Starlin Castro has received that call that every minor league ball player hopes for letting them know that they have been called up to the Major Leagues. The question I have to ask is this; Are the Cubs rushing Castro to the big leagues due to the slumps they have been going through? My answer is yes.

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has finally traded away Milton Bradley. However he got a terrible pitcher in return as Carlos Silva has only won five games in two years! The $9 million cash that comes with Silva is the highlight of the trade!

Pitchers Rich Harden and Kevin Gregg have both filed for free agency along with outfielder Reed Johnson. This is the beginning of the off season where Jim Hendry needs to make some good moves and stop being dumb!

The Chicago Cubs and Jim Hendry announced their first signing of the off season on Wednesday as Rudy Jaramillo was announced as the new cubs hitting coach. Jaramillo is a great choice for the Cubs!