The Cubs have held off on signing their ace Carlos Zambrano to a five-year deal for more than $80 million, a deal that Cubs general manager Jim Hendry had nearly completed with Zambrano's agent Barry Praver. Foxsports.com reported earlier this week that Zambrano would shortly pull back from his commitment to that contract and look ahead toward free agency this winter.
With no contract in sight, the Cubs could shop Zambrano.
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Apr 29, 2007 12:15 PM EST
Josh Hancock, a key member of the bullpen that helped the Cardinals win the World Series last season, was killed in a car crash early Sunday.
The Cardinals said they were told of the 29-year-old reliever's death by the St. Louis Police Department. The team's home game against the Cubs on Sunday night was postponed.
The team said the accident happened in St. Louis, but no other details were disclosed. The Cardinals and police are expected to make a statement this afternoon at Busch Stadium.
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Apr 26, 2007 12:34 PM EST
General manager Jim Hendry said Dr. James Andrews told him Mark Prior "will still have a career" when he returns.
"It's certainly not career-ending," Hendry said. "[Andrews is] optimistic [Prior will] be able to pitch next year."
Because Prior was on the minor-league disabled list instead of the Cubs' disabled list at the time of the surgery, he will not accrue any major-league service time in 2007. That means he won't be eligible for free agency until after 2009, even if he returns for the entire 2008 season.
But the Cubs will have the option of non-tendering Prior instead of paying him another $3.4 million to $3.5 million in '08, as he likely would get in an arbitration hearing, based on his current $3.575 million salary.
Hendry declined to discuss Prior's future in the organization.
"You have to let the rehab process take place," Hendry said. "Obviously, we think a lot of Mark. ? Like always, you do everything in the best interests of the club. You make the decisions we have to make down the road."
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Cubs Apr 2007 Archive
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Yahoo.com | Apr 25, 2007
Manager Lou Piniella will not get any help from Mark Prior this season.
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Chicago Tribune | Apr 25, 2007
There was a postgame incident after Monday's game involving Cubs' hitting coach Gerald Perry got into shouting match with umpires in the tunnel was the second confrontation between Cubs personnel and umpires in four days.
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AP | Apr 23, 2007
Mark Prior's right shoulder still hurts, and the oft-injured Cubs pitcher will have surgery Tuesday.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Apr 23, 2007
Cubs broadcaster Ron Santo was in good condition Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday night with symptoms of an irregular heartbeat.
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AP | Apr 21, 2007
Alfonso Soriano is expected to rejoin the Cubs' lineup on Monday.
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MLB.com | Apr 20, 2007
Alfonso Soriano ran with no problems on Friday, and will run again Saturday.
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Yahoo.com | Apr 20, 2007
Rich Hill allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings as the Cubs defeated the Braves 3-0 on Thursday night.
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AP | Apr 19, 2007
Willy Aybar failed to report to the Braves game against the Cubs.
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AP | Apr 17, 2007
Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano expects to miss about a week after straining his left groin Monday night.
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Yahoo.com | Apr 17, 2007
Alfonso Soriano injured a hamstring while attempting a diving catch in the Cubs' 12-4 win over the Padres on Monday.
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AP | Apr 14, 2007
Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez missed his second straight game Saturday with tendinitis in his right wrist.
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AP | Apr 13, 2007
Aramis Ramirez, one of the Cubs' hottest hitters during the first eight games, was out of the lineup with a swollen right wrist Friday and was sent to a hand specialist to be examined.
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Yahoo.com | Apr 12, 2007
Mark Prior suffered another setback Thursday, leaving his minor-league rehab start with discomfort in his right shoulder.
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AP | Apr 12, 2007
Shortstop Alex Gonzalez will miss several games for the Reds, who placed him on the bereavement list Thursday.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Apr 11, 2007
Cubs' president John McDonough still won't clarify the issues holding up the process of Carlos Zambrano's contract negotiations.
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MLB.com | Apr 11, 2007
The Cubs and Houston Astros game Wednesday was postponed because of snow, and no makeup date has been set.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Apr 10, 2007
The new advertising on the utility doors amid the brown ivy didn't cause much of a stir.
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AP | Apr 10, 2007
Mark Cuban has led the Wrigley Field crowd during the seventh-inning stretch and has long been considered a potential buyer for the Cubs.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Apr 9, 2007
Carlos Zambrano isn't a very popular figure with the Milwaukee Brewers said about them after the Cubs' victory Saturday.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Apr 5, 2007
Former Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks owner Jerry Colangelo reiterated his interest in buying the Cubs during a radio interview Wednesday and said he plans to meet with new Tribune Co.
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Chicago Tribune | Apr 2, 2007
The Cubs and Carlos Zambrano are very close on a five-year deal.
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ESPN | Apr 2, 2007
On Monday, the Tribune Co.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Apr 1, 2007
Carlos Zambrano likely will begin the 2007 season without a new five-year contract.
