http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2005/11/milton_bradley_.html

Walker for Bradley?

Furcal close to signing?

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/story/2005/11/29/165756/12


A source familiar with negotiations said Furcal received a five-year offer from the Cubs that was significantly greater than he was offered by the Braves, both in dollars and contract length.

that will be nice!!!

ivy....Don't hold your breath. My dog, Olsen, full out peed on my "We Got Wood Shirt" WHILE I WAS WEARING IT before each of Wood's starts in the '03 NLCS series. The only 2 times he's ever full out peed on me. We all remember game 7.

Maybe if it was my folks dog, Kerry, it would have been a better omen.

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Olsen is actually what we were thinking of naming our second dog.

There is a reasonable explanation for the Cub's failures and your dog's accidents. We were set for good luck the first time he peed but the second time he peed he nixed what the first one would've accomplished.

I'll go with that....I advise you to keep the hat away from Wrigley though

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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2005/11/brad_wilkerson_.html

Cedeno for Wilkerson straight up?

Furcal's agent was set to meet with the Dodgers last night. From everything I've read and heard, I wouldn't be surprised to see him make a decision by the weekend. I don't think the Dodgers really have much of a shot, so it should come down to the Cubbies and the Braves.

As for the proposed Walker for Bradley trade, I am nervous about Bradley being a clubhouse cancer. But that could work out very well if the Cubs do sign Furcal and MB stays in line.

And as for the Cedeno for Wilkerson deal, I say HELL NO! Don't give up Cedeno. I feel that would be a mistake. Just go get Pierre and keep Cedeno.

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http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-0511300173nov30,1,1872970.story?coll=cs-home-headlines

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Source: Cubs' offer pleasing to Furcal
By David O'Brien
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

November 30, 2005

ATLANTA -- Braves free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal is leaning toward signing with the Cubs.

A source familiar with negotiations said Furcal has received a five-year offer from the Cubs that is significantly better than the one the Braves have offered in dollars and contract length.

The race for Furcal apparently is down to two or three teams--the Braves, Cubs and possibly the Dodgers--with a decision expected within a few days.

Furcal's agent, Paul Kinzer, was waiting to hear what the Dodgers offered in a Tuesday night meeting in Los Angeles between Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti and an associate of Kinzer's.

Kinzer met with the Braves on Monday after meeting with Cubs officials on Sunday.

The Dodgers entered the Furcal sweepstakes last week after Colletti was hired as GM.

But the Braves and Cubs are front-runners in the chase for Furcal, who got phone calls from Cubs manager Dusty Baker and several Cubs players, including Greg Maddux, a former Braves pitcher.

"He's very comfortable with both [Atlanta and Chicago]," Kinzer said. "He has a lot of friends on the Cubs, and you know his comfort level here with the Braves, especially with Bobby [Cox] and Andruw [Jones].

"And the Dodgers--we'd have to see what's going on there. They got into it late, but we're going to listen to what Ned has to offer."

Kinzer said Furcal's respect and loyalty to Cox has made the entire process difficult.

"It's making the decision a lot tougher," Kinzer said. "He does appreciate everything that happened here. I'm telling you, we've had a lot of calls, and if we pursued a lot of the teams that called, there'd be a lot more money on the table."

A source also said the Braves and Devil Rays had resumed talks Tuesday about shortstop Julio Lugo, 30, who batted .295 with six homers, 57 RBIs and 39 stolen bases in a career-best season while batting leadoff and second.

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I really don't see the Cedeno for Wilkerson possibility as a step in the right direction. As for Bradley, he can be a cancer but if we end up with him maybe we can hope he lights a fire in the clubhouse...a figurative fire that is.

Looks like Farns might get a 3 year $17 million contract with the Yanks to be their setup man.

Looks like you Cubs fans got Mabry from the Cardinals.

Other Cardinals news....Nunez went to the Phillies for 3 million dollars.

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I can't believe that Farnsworth got a three year deal, let alone a $17M 3-yr deal.

As for Bradley, I'd prefer to stay away from him. First of all, he's coming off of season ending knee surgery (80 percent tear of the patella tendon and had issues with his left anterior cruciate ligament).

His career highs in games played are 141 & 101.

He's only hit >.290 once.

His career high in HRs is 19.

While he would certainly be an upgrade in CF is it significant enough to balance out the potential clubhouse disaster? He's been in trouble in on both of his previous teams.

I'd prefer Pierre



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[This message has been edited by AgRyan04 (edited 11/30/2005 6:41p).]

Not wanting to jinx anything, I'll just say I'm optomistic about Furcal.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/sports/cst-spt-cub30.html

Ryan- I think they are looking at Bradley for RF, but I could be mistaken.

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Interesting quote from Furcal's agent:

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"The offer from the Cubs wouldn't have been the highest. It's a good offer, but there were three or four teams we could have pursued that would have offered more. But with Raffy, it hasn't been just about money. It's more about where he feels comfortable. The Cubs are very high on his list."

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Not Van Buren!

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20051201&content_id=1274550&vkey=pr_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

Please let the PTBNL be Manny...lol

WTF?!

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Jermaine Van Buren, who set an Iowa Cubs record with 25 saves for the Triple-A team, was dealt Thursday to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later.

Van Buren saw Major League action for the first time this season, going 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA in six games. He made his Major League debut Aug. 31 after being selected from Iowa the day before.

The right-hander was 2-3 with a 1.98 ERA and 25 saves in 52 appearances at Iowa. He was named the Iowa Cubs' Pitcher of the Year and was named to the Triple-A All-Star team.

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A player to be named later? It had better be a pretty good PTBNL.

Jose Valentin is supposedly negotiating with the Mets and Cubs as cheap bench help. A pretty far fetched rumor, but it's out there. Whatever the deal is, with all the Cubs blips on the radar, Hendry is certainly keeping himself busy.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/story/2005/12/1/204057/283

I'm also seeing stuff about Wellemeyer to Colorado for Bigbie. Did we already cover that? It seems like a pointless trade.

Maybe Boston is mad they gave up Matt Murton and we're just trying to keep things friendly.

That is odd though.

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I guess LA is now in the mix for Furcal as well. Hopefully we'll here something by the end of the week as had been reported.

I heard that the GM meetings are in Dallas. Maybe I should drop by and have a few words with Mr. Hendry on the future of our club.

December 5th-8th
Wyndham Anatole

Who's with me?

Dave Roberts, Julio Lugo, Derek Lowe? I wish something would just happen.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2005/12/cubs_rumermonge.html

We need to have an opening day cub watching party in Dallas!!!

If we sign Julio Lugo I will puke.

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I agree. Hell NO to LUGO

Saw a blip on espn that the Yankee's were going after Pierre...Anyone know if there is any truth to it?

The hits keep on coming. Potential for Trot Nixon, Mench, and Zito? Hurry up, April.


http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2005/12/latest_cubs_rum.html

that is an awful trade. I do not want Zito. Also, we should not trade Pie.

furcal to dodgers

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2246996

That sucks. His numbers are going to suck at Dodger Stadium. I suppose the extra $9M will make up for that.

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Mac--

Yes, I've heard that the Yankees, along with about 4 other teams, are looking at Pierre.