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  • Samardzijia struggles for Cubs in loss to RockiesMar 5, 2014 12:00 AM
    Jeff Samardzija struggled with his command at times in a three-inning outing Wednesday in a Colorado Rockies split-squad’s 7-5 victory over the Cubs on Wednesday. The Cubs’ possible opening-day starter gave up two straight singles then, after a sacrifice bunt, hit a batter and walked the next in a rocky two-run third inning. In three innings, he gave up three runs and four hits.

     

  • Padres rough up Sale in spring training outingMar 5, 2014 12:00 AM
    Nick Hundley hit a three-run homer off White Sox ace Chris Sale in the first inning Wednesday and the San Diego Padres defeated the Sox 8-0. Sale gave up six runs on six hits and a walk in 2⅔ innings.

     
  • Ted Lilly pitched in 15 major-league seasons, including with the Cubs from 2007 through July 2010, with a record of 130-113 and an ERA of 4.14. Lilly on Tuesday was named a special assistant to Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer and president Theo Epstein.

    Lilly rejoins Cubs in special assistant’s roleMar 4, 2014 12:00 AM
    The Cubs are bringing back a familiar face. They announced Tuesday that they have hired former left-handed pitcher Ted Lilly to be a special assistant to general manager Jed Hoyer and team president Theo Epstein. Lilly brought a hard-nosed approach to his 15-year major-league career.

     
  • Adam Dunn was the victim of some good-natured ribbing from his White Sox teammates Tuesday upon his return from the Academy Awards, and maybe there was a purpose to that ribbing.

    Maybe White Sox just showing Dunn their supportMar 4, 2014 12:00 AM
    Making fun of Adam Dunn's failings shouldn't be fun for White Sox fans anymore. Hearing that teammates laughed with him instead of at him when he returned from the Oscars was encouraging for the 2014 season.

     
  • Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is one of the team’s many big-time prospects at spring camp this year.

    Cubs must know which can’t-miss will missMar 4, 2014 12:00 AM
    The Cubs’ farm system is loaded, but the key is being able to scout your own players, evaluate honestly without falling in love, and then figuring out before anyone else does which ones will make it, and which ones won’t.

     
  • Michael Jordan did his best in his brief attempt to play baseball for a living before going back to the Bulls to repeat his three-peat.

    Memories of MJ, the baseball playerMar 4, 2014 12:00 AM
    White Sox beat writer Scot Gregor was in Sarasota, Fla., 20 years ago when Michael Jordan made the switch from basketball legend to baseball rookie. From the massive media coverage to the botched autograph attempts to Jordan's ultimate inability to hit, the memories are still fresh.

     

  • Justin Ruggiano powers Cubs to 6-4 win over A’sMar 4, 2014 12:00 AM
    Justin Ruggiano hit a two-run homer and an RBI double, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-4 win Tuesday over an Oakland Athletics split-squad. Cubs infielder Mike Olt connected for a two-run shot in a three-run eighth that broke a 3-all tie. Left-hander Tommy Milone, competing for a spot in the A’s rotation, gave up three runs and five hits, including Ruggiano’s homer, in three innings.

     

  • Replay review in Rangers-Angels confirms callMar 4, 2014 12:00 AM
    An instant replay review in the exhibition game between the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels has confirmed the umpire’s call. J.B. Shuck of the Angels made a headfirst dive into second base on a stolen base try in the seventh inning Tuesday and was ruled safe by umpire Adrian Segal.

     

  • McAllister, Indians beat White Sox 5-4Mar 4, 2014 12:00 AM
    Zach McAllister pitched two shutout innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the White Sox 5-4 on Tuesday. McAllister gave up one hit and one walk. He has yet to allowed a run in four innings of Cactus League work. Jose Abreu, the top prospect in the White Sox organization, hit a two-run double and walked. It was his first hit of the spring through three games.

