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Odds & Ends: Cubs, Giambi, Kikuchi

By Zach Links [October 6, 2009 at 7:15pm CST]

Some links to check out as we await the crowning of the 2009 AL Central Champions:

Major League Baseball announced today that the transfer of the Chicago Cubs to Tom Ricketts was unanimously approved. Ricketts will assume day-to-day control of the club when the deal is finalized, which should take place before the end of the month.
Jack Curry of the New York Times reports via Twitter that Jason Giambi "raved about the Rockies and said he wants to play in 2010."
Decision time is drawing near for Japanese high school pitcher Yusei Kikuchi and NPB Tracker took a glance at what lies ahead for the hard-throwing lefty. The 18-year-old is deciding between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and is believed to have more than 20 clubs interested in his services. Kikuchi originally planned to speak with only a select few MLB teams, but has now resolved that he will talk to all interested suitors.
More from NPB Tracker as Ryota Igarashi - reliever for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows - eyes a move to MLB. Igarashi is keeping mum on the subject for now as his team is in the playoff hunt.
ESPN's Keith Law chatted about new Toronto GM Alex Anthopoulos on the radio today and Drunk Jays Fans has a transcript of the interview as well as a link to the audio.
Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times offered up his take on how the internet has changed the way baseball is covered.
From the Fish Bytes blog comes the news that the Marlins did not extend contract offers to pitching coach Mark Wiley and first-base coach Andy Fox. Both men were offered positions elsewhere in the organization. The rest of the coaching staff will be retained.
Dick Kaegel of MLB.com brings us similar news out of Kansas City. Everyone on the Royals staff will return to their current roles, except for bullpen coach John Mizerock and first-base coach Rusty Kuntz. Mizerock has been let go whereas Kuntz will become a special assistant to GM Dayton Moore.

Comments

Yeah I bet Giambi is raving about the Rockies. "Please sign me. A job warming your bench is better than forced retirement."

Posted by: Monkeyspanked | October 06, 2009 at 06:15 PM

I hope the fish can get a decent pitching coach. One that can show Nolasco and Sanchez how to be more consistent. I also want to see Andrew Miller do well for once. Rusty Kuntz? For real?

Posted by: Tomahawk368 | October 06, 2009 at 08:08 PM

i dont even see the red sox listed as having interest in kikuchi, maybe the yanks can pull it off and sign him.

Posted by: Aj | October 06, 2009 at 09:37 PM

The Giambino is done.

Posted by: melonis rex | October 07, 2009 at 07:33 AM

great we got an owner, and i got the plan that will fix it, and it wont be popular but it will work. RELEASE bradley we have so much talent already and replacing him with another big contract wont work we need to go young. That means make Fuld the starting center fielder and lead off man weve been desperate for for so long. AND BRING DEROSA BACK!!!

CF - Fuld
SS - Theriot
1B - Lee
3B - Ramirez
RF - Fukudome
2B - DeRosa
LF - Soriano
C - Soto
P -

Starting Rotation
Zambrano
Lilly
Dempster
Wells
Gorzellany (give samardzia a full year in iowa)

Bullpen
Marmol - closer
Grabow
Guzman
Marshall
Caridad
Patton

Bench
Hoffpauir
Fox
Fontenot
Baker
Hill

Posted by: SosaCrackers | October 07, 2009 at 06:39 PM

and i fogot Johnson on the bench as well

Posted by: SosaCrackers | October 07, 2009 at 06:40 PM

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