2012-2013 Off-Season Calendar & Discussion

[Yagyu+]

Has anyone in the forum seen any recent updates on Gerardo Concepcion?

He was outrighted off the 40-man in mid-December and then assigned to Single-A Kane County.

[CubbieSteve]

I'm not exactly sold on Sappelt, would rather him be our 5th OF after signing a more proven platoon mate in Scott Hairston to pair with Nate.

It wouldn't be a great OF, but it'd be decent.

[hrubes20]

Levine's answers to some questions are so non-committal/non-informal/generic that it's just reinforcing my dislike for beat writers.

Texas might want Soriano with Garza, they could use the offense, but i think he might be expensive. O RLY?

Btw: I want Martin more than I want Olt from the Rangers.

Are some suggesting that they would rather have Olt? Martin looks like a near lock to be at least a league average CFer. Same can't be said for Olt at 3B. I figured nobody was mentioning Martin because he is their CF of the future, while Olt has to be moved off of 3B just to get in the lineup.

[SenorGato]

They're really confident in Martin? Damn. He's going to be a solid player.

[Tryptamine]

Every time I see Leonys Martin's name I think about how he and Olt would be Cubs if not for Garza's injury. Then I cry a little.

[Yagyu+]

It's not Cubs related, but for anyone who digs seeing stadium renovations in progress, this article has some footage of changes being made at Dodger Stadium.

[Jack the Ripper]

Any and all Dodger Stadium renovations should include sniper towers to patrol the parking lots.

[Yagyu+]

Any and all Dodger Stadium renovations should include sniper towers to patrol the parking lots.

Did you go to any Dodger games this past season? Those that I attended had an enormous police presence. Two of them there were police helicopters patrolling the parking lot.

[Jack the Ripper]

Did you go to any Dodger games this past season? Those that I attended had an enormous police presence. Two of them there were police helicopters patrolling the parking lot.

Whoa! That's nuts, and sad at the same time.

[Yagyu+]

Whoa! That's nuts, and sad at the same time.

Yeah, the Los Angeles Police Academy is located across the parking lot from Dodger Stadium.

[ABE32]

I'm not exactly sold on Sappelt, would rather him be our 5th OF after signing a more proven platoon mate in Scott Hairston to pair with Nate.

It wouldn't be a great OF, but it'd be decent.

@sappySappelt6 would not like to hear such nosense "have you seen the work I bez putting and I'm on fire" he was crushing the ball in winter leagues. I think he wil be a nice suprise and he is a tweet machine.

[Yagyu+]

Bruce Miles:

#Cubs and IF Luis Valbuena agree on one-year, $930,000 deal, avoiding arbitration.

[Yagyu+]

Paul Sullivan:

Lillibridge gets non roster invite from Cubs.

[SenorGato]

No ********, I've always like Lillibridge a little bit since he was a prospect. He looked good when he was in the Braves system, at least early on. He can play the infield positions with some competence, and has some nice attributes in his offensive game including some patience. Obviously this is purely on a utility player level...

He did alright for the White Sox in 2011.

[KyleJRM]

Hey look, it's the new Joe Mather!