In spite of being claimed off of waivers late last week, Cubs pitchers Aaron Heilman and Rich Harden - claimed by San Francisco and Minnesota, respectively - are staying put. The teams had a three-day window in which to work something out but couldn't come up with deals, so both hurlers remain in Cubbie blue, for better or worse. [ESPN Chicago] more ›

The Chicago Cubs today continued to somehow make their bullpen worse via acquisitions when they traded infielder Ronny Cedeno and pitcher Garrett Olson to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for pitcher Aaron Heilman. Heilman is expected to compete for a spot in the starting rotation, which makes perfect sense given his career that boasts just one season with a winning record and three seasons (out of six) with an ERA over 5.00. Heilman had previously caused conniptions for New York Mets but had recently been shipped to Seattle in a blockbuster trade. As Al over at Bleed Cubbie Blue puts it, "Essentially, it boils down to Pie and Cedeno for Heilman and Henry Williamson." more ›