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REPORT: Tyson Ross Has Signed With The Rangers Not The Cubs

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Aldo Soto
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Although the team has not confirmed the deal, TR Sullivan, who covers the team for MLB.com, is reporting that Tyson Ross has signed with the Texas Rangers. Since Ross surprisingly became a free agent earlier this winter, the Chicago Cubs were frequently linked to him and were a finalist to sign him. The right-handed starter even went to Chicago and took a tour of the renovations at Wrigley Field. Yet, the lure of a World Series championship wasn’t enough to bring Ross to the North Side.

Ross, 29, only made one start in 2016, before missing the entire season with a shoulder injury. However, once the San Diego Padres made him a free agent, he became a big target for the Cubs in free agency. This time, the Cubs didn’t get their guy to go in the back of the starting rotation, opting for the Rangers instead.

Ross made the 2014 All-Star Game and has a career 3.64 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over 670.2 innings. The Cubs were reportedly after him since 2015.

So, now it appears that Mike Montgomery is once again the front runner to be the fifth man in the Cubs’ starting rotation in 2017.

Earlier on Friday, the Cubs also avoided arbitration with Jake Arrieta, giving him nearly $16 million for the 2017 season. Arrieta and John Lackey will be free agents following this season, leaving the Cubs with a few spots to fill in the starting rotation, beginning in 2018.

Cubs Agree To Deal With Jake Arrieta

By
Aldo Soto
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Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs and Jake Arrieta have agreed to a one-year deal, avoiding an arbitration hearing for the 2015 Cy Young winner and 2016 World Series champion.

Arrieta, 30, will be a free agent after the 2017 season. After making a little more than $10 million last year, Arrieta gets another raise, agreeing to a $15.6375 million salary for the upcoming season, according to Jon Heyman.

Since Arrieta was traded to the Cubs from the Baltimore Orioles in 2013, the right-handed pitcher has gone 54-21, with a 2.52 ERA over 98 starts.

MLB Reporter Predicts White Sox Will Sign Former Home Run Champion

By
Dan Fappiano
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One MLB Reporter predicted the White Sox would sign a former home run champion. (Photo courtesy of MLB)

The Chicago White Sox have punted the 2017 season in a rebuilding effort. The team has made two major trades, moving Chris Sale and Adam Eaton for a group of players including four top 100 prospects.

While the team is clearly focused on the future, the White Sox must field a team in 2017, and have made moves to do so. The team has signed Derek Holland to a major league contract whilst signing Geovany Soto, Cody Asche and Everth Cabrera to minor league deals.

Chicago isn’t done and has been connected to another type of free agent. About a month ago, Fan Rag Sports Jon Heyman reported that the White Sox could be interested in “power hitting” free agents.

Signing a power hitter in a rebuilding year seems counter intuitive, but if that power hitter succeeds, he could become trade bait at the deadline. This way the team has more ammunition for future trades.

If nothing else, he gives fans a reason to watch in 2017.

While Heyman did suggest a few potential names, he didn’t confirm any specific players the Sox could be interested in. The team hasn’t come out and shown interest in any of the remaining power bats on the market.

One MLB Reporter tried to connected the dots between the White Sox and a free agent power hitter. He didn’t confirm interest from either side, but MLB.com and Sports On Earth’s Anthony Castrovince predicted the White Sox will sign Chris Carter.

He wrote:

Because, even in the midst of a teardown, they still need to field a team in 2017. (Chris) Carter comes aboard as a source of cheap power at the DH spot in a home park that suits his services.

Last season, Carter tied the Rockies Nolan Arenado with 41 home runs, good for the most in the National League. Over his seven year career, Carter has appeared in 688 games playing for the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros and most recently the Milwaukee Brewers.

He has hit .218 with 150 home runs, 374 RBIs and 12 stolen bases for his career. He averages a little over 21 homeruns a season.

Carter seems like a good fit with the White Sox. He isn’t going to come at a high price such as Mark Trumbo or Jose Bautista. Yet he offers the same amount of power and could turn into a nice trade piece.

SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo recently reported that Carter was seeing interest from atleast four teams. There’s a chance that one of them was the Sox.

If the White Sox were to sign Carter, they would have 80 home runs just by their corner infielders. Adding Carter’s 41 home runs to the White Sox total of 168 would give them 209, moving them from 22nd to 9th in the league.

It’ll be interesting to see if the White Sox do end up signing a power bat, and if that power bat ends up being Carter. But if so, the South Siders would have one of the best power hitters in the league.

If he goes on another home run tear, he will certainly draw some interest on the trade market at the Deadline.

 

Feel free to continue the conversation on Twitter: @DFappiano14

David Ross Is Officially Back With The Cubs

By
Aldo Soto
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David Ross speaks during the Chicago Cubs World Series rally in Grant Park, Friday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2016, 2016. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

After ending his MLB career as a World Series champion in 2016, David Ross is indeed coming back to the Chicago Cubs in 2017.

During the first day of the Cubs Convention on Friday, it was announced that Ross will return to the team as a special assistant to baseball operations.

Via ESPN:

The Cubs have hired David Ross as a special assistant to baseball operations, the team announced in a press release. Ross will contribute to “all elements within the club’s baseball operations department including player development, pro scouting and other work within the front office. He’ll also assist in evaluating players leading up to the amateur draft. ” Ross retired after hitting a Game 7 World Series home run and helping the Cubs break a 108 year championship drought.

Excellent news!

WATCH: Tommy Hawk Is Brutalized By Minnesota Wild Mascot

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Marc-Louis Paprzyca
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I don’t condone violence unless it’s grown people wearing mascot costumes of course. The Minnesota Wild mascot, Nordy, took a clubbing to Tommy Hawk last night for the old pinata skit. Tommy was nice enough to show up for Nordy’s 10th birthday and this was the way he was treated. I blame bad parent….management on this one. Haha.

