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Cubs, Prior Agree On One-Year DealRight-hander Mark Prior and the Cubs agreed on a one-year deal Wednesday and avoided salary arbitration. Prior will get $3,575,000 and would earn an additional $150,000 each for making 27 and 30 starts. Once considered a Cubs' ace of the future, Prior has won just 18 games the past three seasons while battling injuries. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cubs Release RuschThe Chicago Cubs released left-handed pitcher Glendon Rusch on Thursday, after his 2006 season was cut short by a blood clot in his lung. Rusch was hospitalized on Sept. 12, after experiencing shortness of breath and a sharp chest pain when he hopped on a treadmill to run. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Chance To Play For Cubs Made Decision Easy For SamardzijaJeff Samardzija had been projected as a low first-round pick in April's NFL draft, but the lure of playing for the Cubs led him to sign a five-year, $10 million deal. "But I think just playing (Class A ball) this summer and seeing where it could go, it really made me take that next step and run with it," the Valparaiso native said. "I love the sport so much and every day I looked forward to the opportunity of playing for the Cubs. The fact that I was drafted by the Cubs made it a really easy decision." Samardzija was 8-2 with a 4.33 earned-run average in 15 starts his junior season at Notre Dame and was ranked No. 20 on Baseball America's top prospects list when the Cubs drafted him. "I think I am a pretty aggressive pitcher and I like to pitch with an offensive mentality and make things happen early [in the count]," he said. "I like quick innings to get our offense out there swinging the bats. Make it kind of quick as a pitcher and get a lot of ground balls and double plays." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cubs Sign Cliff FloydFree agent Cliff Floyd agreed Wednesday to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Cubs after spending four seasons with the Mets. Floyd can make an additional $4.5 million this year in bonuses based on plate appearances and time on the active 25-man roster. The deal includes a mutual option for 2008 that could become guaranteed if he has 100 games started or 425 plate appearances this year. He could earn $17.5 million over two years if he has 550 plate appearances each season and $15.5 million if he has 500 each season. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cubs Close To Deal With FloydThe Cubs appear poised to sign veteran outfielder Cliff Floyd to a one-year contract. The Floyd deal, which might be completed this week, has been in the works since the winter meetings, but the Cubs weren't sure whether they would add Floyd or a veteran center fielder to hold down the fort until prospect Felix Pie is ready at midseason. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cubs Jan 2007 Archive
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