Nomar Garciaparra

MLB Teams with the most ex-Cubs ?

Does anyone know which team has the most former Chicago Cubs players on their roster?

I checked a few team rosters and found 3 ex-Cubs on the Dodgers and Red Sox, and didn't see any on the Cardinal's roster.

Kenny Lofton and Sammy Sosa show up on the Ranger's roster. That looks interesting.

How 'bout those Padres! Greg Maddux, David Wells, Todd Walker, Jose Cruz...

The Marlins have a familiar name or two on their roster... Sergio Mitre... does Dontrelle Willis count as an ex-Cub?

Didn't see any familiar names on the A's.

Where are you finding former Cubs in the MLB for 2007?

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Photos from Ryne Sandberg's Chicago Cubs jersey number retirement ceremony at Wrigley Field

ex-Cubs in playoffs

One way to choose which team to follow in the playoffs in a non-Cub year is to pick one with the best selection of former Cubs players.

According to: http://www.all-baseball.com/ref/excub.ht...

Here is the list of ex-Cubs on the 2006 playoff teams. Note that this list was completed before playoff rosters wree finalized, so not all of these players may make the post-season rosters:

The Best and Worst of Hendry's Moves

On the cusp of a possible contract extension for general manager Jim Hendry, the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan lists his five best and worst moves made by Hendry (clearly done looking in the rear-view mirror). In the best list, Sullivan rightly lists three trades that ended up being steals: 1) Aramis Ramirez and Kenny Lofton for Bobby Hill, Jose Hernandez, and Matt Bruback in July 2003; 2) Derrek Lee for Hee Seop Choi in November 2003; and 3) Mark Grudzielanek and Eric Karros for Todd Hundley in December 2002.

Sullivan also includes the Ryan Dempster signing and the trade of Sammy Sosa, but I think you still have to include the Nomar Garciaparra trade in July 2004 as one of Hendry's best moves, even though Garciaparra ended up too injured in his tenure in Chicago to really contribute. In addition to Garciaparra, Hendry also received Matt Murton, and did so without giving up Matt Clement. In exchange, Hendry gave up just Alex Gonzalez, Francis Beltran, Brendan Harris, and Justin Jones.

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