MESA, Ariz. – The Chicago Cubs traded outfielder Tony Campana to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two 17-year-old pitching prospects, the team announced on Monday. Campana had seen the writing on the wall.
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are willing to explore a trade of Alfonso Soriano this winter, although it won't be at the same bargain-basement deal they would have moved him for last offseason. Read the entire story.
CHICAGO -- With the Chicago Cubs' new management going on Year 2 of a rebuilding project next season, Alfonso Soriano said before the final game of the season that his door is open to being traded. Read the entire story.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers acquired catcher Geovany Soto from the Chicago Cubs on Monday for minor league pitcher Jake Brigham, a source confirmed. Soto, 29, is hitting .195 with six homers and 14 RBIs in 51 games this season.
As the trading deadline approaches, conversations between teams start to take on a more serious tone as offers and counter-offers begin to be more substantial. In the case of Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, teams have shown some interest over the past two weeks, although he has not been approached about a trade.
CHICAGO – With two days remaining before the non-waiver trade deadline, the Cubs are still in a holding pattern. The Cubs' two best trade chips, Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza, have proved difficult to move over the past week.
Many of baseball’s elite scouts will be at Wrigley Field this weekend to watch the Cubs' three top veteran pitchers, including Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza, for the purpose of making a deal. "It looks like they set up the rotation in order to get every team interested in here for the final showings of these guys before they are dealt," a veteran American League Central scout said on the condition of anonymity.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster is all for a trade if that's what is best for the rebuilding organization, but he said Wednesday he will leave that decision up to the front office. Read the entire story.
The Chicago Cubs traded Tyler Colvin and infielder DJ LeMahieu to the Colorado Rockies for Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers, the team announced Thursday. Read the entire story.
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs will bring in their top scouts on Monday and Tuesday to have meetings about the direction the team will be headed with the trading deadline just five weeks away, according to a Major League Baseball source.
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