Saturday Rumors, Talk, and more

Here's the latest:

• The Sun-Times reports that the Cubs may go after modest veteran pitchers such as Randy Wolf and Braden Looper instead of trading for Peavy.
• The Sun-Times also thinks that trading for Peavy would cost a large, high end, chunk of the farm system including Josh Vitters.
• Buster Only says that there has been no recent talk between the Padres and Cubs about Peavy.
• Bruce Levine reports that Juan Uribe is a possibility for the Chicago Cubs.
• He also says the Cubs are looking at guy who can play first and 3rd like Kevin Miller and Rich Aurillia.
• Gordon Wittenmyer breaks down Peavy, the new owner, and more.
• MLB.com talks about the sale of the Cubs, click for video.

Crane Kenney joined Bruce Levine and Chet Coppock on Talking Baseball.

• Crane doesn't know if the Cubs could have got more for the team before the economy went down.
• The Rickets Family is not officially the owners of the Chicago Cubs yet. The Tribune has chosen the Rickets Family to try to negotiate with.
• Kenney says the negotiations will start on Monday. There is still some work left to do.
• The other to bidders could be back in the game if things don't move forward with the Rickets Family.
• Crane is hopeful that we will get a new owner shortly.
• Kenney said that Comcast Sports Net could be an all Cubs Network sometime down the road. (I think this would be great!)
• The Cubs are hopeful to have a channel that will have non-game content that is all Cubs by Opening Day.
• The Cubs will have an Internet Cub outlet, and a Cub Channel could not be that far off!
• The Chicago Tribune also mentioned the possibility of getting an all Cubs channel.

Steve Stone was on the Hamp and Holmes show yesterday to talk Chicago baseball:

• Steve likes the idea of signing guys like Mike Stanton to a minor league deal.
• Stone has a feeling that it makes no sense for Hendry to acquire all these mediocre pitcher unless they are looking for Peavy.
• He thinks they already permission from the owner to go after Peavy.
• Steve says the Cubs are the one team that could match up with the Padres well, for a trade.
• Stoney says that there are a lot of things going on that have delayed the sale of the team.
• The Cubs have done a real good time to keep making moves to improve the club while the sale is going on.
• Steve thinks the Cubs should find out why Peavy only started 27 games last year.
• He thinks the Rickets Family will be wonderful as far as the team is concerned.
• The most important thing that the owner has to do is find out how to make revenue outside the ballpark.
• Stone was asked about why the Cubs failed to resign Henry Blanco.
• The ERA will go up some for Peavy in Chicago.
• Dan asked what Steve made of the priest Wrigley Field. Steve believes the priest over Crane Kenney.
• Stone says that if things go well for Bradley he will do great, but he is a better right handed hitter than a left handed hitter.
• The guys were surprised about Rich Harden not playing in the WBC due to a shoulder energy.
• Steve feels that if the Cubs wait until July, the could get some good deals for players to help in the postseason.
• Steve thinks the Cubs will win the division easily. He described the division as "bad" and the Cubs as "loaded"
• (Cincinnati is too young, the Cardinals won't spend any money, the Brewers lost there best pitchers, the Astros are just average, and the Pirates stink. )
• A caller pointed out that it would make no sense for the Cubs to trade half the farm for Peavy, knowing that the Padres have nothing else to do with him.

I'll keep you posted, Spring Training is on the way!