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Cubs - once again putting the 'meh' in 're-meh-dial'
It appears Hendry has completed GMDirective.2 - John Grabow will not enjoy the passionate rush of unbridled free agency, for he is a Cub through 2011 .
Say What? Chicago Cubs Sign John Grabow To Two-Year, $7.5 Million Deal
There is always talk amongst baseball fans and writers regarding who the worst general manager in baseball is.
Left-Handed Complement: Cubs Have Stockpile of Southpaw Slingers
When it comes down to numbers, right-handed pitchers have an easier go of it in Major League Baseball.
Talent For Nothing: Chicago Cubs Get Legitimate Prospect In Heilman Deal
Give Jim Hendry credit. He doesn't get them all right, but he doesn't get them all wrong, either.
Posted by Christopher Glotfelty Looking to secure a solid bullpen that withered under pressure during the regular season, the Cubs have re-signed John Grabow to a two-year, $7.5 million deal.
Baseball Notes: Free agent Grabow signs with the Cubs
Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract yesterday from the Chicago Cubs.
Cubs trade Heilman, add 2 years to Grabow's deal
The Cubs took two key steps in shaping their 2010 bullpen Thursday, even as they continue to work and wait on their bigger offseason tasks of trading Milton Bradley and acquiring another outfielder.
Cubs Re-Sign John Grabow: Bullpen Issues Will Go Unresolved
John Grabow can laugh his way to the bank. According to the Chicago Sun-Times , Grabow and the Cubs have agreed on a two-year contract extension worth at least $7 million dollars, and Grabow is considered an option to take over the closer's role if Carlos Marmol's control issues cannot resolve themselves.
Chicago Cubs trade Aaron Heilman for prospects
The Cubs traded reliever Aaron Heilman to the Diamondbacks on Thursday for two minor-league prospects while closing in on a two-year deal with John Grabow.
Cubs close to deal with Grabow
The Cubs and free-agent left-hander John Grabow are close to agreeing on a two-year deal, ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine reported on Wednesday.
John Grabow filed for free agency on Monday, but the Cubs have had talks with his agent in an effort to bring the left-handed reliever back.
Randy Johnson files for free agency at 46
Forty-six-year-old left-hander Randy Johnson filed for free agency Monday, raising the number of baseball free agents to 174.
Clock winding down on free-agent filing
Another potential free agent was struck from the list on Monday, with two others possibly right behind.
Cubs consider GM meetings ``productive''
Jim Hendry said he considers the just concluded general managers meetings at the O'Hare Hilton fruitful and said that the abbreviated format seemed to encourage even more dialogue between GMs than the usual spread-out, longer sets of meetings in the past.
Yeah, and he's holding up some of the decisions the Cubs might make as the hot-stove season gets started in earnest with the general managers meetings this week at the O'Hare Hilton.
Cubs seem ready to let Rich Harden and Reed Johnson go
There's no question Rich Harden and Reed Johnson would prefer to return to the Cubs in 2010, and in a perfect world, Jim Hendry would probably re-sign both.
Without option-based contracts, not much early Cubs activity
Two days after the World Series, and nothing has happened so far to harm or help us.
Lilly undergoes arthroscopic surgery
Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly had hoped the discomfort he felt in his left shoulder would go away once he had a chance to rest, but it didn't, and on Tuesday, Lilly underwent a left shoulder arthroscopy and debridement.
Cubs quintet eligible for free agency
Outfielder Reed Johnson and pitchers John Grabow, Rich Harden, Kevin Gregg, and Chad Fox are eligible to file for free agency now that the World Series has ended.
What Does Ted Lilly's Surgery Mean to The 2010 Chicago Cubs?
A whisper leaked out of Arizona on Wednesday that Chicago Cubs' left-hander Ted Lilly underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Tuesday and isn't expected to return until April.
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