- The Cubs organizational meetings will take place on Wednesday and Thursday in advance of the start of Spring Training. Physicals will take place on Friday. The first workout on the field will take place on Saturday, a week from today.
- Jed Hoyer joined Carmen, Jurko and Harry on ESPN 1000 on Friday. Hoyer currently driving to Arizona.
- Hoyer said that it is unlikely for Alfonso Soriano to start the year with a different club.
- Jed and Theo learned that they could not keep Carlos Zambrano by talking to people within the organization.
- Hoyer said that the Cubs need more guys like Matt Garza and will certainly talk to him about being a part of the team's future.
- Last year "was not Carlos Marmol's best year" but the Cubs are confident that he can get back to what he was before.
- Hoyer thinks that Anthony Rizzo is close to being ready to be a productive player at the big league level. Jed admits that he rushed Rizzo into the big leagues in San Diego. "Bryan LaHair has earned the right to start the year at first base. Anthony is not far away, but he's not a finished product."
- It's hard to have a time frame and target date for winning the World Series. Every year you try to put together a good draft and sign the right players. "When exactly that all comes together I'm not quit sure."
- The Cubs have scouted Yoenis Cespedes, but Hoyer feels that a lot of teams are in on Cespedes.
That's it for now, but I'll keep you posted all week as we count down to Cubs camp!
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