Report: Cubs to Acquire Roberts

by Eli Greenspan on Jan 16, 2008 8:40 PM EST

According to ESPN 1000 in Chicago, the Cubs and Orioles have reached a tentative agreement on a trade that would send Brian Roberts to the Cubs for at least three players. It sounds iffy because no players are known but it is believed that they are holding off on announcing it until this weekends Cubs Convention. The Cubs have been known to save announcements on signings and such till the Convention. Last year, it was the signing of Jeff Samardjiza, so it is possible. Also, with the signing of Jon Lieber it would make sense they would trade a pitcher like Sean Marshall or Sean Gallagher. More on this as it unfolds...

UPDATE: One baseball insider confirmed through email that the Cubs would like to make another move this off season before pitchers and catchers report. He went on to say that he has not heard anything about a deal being close, but said a deal is likely to go down before the end of the month.

UPDATE 2: Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan writes that GM Jim Hendry declined to address the latest rumors that a Roberts deal was imminent.

UPDATE 3: No word yet on whether or not this is true. It seems ESPN 1000 got ahead of themselves a little bit. The Daily Herald believes the Orioles would prefer to trade Bedard before Roberts, so we will see what happens.

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When you're going to completely make something up and post Baloney claiming a radio station made a report make sure they aren't airing a Bulls game at the time.

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 9:08 PM EST reply actions

You are full of crap...

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 9:26 PM EST reply actions

I haven't heard this on any of the updates. Where did you hear this from?

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 9:36 PM EST reply actions

What the hell? Is this a real report or what? No other site has mentioned this "agreement."

Don't make up shit if it isn't true.

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 9:47 PM EST reply actions

I need to see a definitive link to believe this garbage!
-cobi

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 9:50 PM EST reply actions

Just saw on ESPN that the Cubs are trading Sean Marshall, Felix Pie, and some other minor league player (sorry, didnt catch his name).

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 10:00 PM EST reply actions

Sorry didnt mean to say Felix Pie, Mark DeRosa was the guy...

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 10:01 PM EST reply actions

Please make this true, no more false rumors about Roberts!!

by Jake on Jan 16, 2008 10:02 PM EST reply actions

I'm anxiously awaiting for "more" on this you effing liar.

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 10:31 PM EST reply actions

is this true?

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 10:41 PM EST reply actions

how legit is this? i don't see it posted or mentioned anywhere else. hope you are right but the whole thing with getting Roberts is getting tiring.. either we get him or stay put.

-J

by J on Jan 16, 2008 10:45 PM EST reply actions

Eli this report sounds completely BOGUS. However if it is true you were first on the scene reporting this.

by Hairy Gary on Jan 16, 2008 10:53 PM EST reply actions

Fake.

by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2008 11:38 PM EST reply actions

Why did no one else hear this report? ESPN 1000 in Chicago is not the type of station that reports things that only get picked up by 1 website.

Your site is a joke.

by Anonymous on Jan 17, 2008 9:26 AM EST reply actions

no i heard it...it was on around 4:00 p.m.

at least one site picked up on it...in his defense

by Anonymous on Jan 17, 2008 11:21 AM EST reply actions

so is this report true,m is it from espn 1000 or did he make it up

by cubbie on Jan 17, 2008 11:51 AM EST reply actions

I didn't make it up...I was listening on my way home from Final Exams and heard it. Then I called around to see if it was true and didn't get much, but got a little. everything I have up there is from someone, sorry there is no link.

by Eli on Jan 17, 2008 11:58 AM EST reply actions

I heard it on my way home from work...it was about 4:30, i think.

by Anonymous on Jan 17, 2008 11:59 AM EST reply actions

Harry from 'Mac, Jurko and Harry'... around 4:00PM yesterday, said that he has an undisclosed source who told him that the deal is done, and that it will be announced at the convention. He didn't have a name, or a publicly known source.

It's just his word for now.

by Anonymous on Jan 17, 2008 1:44 PM EST reply actions

dont be getting mad at eli all you eli bashers. he heard something and told you...

by Anonymous on Jan 17, 2008 4:57 PM EST reply actions

if all you people bashing Eli dont like the fact he reported something he and others heard on ESPN 1000, go to a different site then. Simply dont come here. If/When the news breaks this weekend at the convention remember who had it first...

by Anonymous on Jan 17, 2008 7:49 PM EST reply actions

I dont get why people bother wasting there time to 1) check out this site everyday and 2) comment if they think this stuff is BS or mad that there are no sources.

I'll be as pissed as the next Cub fan if the deal never happens and that this post got my hopes up... but the dude is just posting what he heard/was told.

This is a RUMOR site... you will hear RUMORS.

He even went as far as to mention in the original posting that the rumor of the deal could be iffy because none of the names going back to the Os were mentioned.

I live in Chicago. You will NEVER find any local info mentioned on ESPN Radio 1000 (local Chi sports talk station) posted on ESPN.com or seen on Sportscenter unless ESPN broke the story first. Radio 1000 has its own LOCAL hosts and reporters.

Finally... I wouldnt be surprised if a deal is in place but has been kept under wraps because 1) GM Jim Hendry likes to do things under the radar as much as possible. You only have to look to last off season for an example. I didnt know bout this website last off season... but I would bet the Soriano deal came out of no where for everyone. And 2) the Cubs like to officially announce players during the Cubs Convention when possible... meaning if the deal is struck right before the convention... which is this weekend in this case.

by Joe on Jan 17, 2008 10:49 PM EST reply actions