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Rays Sign Cliff Floyd

Dec 17, 2007 1:29 PM EST

The Rays have signed veteran left-handed hitting outfielder Cliff Floyd to a one-year major league contract through 2008 with a club option for 2009.

Floyd, 35, hit .284 (80-for-282) for the Chicago Cubs last season with 9 homers, 45 RBI and a .373 on-base percentage in 108 games. He is a career .279 hitter with 222 home runs, 826 RBI, 327 doubles and 147 stolen bases in 15 major league seasons with the Montreal Expos (1993-96, 2002), Florida Marlins (1997-2002), Boston Red Sox (2002), New York Mets (2003-06) and Cubs (2007).

A veteran of three postseasons, Floyd was a member of the Marlins 1997 World Championship club, and reached the playoffs with the 2006 Mets and 2007 Cubs.

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Cubs, Cotts Agree To New One-Year Deal

Dec 14, 2007 1:25 AM EST

The Cubs avoided salary arbitration with Neal Cotts, agreeing to terms with the lefthander on a new one-year deal Thursday.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Government Wants To Buy Wrigley Field

Dec 13, 2007 2:32 PM EST

City and state officials have had discussions with Cubs' executives about possibly selling historic Wrigley Field to a state government entity that currently owns and operates the White Sox's home, U.S. Cellular Field, sources close to the Cubs told the Tribune.

The talks with state and city officials centered on selling the 93-year-old facility to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, the government unit the Illinois General Assembly created in 1987 for the purpose of building new Comiskey Park, now U.S. Cellular Field.

There is no deal yet, and there's no guarantee a deal will be struck.

Via Chicago Tribune

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Cubs Dec 2007 Archive

  • Prior's Days With Cubs Appear To Be Over

    Yahoo.com | Dec 13, 2007

    Mark Prior's days in the Windy City appear to be over.

  • Fukudome To Sign With Cubs

    AP | Dec 12, 2007

    A four-year agreement between Japanese OF Kosuke Fukudome and the Chicago Cubs could be finalized as early as Wednesday.

  • Cubs Talk With O's About Brian Roberts

    ESPN | Dec 6, 2007

    Baltimore's talks with the Cubs about a trade for Brian Roberts have been back-burnered while the Orioles prioritize talks about Erik Bedard and Miguel Tejada.

  • Cubs Trade Infante, Ohman To Atlanta For Ascanio

    Yahoo.com | Dec 4, 2007

    The Cubs freed up by payroll on Tuesday when they reached an agreement to trade utility infielder Omar Infante and lefthander Will Ohman to the Braves for righthander Jose Ascanio.

  • Cuban Says Nothing's changed

    AP | Dec 3, 2007

    Mavericks' Owner Mark Cuban is a frequent visitor to Wrigley Field and has made it clear he's interested in purchasing the Cubs.

  • Cubs And Padres The Leaders For Fukudome

    San Diego Union-Tribune | Dec 3, 2007

    A left-handed hitter, Kosuke Fukudome has a career on-base percentage of .397 and has hit 28-34 home runs in three seasons.

  • Prior To San Diego?

    Daily Herald | Dec 3, 2007

    The most intriguing name that has come up in trade talk with the Cubs is veteran pitcher Mark Prior, who missed all of 2007 because of shoulder surgery.