linked to Jeff Beliveau's B-Ref page where it says he was DFA'd.

 

[Rice Cube]

Levine thinks the Cubs go after Edwin Jackson or Liriano now:

http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=chicagocubs&id=14362

 

[MRubio52]

BTW, this is how the Cards have been constructed and what the Cubs are going to have to deal with for years:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AnxTJm98j9jpdE9reW5LQ2lGODFHeUswMFhLU3Ridmc&gid=24

 

[Rice Cube]

I'm ok with that. I've often felt the Cards were the class of the NL and the Cubs would do well to do what STL does to be consistently awesome.

 

[Rice Cube]

Good ol' Bleacher Nation...40-man is full, but not because of Lim. It's because Ian Stewart was re-added. Schierholtz deal not finalized yet.

 

[Rice Cube]

Dabynsky mentioned something about the roster in the other thread so I took a look-see:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=chc

You'll notice the roster is full and Schierholtz still isn't on it. Wonder who's next on the chopping block.

 

[Rice Cube]

In case anyone was wondering, yes, Ian Stewart was officially signed:

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/14367/cubs-make-stewart-signing-official#more

 

[brett05]

In case anyone was wondering, yes, Ian Stewart was officially signed:

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/14367/cubs-make-stewart-signing-official#more

I got my season tickets the moment after the announcement.

 

[Rice Cube]

Edwin Jackson you say?

http://www.bleachernation.com/2012/12/18/report-edwin-jackson-down-to-cubs-and-rangers/

 

[dabynsky]

The Cubs plan not to suck for that much longer. Think that might be what I write about to be honest.

 

[Rice Cube]

The Cubs plan not to suck for that much longer. Think that might be what I write about to be honest.

Go for it :woot: