Gammons on Cubs, White Sox

Peter Gammons latest article deals largely with the happenings in the Windy City. In order to make it easier to browse for fans of either team, I'll separate the rumors.


WHITE SOX

-- Several White Sox players spoke out on the Maple bat issue. It seems like they like the Maple bats and think regulating them is a much better solution than eliminating them completely...and it's hard to disagree with that logic.

-- Jerry Reinsdorf is really upset over the Dave Wilder scandal.

-- Kenny Williams says barring any unforeseen injuries, he's not going to make any moves before the trade deadline. He notes that his 12th man can hit 98 mph on the gun, and says the depth of his pitchers leaves the Sox in "pretty good shape".

-- The health of the Sox has been unbelievable this year. Only one start has been made by anyone outside of their original starting five. The Sox have lost only 125 days on the DL, and most of those are with minuscule injuries. To compare, the Cardinals, Yankees and Marlins have lost over 700 days on the DL.


CUBS

-- Zambrano threw 60 pitches in the bullpen on Sunday, and said he felt so good he could've pitched that night.

-- Soriano is making good on his prediction to be back on the team before the All-Star Break, and team doctors have said he is "the fastest healer they have ever seen".

-- Lou Piniella and Larry Rothschild really like Sean Gallagher. Although the Cubs are expected to get starting pitching help, they don't want to give up Gallagher in a deal.

-- The Cubs don't think they'll have enough to get C.C. Sabathia.

-- Rich Harden is being monitored by the Cubs. I personally think this is a better idea than Sabathia anyway.

-- The Padres like Matt Murton, and SP Randy Wolf makes sense for the Cubbies, so there may be a swap between the two teams soon.