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Cubs Interested In Crawford?If Tampa Bay's Carl Crawford becomes available, and the Cubs can trade Jacque Jones they may make a play for the All-Star. A .351 hitter in the second spot in '07, Crawford is the kind of athletic outfielder Lou Piniella craves. Piniella managed Crawford as a youngster in Tampa Bay. Chicago Cubs Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Wrigley Field Getting $1.5M Makeover
The Chicago Sun-Times said Saturday that as part of the massive field overhaul, workers have begun transplanting dirt from Wrigley Field to two DuPage County dumps to make way for a new drainage system. Chicago White Sox groundskeeper Roger Bossard said the new state-of-the-art system will lessen Cubs' head groundskeeper Roger Baird's worries about increased rainfall in Chicago. "He's going to be able to sleep at night when he gets that one inch of rainfall," Bossard said of the construction effort. Chicago Cubs Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Wood And Prior Could Join Dusty In Cincy?
"I talked to Mark Prior [Wednesday], and I've heard from Woody and some other guys," said Baker, who will turn his focus to managing the Reds once his current gig as an ESPN analyst ends after the World Series. Both pitchers could become free agents this offseason, and the Reds are starved for pitching. Wood, 30, is eligible for free agency after completing a one-year, $1.75 million deal with the Cubs this season. He came off the disabled list Aug. 3 and went 1-1 with a 3.33 ERA in 22 outings as a middle reliever. If the right-hander wants to return to a starting role, he likely would have to do that elsewhere. Prior, who missed the entire 2007 season after undergoing shoulder surgery, is eligible for salary arbitration. Prior, 27, made $3.575 million this season and couldn't be paid less than $2.86 million next season because major-league rules forbid cutting a controlled player's salary more than 20 percent. Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cubs Oct 2007 Archive
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The Chicago Cubs' organization has begun a $1.5 million overhaul of Wrigley Field that includes the removal of nearly 15 million pounds of dirt.
Whether it's simply to catch up on the past or plot for the future, new Cincinnati Reds' manager Dusty Baker has been chatting with his former Cubs' co-aces, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood.