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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...

Jason Marquis Is Headed to the Rockies

Though it isn't likely to be announced until next week, the Cubs and Rockies have agreed in principle to a trade that will send starting pitcher Jason Marquis to Colorado in exchange for reliever Luis Vizcaino.In a vacuum, Marquis is probably the more valuable player, if for no other reason than he's a starter, but of...

Luis Vizcaino Busted For DUI

Colorado Rockies reliever Luis Vizcaino doesn't play for the Tampa Bay Rays -- if he did I'd have introduced him as Tampa Bay Rays reliever Luis Vizcaino -- but he does spend his offseason living in the Tampa area. So it's quite possible that he's rooting for the Rays right now just to fit in with his neighbors. It's also...

Yankees Look East (Again) for Pitching Help

Apparently the rough translation to American baseball for Hideki Irabu and Kei Igawa hasn't soured the New York Yankees on Japanese pitchers. The agent for Kazuo Fukumori says that the Yankees have inquired about the 33-year old reliever, late of the Rakuten Golden Eagles, to help fill out their bullpen for the 2008...