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After Confidence-Boosting Series, Cubs Face Real Test in Philly

As has been covered ad nauseum, the Cubs fell colossally short of expectations in 2009's first half. Since the All-Star break, the Cubs have won four straight games and begun to resemble last year's bunch in several ways. The biggest sign of positivity was Alfonso Soriano hitting home runs in consecutive games, but there...

Jeff Samardzija to Be Recalled

The biggest weakness in the early going of 2009 for the Cubs has been bullpen depth. Carlos Marmol and Aaron Heilman have been good, but they can't pitch every night. It appears the Cubs are going to halt the project of stretching Jeff Samardzija out so he can be a starter in favor of adding him to the bullpen. He would be...

Kevin Gregg Named Cubs Closer

The biggest question surrounding the Cubs this spring was answered by Lou Piniella on Sunday when he made it official and announced that Kevin Gregg, not Carlos Marmol, will be the Cubs closer this season.Gregg was brought in this winter after a trade on a one-year $4.2 million deal after saving 61 games with the Florida...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Cubs

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the ...Team who decided 97 wins wasn't enough. Seriously, why would you go out and intentionally make your team worse? Sorry, I'll spare you the...

Cubs Add Aaron Heilman to Bullpen

You know, getting traded once can probably be quite the ordeal for a baseball player. If you've been in a city for a while, you've more than likely bought yourself a home, and maybe you're married with kids so packing up all your stuff and moving across the country can't be easy. Both Aaron Heilman and Garrett Olson have...

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05/14/12 Rangers Minor League Roundup â 5/12 Source: FOX Sports Spot starter Derek Hankins (3.09 ERA/.273 BAA) held the Rainiers scoreless through four innings but wasn't able to get out of the fifth.
04/04/12 Former Mets Pitcher Heilman Signs Minor-League Deal... Source: Bloomberg.com Aaron Heilman signed with the Texas Rangers , the pitcher's sixth Major League Baseball organization since leaving the New York Mets after the 2008 season.
04/04/12 Roster Moves: Tateyama to DL, Eppley DFA, Heilman... Source: Postcards from Elysian Fields As, expected the Rangers have placed reliever Yoshinori Tateyama on DL, and have taken RHP Cody Eppley off the 40 man roster and designated him for assignment.
03/25/12 Veteran Heilman plans to work way up through minors Source: Pharos-Tribune - Logansport IN Veteran Major League pitcher Aaron Heilman is not ready to hang up his cleats just yet.