     
  • Javier Baez can’t come up with a ball hit by Kansas City’s Lorenzo Cain on Sunday. Baez could be a mid-season call-up, but Mike Imrem wishes the Cubs would just let him begin the season with the big club.

    Baez should start season with big clubMar 4, 2014 12:00 AM
    Cubs' prospect Javier Baez hit a home run in the Cactus League on Monday. Surely the fan clamor for him to start the season in the major leagues instead of the minors will heat up again.

     
  • The Brewers’ Ryan Braun hits a single during the fifth inning of a spring training game Monday against the Cubs in Phoenix.

    Cubs top Brewers 4-2Mar 3, 2014 12:00 AM
    Ryan Braun raised his spring training batting average to .800 with a double and a single in three plate appearances for the Milwaukee Brewers during their 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Monday.

     

  • Quintana goes 3 innings as White Sox top RoyalsMar 3, 2014 12:00 AM
    Jose Quintana made it to the 200-inning mark last season. Now the Chicago White Sox lefty wants to add even more to his workload. The 25-year-old made his spring debut on Monday, going three innings in Chicago’s 9-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

     
  • Twins top prospect Miguel Sano will miss the season with a right elbow injury.

    Reeling Twins suffer big-time setbackMar 3, 2014 12:00 AM
    In our look around the AL Central, the Twins are dealing with the loss of prized third baseman Miguel Sano (elbow surgery), the Indians' Nick Swisher is taking a different spring approach and the Tigers' Justin Verlander (groin surgery) should be ready to start the season.

     
  • Cincinnati’s Brandon Phillips signs autographs before a Feb. 27 exhibition baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Goodyear, Ariz.

    Reds owner blames media for sagging ticket salesMar 3, 2014 12:00 AM
    In our look around the National League Central, the owner of the Cincinnati Reds expresses his frustration over the local media reporting that his team did little or nothing this winter. And could an upcoming Pittsburgh Pirates outfield be the best in team history?

     
  • Former White Sox slugger Frank Thomas holds a Babe Ruth bat in the archives area Monday during his orientation visit at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Thomas will be inducted to the hall in July.

    Thomas tours the Hall of FameMar 3, 2014 12:00 AM
    The first time Frank Thomas visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, he felt out of place. “I looked around — it was my first full year in the big leagues — and said, ‘I really don’t belong here yet,”’ Thomas recalled Monday of that visit in 1991. All these years later, the man they call the Big Hurt now belongs.

     

  • Call stands after first use of extended replayMar 3, 2014 12:00 AM
    The first review under Major League Baseball’s expanded replay system has taken place and after a further look that took 2½ minutes, the call stood.

     
  • In his second full year in the rotation, Chris Sale’s 11-14 record in 2013 was a harsh reflection of the Sox’ 63-99 season. But he tied for the American League lead with 4 complete games, was third in strikeouts (226) and WHIP (1.07), fourth in quality starts (23), fifth in innings pitched (214.1) and seventh in ERA (3.07).

    Sox’ Sale undisputed ace of strong staffMar 2, 2014 12:00 AM
    The White Sox would have had one of the top starting rotations in baseball had they signed Masahiro Tanaka, but the unit is still a strength with Chris Sale at the top.

     
  • The Cubs’ Jeff Samardzija has yet to sign a multiyear contract. He cannot become a free agent until after the 2015 season, but he may be at his peak trade value now.

    Cubs starters should be respectable, but for how long?Mar 2, 2014 12:00 AM
    In the past two seasons, the Cubs have traded away starting pitchers Ryan Dempster, Paul Maholm, Scott Feldman and Matt Garza. Will Jeff Samardzija be the next to go? Until then, the team has to trot out a rotation, and it's one whose numbers suggest that rotation is better than it looks.

     

  • Moustakas hits 2 homers, Royals down CubsMar 2, 2014 12:00 AM

     

  • White Sox top TexasMar 2, 2014 12:00 AM

     
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