Carlos Marmol

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  1. 2013 Ex-Cub Factor

    Flipping through the games on TV this past Wednesday night, we saw the Orioles' Scott Feldman strike out New York's Alfonso Soriano just moments before the Rays' David DeJesus worked a walk against Boston's Ryan…

  2. Colletti Bets on Marmol

    The Dodgers traded for exiled Cubs closer Carlos Marmol this morning, sending Matt Guerrier to Chicago. Today is a somber day for Cubs' fans. The team DFA'd Marmol a few days ago, but many expected him to simply end up…

  3. Tuesday Morning Winter Meetings Update

    Earlier this Summer, I thought the days leading up to the trading deadline in late July was the best time of year to read mlbtraderumors . Whenever I thought that, I was mindlessly forgetting about the Winter Meetings.…

  4. Stark, Underrated Response

    Jayson Stark unveiled his All-Underrated team of active players today on ESPN.com. Stark is a modern-day BBWAA icon for his baseball musings on ESPN's website, magazine, and TV networks. He's into nuances of the game…

  5. Missing Bats in the Strike Zone

    Here are just a couple of views at one distinctive pitching statistic we don't often talk about but is pretty telling. Tonight, we are going to look at two leaderboards for the percentage of swings and misses inside the…

  6. Why Don't You Arbitrate Deeeze?

    Most people around the Cubs know that they prefer to settle arbitration cases than have a hearing. As fans, I think we mostly like that. Arbitration cases have a likelihood of creating bad feelings between the player…

  7. New Favorite Non-Closer

    Warning notice: I'm sorry. This post should only interesting to me and, maybe, longtime friends. Proceed with caution... For some reason, I've always been a fan of flame-throwing relief pitchers who don't get the glory…

  8. What Happened Last Night?

    The question in the title used to refer to what exactly happened after someone blacked out, passed out, or simply needed help compiling the bits and pieces of memories that remained from a night of partying. Going to…

  9. No Outline, No Rough Draft

    We usually try to be somewhat buttoned up on these posts. Usually, there is an outline or rough draft that we reread and spell check. Since it is 12:45 AM on Sunday morning, I'm just going to jot down a few quick…

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