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To be fair, if it's Ramirez, Edwards, and Olt, is there really a "centerpiece" there?

From Goldstein's mid-season, reshuffled top 50 prospects (not including 2012 draft, not in MLB July 1): Baez (15) Soler (24)

Twitter keithlaw: Cubs taking Almora, which might be the worst-kept secret of the top ten. [via Twitter]

Per Twitter, Goldstein ranks Concepcion as 6th in Cubs prospect list.

Does this trade also satisfy the compensation owned for Hoyer & McLeod?

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2012/1/6/2687814/prospects-in-the-andrew-cashner-anthony-rizzo-trade Sickels:

With Z (nearly) gone and Wood technically a FA still, no more '03 Cubs left on the roster. Who'll be the longest tenured Cub?

Goldstein on Matt Dominguez, earlier this month:

From Keith Law's take:http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/law_keith/id/7384097/mlb-cincinnati-reds-acquire-sean-marshall-chicago-cubs-win-now-move

Jim Bowden presents these thoughts on possible Garza suitors and returns: http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/post?id=2981 (insider)

From Keith Law's chat:

Another bit on Wood from Keith Law's chat: