Cubs sign Chad Fox

[Tim]

CUBS SIGN RIGHTHANDER CHAD FOX

TO MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACT

 

Deal Includes invite to 2008 major league spring training

 

Friday, January 11, 2008

 

 

 

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today signed right-handed pitcher Chad Fox to a one-year minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to 2008 Major League Spring Training.

 

 

 

Fox, 37, is 10-11 with six saves and a 3.57 ERA (89 ER/214.1 IP) in 214 major league relief appearances in all or part of eight big league seasons with Atlanta (1997), Milwaukee (1998-99, 2001-02), Boston (2003), Florida (2003-04) and the Cubs (2005). He has 261 strikeouts in 224.1 innings pitched, an average of 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings, and has limited opponents to a .231 batting average.

 

 

 

The righthander last pitched professionally in 2005 with the Cubs, posting no record and one save with a 6.75 ERA (6 ER/8.0 IP) in 11 relief appearances before landing on the disabled list on April 26 with a right elbow strain, an injury that ended his season.

 

 

 

The six-foot-three, 190-pound Fox enjoyed his best major league campaign with the Brewers in 2001, going 5-2 with two saves and a 1.89 ERA (16 ER/66.2 IP) in a career-high 65 appearances. Fox was also a member of the 2003 World Champion Florida Marlins, going 2-1 with a 2.13 (6 ER/25.1 IP) in 21 outings after signing with the club that August.

[Guest]

official press release, btw.

[jersey cubs fan]

official press release, btw.

 

 

Were there rumors about this earlier? I'm having deja vu.

[JeffH]

Exhibit 8,182,735,687,262,810,172,302,371.

[RynoRules]

Exhibit 8,182,735,687,262,810,172,302,371.

 

Dude, I don't want him either, but he got a minor league deal with an invite. Pardon my french, but BFD.

[JeffH]

Exhibit 8,182,735,687,262,810,172,302,371.

 

Dude, I don't want him either, but he got a minor league deal with an invite. Pardon my french, but BFD.

 

Obviously a precursor to Wuertz going to the Yankees for Melky...

[98navigator]

Exhibit 8,182,735,687,262,810,172,302,371.

 

Dude, I don't want him either, but he got a minor league deal with an invite. Pardon my french, but BFD.

 

Obviously a precursor to Wuertz going to the Yankees for Melky...

 

Obviously :lol:

[SouthSideRyan]

Wow. He talked pretty definitively like he was done with baseball after Dusty killed him in '05.

[UMFan83]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA CHAD FOX?

 

At least Dusty isn't around to throw him 2 days in a row.

[C.C.]

NOW the off-season is over! Good job Jim!

[Schwarber Fan]

WOW... what a signing!!! I can't wait for 2008!

[JeffH]

A DL buddy for Wood?

[mdwilla]

who knows maybe he's healthy again , Last offseason everyone was saying that Troy Percvial was done and went on to put up some pretty good numbers on the cheap. Maybe Hendry strikes gold, or maybe not nothing lost.

[inari]

I remember Chad Fox being hailed as the Cubs answer at closer as I sat down at a bar in the United Center before the Bulls started. Some guys couldn't stop talking him up. Then he blew out his arm.

[brinoch]

I think this is a "sorry-for-that-whole-Dusty-blowing-your-arm-out-thing" contract.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think this is a "sorry-for-that-whole-Dusty-blowing-your-arm-out-thing" contract.

 

Hopefully they bring him up as a September call-up, then he pulls a Ben Christenson while warming up in that first weekend in Cincy.

[SouthSideRyan]

I think this is a "sorry-for-that-whole-Dusty-blowing-your-arm-out-thing" contract.

 

Hopefully they bring him up as a September call-up, then he pulls a Ben Christenson while warming up in that first weekend in Cincy.

 

Dusty would have a new on deck story to tell.

[brinoch]

I think this is a "sorry-for-that-whole-Dusty-blowing-your-arm-out-thing" contract.

 

Hopefully they bring him up as a September call-up, then he pulls a Ben Christenson while warming up in that first weekend in Cincy.

 

And it freakishly drives Dusty's toothpick right through the back of his head... into Aaron Harang's nose.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01013/images/World_Series_trophy.jpeg

[XZero771679666304]

I think this is a "sorry-for-that-whole-Dusty-blowing-your-arm-out-thing" contract.

 

 

And it was so obvious. I remember that game, and thinking WTF is Dusty doing when he brought Fox in. And as the pitches piled up, I was just waiting for it to happen.

 

It's almost funny how clueless Baker is.

[Tyrant]

Exhibit 8,182,735,687,262,810,172,302,371.

 

Yes, this will clearly ruin the 2008 season. Let's all jump off a bridge.

[Post Count Padder]

Welcome back, Chad

[Butterscup1679666578]

Hendry must be getting as bored as we are.

[BigbadB]

Alright, who's digging up old threads? Tim?

 

 

B&

[BigbadB]

Hendry must be getting as bored as we are.

 

If Hendry knew how to multitask, boredom wouldn't be a problem.