Scott Baker

The Cubs made news last week, signing free agent pitchers Edwin Jackson and Carlos Villanueva. Along with two other starting pitchers signed in November, Scott Baker and Scott Feldman, these guys will earn $73.5 million over eight seasons. That's...

More than anything else, a lack of starting pitching led to the Cubs' 101-loss season. That's why President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer continue working to build some depth. After a near-miss on Anibal Sanchez last week, they hope to...

Baseball analysts don't agree on a lot. But for months just about everyone has said that this class of free agents is weak, and that Zack Greinke is the best guy in it. In other words, it's a great time to be Greinke. But how about the team that signs...

The Cubs non-tendered third baseman Ian Stewart and relief pitchers Jaye Chapman and Zach Putnam on Friday night, while offering arbitration to Matt Garza, Jeff Samardzija, Luis Valbuena and James Russell. Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said earlier...

Talking baseball while wondering how Tom Thibodeau is going to survive until Derrick Rose returns: 1. To say that Marvin Miller was as tough as nails is to compliment the strength of nails. Miller has passed away at the age of 95, and somewhere there...

Talking baseball while hoping Jay Cutler gets well soon. 1. The  Cy Young Award is going to be presented Wednesday night, and that, like the balance of power in the AL East, could be impacted by Jeffrey Loria, baseball’s worst owner. What does...

Some would say Scott Baker had a better 2012 than the Cubs. He didn’t make it on the field.   Baker experienced elbow pain in spring training and underwent Tommy John surgery in April. Now he’s coming to Chicago to try to help the Cubs while...

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1987 -- Dan Goetz had three hits and Kevin Mentzer added two as the Aberdeen Smittys defeated Watertown 5-4 in the first round of the State A American Legion baseball tournament. 1992 -- Wally Steiner's two-out single in the sixth inning scored Roger...

MINNEAPOLIS — With the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaching, Twins General Manager Terry Ryan wasn’t ready to announce any clearance sales Wednesday. The Twins climbed within 71 ⁄ 2 games of first place before losing to the...

1987 -- Robert Parish scored 15 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the Boston Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons 104-91 in the first game of their NBA Eastern Conference championship series. 1992 -- Britton's Bart Sime shot a final-round 77 for...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- One week from Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins' charter leaves for Baltimore, site of the April 6 season opener, marking the end of one of the most important spring camps in recent team history. The Twins are coming off a 99-loss season...