http://www.cubslocker.com Chicago Cubs MLB News - Cubs Baseball Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Cubs have signed 29-year old lefty starter/reliever Ryan Rowland-Smith to a minor league deal. Rowland-Smith pitched in 24 games (21 starts) in Rookie+AAA-ball last year and he was 2-11 with 1 save, a 5.90 ERA and a 1.65 WHIP. He last pitched in the majors back in ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/02/03/the-chicago-cubs-sign-ryan-rowland-smith/ The Chicago Cubs are going to have a lot of competition for the #5 spot in the starting rotation and that's a good thing. Here is a look at the Cubs starting rotation as of right now: #1: Matt Garza: 28-year old righty Matt Garza's name has been ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/02/02/the-chicago-cubs-look-deep-in-the-starting-rotation-for-2012/ The Cubs have signed 38-year old lefty reliever Trever Miller to a minor league deal. Miller pitched in 48 games last year for the Cardinals, Red Sox and Blue Jays last year in which he was 0-1 with 1 save, a 3.80 ERA and a 1.73 WHIP. He ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/01/30/the-chicago-cubs-sign-trever-miller/ The Chicago Cubs have signed 34-year old switch-hitting 2B Bobby Scales to a minor league deal. Scales played in 148 games in AAA and Independent ball last year and he was 145 for 517 (.280 avg, .830 OPS) with 82 runs scored, 18 homers, 73 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/01/27/the-chicago-cubs-bring-back-bobby-scales/ The Chicago Cubs have signed 29-year old switch-hitting infielder Mike Tolbert to a minor league deal. Tolbert played in 87 games for the Twins last year and he was 41 for 207 (.198 avg, .518 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 0 homers, 11 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/01/24/the-chicago-cubs-sign-mike-tolbert/ The Cubs have signed 29-year old switch-hitting catcher Jason Jaramillo to a minor league deal. He played in 23 games for the Pirates last year and he was 14 for 43 (.326 avg, .751 OPS) with 1 run scored, 6 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Jaramillo has now ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/01/24/the-chicago-cubs-sign-jason-jaramillo/ The Chicago Cubs have re-signed 36-year old righty starting pitcher Rodrigo Lopez to a minor league deal. Lopez pitched in 26 games (16 starts) for the Cubs last year and he was 6-6 with a 4.42 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. He has now pitched in 253 games ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/01/24/the-chicago-cubs-re-sign-rodrigo-lopez/ The Chicago Cubs are taking a sledgehammer to the roster for 2012 as they are starting a rebuilding project, or so it seems. Here is a look at the new faces for 2012 so far: In the field: The Cubs signed David DeJesus to play right field early on ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/01/14/the-chicago-cubs-are-rebuilding-on-the-run-in-2012/ The Cubs have re-signed 34-year old righty reliever Kerry Wood to a 1-year, $3 million dollar deal with a club option for the 2013 season. Wood pitched in 55 games (0 starts) for the Cubs last year and he was 3-5 with 1 save, a 3.35 ERA and a ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/01/14/the-chicago-cubs-re-sign-kerry-wood/ The Cubs have signed 33-year old switch-hitting IF/OF Alfredo Amezaga to a minor league deal. Amezaga played in 40 games for the Marlins & Rockies last year and he was 14 of 77 (.182 avg, .442 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 0 homers and 4 RBIs. He has ... http://www.cubslocker.com/2012/01/13/the-chicago-cubs-sign-alfredo-amezaga/