Rafael Dolis

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs' bullpen picture remains an evolving one, but Carlos Marmol is still in the team photo. Marmol heard plenty of boos and was the subject of much scrutiny this past weekend after a...

The Chicago Cubs moved to get more production from the outfielder positions Monday by promoting Ryan Sweeney from Triple-A Iowa and demoting outfielder Dave Sappelt. They also recalled right-hander Rafael Dolis from Iowa and designated right-hander...

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: rewords second graf of Red Sox item, fixes Liriano injury to "right arm," other minor edits MLB roundup: Halladay placed on disabled list Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay was placed on the 15-day disabled list...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Spring training is still more than two months away, but the Cubs are already in the midst of a closer controversy. Carlos Marmol's agent, Paul Kinzer, said he expected to talk to President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed...

A pitching staff that included Ryan Dempster, Paul Maholm, Matt Garza, Jeff Samardzija and Carlos Marmol went belly up in 2012, despite prolonged stretches of dominance from those four starters and the closer. The Cubs finished 24th among all major...

The first winning season in franchise history didn't thrill Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson when he was reminded of it. "I guess," Johnson said and paused. "I wasn't real concerned about it." The Nationals, who moved to Washington for the...

WASHINGTON — The Cubs' minor league system had two teams make the postseason — Class A Boise, a short-season club, and their Rookie League team in Mesa, Ariz. Asked if he has been able to evaluate the system from his managerial seat, Dale...

WASHINGTON — Just before the start of the fifth inning of Tuesday night's game at Nationals Park, the Nationals' radio broadcasters played a sound bite from the iconic baseball movie "Field of Dreams." "Hey, is this heaven?" "No, it's Iowa."...

ST. LOUIS – When Matt Garza left Saturday night's game against the Cardinals after the third inning and TV cameras caught him flexing his right wrist in the dugout, it looked like another example of what Lou Piniella would term a "Cubbie Occurrence....