Miscellaneous Signings

Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Zambrano have both agreed to one year contracts with the Cubs, thus avoiding arbitration. Ramirez is reportedly getting around $9MM, with no number being released on Zambrano yet. That's too bad, I was kind of looking forward to the Cubs having to arbitrate with Big Z. I've got the image of a sweatervested McPhail reading a list of Zambrano's shortcomings, while Z just gets madder and madder, until finally, he grabs Andy by the neck and flings him out of a window. Well, maybe next year.

Oh yeah, Dave Hansen signed a minor league deal with the Cubs. Everybody who knew Dave was still alive, raise your hands...I thought so.