The Wild are right behind the Blackhawks in the Western Conference but I don’t think that beating up their mascot is the way to get ahead. If anything, this will be bulletin board material for the Blackhawks going forward.

https://twitter.com/mnwild/status/819743522278559744

MLB Insider Suggests Four Perfect Jose Quintana Trades

By
Dan Fappiano
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Jose Quintana has been one of the most talked about trade pieces this offseason. He is arguably the best pitcher available, making him appealing to any team in need of a front-line starter.

In his five seasons in the MLB, Quintana has appeared in 154 games and 951 innings. He holds a career 46-46 record with a 3.41 ERA and a 781/244 K/BB ratio. Quintana has appeared in atleast 200 innings while holding a sub 3.60 ERA the past four seasons.

But beyond just his heroics on the mound, teams are interested in Quintana’s contract. The White Sox pitcher is making just $7 million in 2017, and is under team control until 2020. Any team has the cap room flexibility to fit Quintana on their roster.

Quintana is one of the most consistent pitchers in the MLB. He has flown under the radar during his time in the MLB and would undoubtedly improve any pitching rotation he is in. Most importantly, atleast to some teams, is that he doesn’t cost a ton of money.

The Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees have been the three teams most involved in trade talks for the pitcher. While they aren’t the only three involved, it has seemed like one of those teams is Quintana’s most likely landing spot.

While Quintana has a booming market, there has been little concrete information on potential prospects that would head to Chicago in a deal. If the White Sox are going to move their best pitcher, fans need to know that they’re getting a massive haul in return.

Jim Duquette of MLB.com recently wrote an article predicting what it would take for Quintana’s biggest suitors to get a deal done. Duquette is not just an analyst, but a former General Manager who spent 20 years as an MLB executive. Duquette may be the best analyst to figure out what the “perfect” deal for Quintana may be.

However while Duquette is more than qualified, these are just predictions. He is not providing inside information, just guessing what it may take to get a deal done.

The Jose Quintana trade rumors have become exhausting to White Sox fans. Yet Rick Hahn won’t move his top trade asset if he doesn’t get his demands. Perhaps one of these four trades could get a deal done and give the White Sox even more talented prospects to add to their rapidly-improving farm system.

Rival Scouts Hint Chicago Bears “Looking Hard” At This Position

By
Erik Lambert
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ryan pace

It’s no secret that the 2017 off-season could be the most critical the Chicago Bears have seen in a long time. Everything feels like it’s at a crossroads. On the one hand they’re a young team with a swelling base of talent. On the other they are a franchise that just finished 3-13, the second-worst record in its history.

People want to know what the team brass plan to do about that. So far all they’ve been given in return are promises that a little more patience will pay off. This fan base has been patient for a long time though. Seven years since a playoff appearance? Eleven years since a Super Bowl appearance? A whopping 32 years since a championship? They’re tired of waiting.

Something has to change, and maybe they’re starting to figure out what that is. Word is growing stronger that the Bears could be on the cusp of making one of their biggest landmark decisions in recent memory. One that could shakeup the entire foundation of what has been and will be for this organization.

Still Not Quite Sure How Jason Heyward’s Swing Is Different? Well Here Ya Go.

By
Gus
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For the past month of so, I’ve been writing about Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward’s attempt to completely revamp his swing. News broke immediately following the Cubs World Series championship that Heyward would purchase a house in Mesa, Arizona and work with the Cubs hitting staff to try to rectify an extremely disappointing 2016 season, at least from Heyward’s perspective.

After watching video after video of Heyward’s new swing, it’s apparent that he has made some pretty clear changes, most notably his hand placement. I’ve been asked by a good amount of people about why the swing is changing, what is the difference, and will it work among other questions. To be honest, I’ve said the same thing since Heyward started this entire process.

Let’s see how it looks versus live pitching.

There are so many components that go into what makes a good swing so if you’re one of the many Cubs fans that really don’t understand exactly what the hell is going on during all the videos you’ve been watching of Heyward swinging, an MLB hitting expert has taken the liberty of explaining Heyward’s new swing in very simple terms that all baseball fans can understand.

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Chicago Bears Keep Ignoring This Vital Key To Great Defense

By
Erik Lambert
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chicago bears

All Chicago Bears fans are united in one thing. They desperately want to avoid seeing another 3-13 debacle like they did this 2016 season. Some are even willing to settle for 8-8 or even 7-9 next year. Where the disagreements have begun to show among them is in how the team is going to go about ensuring such an improvement.

Some believe the team sorely needs to find a quarterback what with Jay Cutler, Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley providing few answers. While others would prefer a return to the classic Bears style of winning:  run the ball and play great defense. With Jordan Howard in place the team already has one part of the formula. Now they just need to get the defense up to snuff.

The problem is the franchise continues to make a consistent mistake in their methods to rebuild the once proud unit. A mistake that has become magnified over the past seven years. The time has come for it to be corrected.

WATCH: Toews Shows Off His All-Star Caliber Puck Handling Skills

By
Marc-Louis Paprzyca
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Toews Skills

Jonathan Toews doesn’t show off very often while playing with the Chicago Blackhawks, but that doesn’t mean he can’t. In this video, the eight time all-star shows off his tricks to promote a Canadian Tire commercial filmed at Johnny’s IceHouse. His numbers may not be great this season but that doesn’t mean he still isn’t a ridiculously great hockey player.

It’s too bad no one in Chicago can’t win this contest though. You have to be a legal resident of Canada, but share it with your friends up north.

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