Chicago Cubs

What The Hell Is Wrong With...Geovany Soto?

By Tim Dierkes [April 20, 2009 at 6:41pm CST]

First up in our What The Hell Is Wrong With...series, Cubs catcher Geovany Soto. The 25 year-old catcher has two hits in 24 plate appearances on the young season. Granted, the Cubs' season is less than 7% over. But, Soto... Continue Reading

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Felix Pie Traded To Orioles

By Tim Dierkes [January 19, 2009 at 5:25pm CST]

The Cubs traded Felix Pie to the Orioles on Saturday for Garrett Olson and a minor league pitcher. The move may have fantasy impact. The Orioles seem intent on giving Pie a good chunk of playing time as their left... Continue Reading

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Milton Bradley To The Cubs

By Tim Dierkes [January 6, 2009 at 11:50am CST]

Milton Bradley reached an agreement with the Cubs worth about three years and $30 million. Bradley, like J.D. Drew, is a good player who doesn't translate well to fantasy baseball. He's often out of the lineup with an injury, preventing... Continue Reading

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Ryan Dempster Examined

By Tim Dierkes [October 10, 2008 at 3:15pm CST]

Ryan Dempster, typically undrafted in mixed leagues, had a massive season in 2008. He was ninth in baseball with a 2.96 ERA, and added a 1.21 WHIP, 17 wins, and 187 strikeouts. Dempster had been mostly a reliever since 2003.... Continue Reading

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Kosuke Fukudome's Hot Start

By Tim Dierkes [April 23, 2008 at 9:45am CST]

Josh Kalk has been doing great work studying PITCHf/x data. Check out his blog here and Hardball Times contributions here. Josh decided to examine Kosuke Fukudome's hot start in a guest post for RotoAuthority.com. His post follows. Kosuke Fukudome has... Continue Reading

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Time To Worry About Rich Hill

By Tim Dierkes [April 11, 2008 at 9:14am CST]

After just two starts, one of which was solid? Yes. Because that's the Cubs. Hill, whose problems often seem mental, always seems at risk of being pulled from the Cubs' rotation. Given the presence of Jon Lieber, it's a very... Continue Reading

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2008 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Kosuke Fukudome

By Tim Dierkes [March 6, 2008 at 5:00pm CST]

As an unknown commodity, Kosuke Fukudome is not getting enough respect in fantasy leagues in my opinion. He's being drafted around the 14th round, but looks like a poor man's Bobby Abreu to me. And Abreu goes in the fourth... Continue Reading

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2006 Chicago Cubs Schedule

By Tim Dierkes [October 3, 2005 at 4:32pm CST]

The Cubs are usually the last team to put out their schedule, and it's not out yet. I guess they want to build suspense. Nonetheless, Al from Bleed Cubbie Blue took on the project of determining the Cubs 2006 schedule... Continue Reading

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Team By Team - Chicago Cubs

By Tim Dierkes [July 31, 2005 at 11:26am CST]

Brian Giles to the Cardinals rumors swirl about, but at the moment The Roto Authority will uncover some second half sleepers from the Cubs. Jeromy Burnitz is exceeding expectations and Sammy Sosa with a .275-17-54 line so far. Burnitz has... Continue Reading

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MLB Trade Rumors: Manny Ramirez

By Tim Dierkes [July 28, 2005 at 3:22pm CST]

The latest trade rumor whipping the baseball world into a frenzy involves Manny Ramirez. The Roto Authority thinks it's simply a case of huge trade withdrawal. When the biggest name on the market is A.J. Burnett, a #2 starter at... Continue Reading

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