Carlos Zambrano News

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New Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen calls Yoenis Cespedes "pretty impressive," but he said it's no slam dunk that the Cuban defector ends up in Miami.

Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said Thursday that it's unlikely Alfonso Soriano will start the season with another team, and he also said there could be discussions about locking up Matt Garza to a long-term deal.

The collective idea is that the Chicago Cubs are still multiple years away from competing for championships, and Starlin Castro is the cornerstone of the foundation Theo Epstein is building.

The Chicago Cubs finished in fifth place in the NL Central in 2011 with a record of 71-91. The team finished the year decently well, going 29-26 from July 31 on.

Our series will return Monday with the The Cubs limped out of the gate in 2011, falling 23 games behind first place by the trade deadline before rebounding somewhat to finish "only" 25 games out at 71-91, good for a 5th place finish in the 6 team NL Central.

No. 9 Marlins : 22th in a series counting down to spring training . Next: Braves.

The National League East is loaded with more star-studded players than ever, with teams like the Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals opening their checkbooks to land some of the top free agents in MLB .

A number of MLB players have earned their large salaries as a result of their past success.

Cubs pitcher Matt Garza, right, celebrates with teammate Darwin Barney during a game against the Cardinals last August at Wrigley Field.

This is one of the reasons why I don't routinely savage the guy for his many failings as a general manager.A It appears he didn't have the "guts" to stand in a room with one of his players and systematically discredit him, in order to save money.A The only case under his watch to reach arbitration was that of one Ryan Theriot - one that Hendry ... (more)

The Chicago Cubs made the newest addition of an active 2012 offseason by signing Cuban pitching star Gerardo Concepcion .

The Miami Marlins will have a new ballpark and several new faces familiar to Chicago baseball fans.

After three clubs committed over $575 million to secure the services of Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder and Yu Darvish, baseball's latest spending bonanza appears complete.

In anticipation of greater revenue from their new ballpark opening in 2004, the Phillies, in 2003, pre-invested in free agents Jim Thome and David Bell, traded for pricey starter Kevin Millwood and extended Pat Burrell's contract, a total commitment of $172 million.

Most of Major League Baseball is still dissecting the nine year, $214 million contract that Prince Fielder signed with the Detroit Tigers.

With Carlos Zambrano's departure to the Miami Marlins to join fellow Venezuelan hot-head Ozzie Guillen, Cubs fans around the world rejoice in the fact that their clubhouse will no longer be as dramatic as a high school classroom.

Now that Prince Fielder has repatriated back to Detroit where daddy Cecil once loomed large, Cubs' fans who wished for a big free agent signing this winter, can at last accept their team's transitional state for 2012.

Everything about the Miami Marlins is new this season. I know that has been worn out and overstated, but the reality is the basis of this franchise is fully transformed from what it's been since its inception.

JULY 03: Prince Fielder #28 of the Milwaukee Brewers gets up off of the ground after being hit by a pitch from Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs on July 3, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.