The Chicago Cubs and Carlos Marmol have agreed on a deal.

The Chicago Cubs and Carlos Marmol have agreed on a deal.

  ESPN ranked the Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun as the Preseason #3 best MLB fantasy player behind only Albert Pujols and Hanley Ramirez this past week as the left fielder goes into the 2010 season. The Brewers didn’t make the playoffs in 2009, but Braun had a great year personally batting .320 with 32 HR’s and 114 RBI’s

The Chicago Cubs announced Wednesday that they will keep their spring training home in Mesa, Ariz., a move that rebuffs suitors in Florida and keeps Arizona’s highest-drawing spring training team in town.

Chicago Cubs have picked Arizona as their first choice for their new spring training facility.

Chicago Cubs have picked Arizona as their first choice for their new spring training facility.

North America’s professional baseball league MLB or Major League Baseball is the governing body for both the National League and the American League. The National League existed since 1876 but in the year 2000 the two leagues parted ways, and presently MLB now manages the single league of the US.

Fans also were loyal to Mesa at the annual Cubs convention.

CHICAGO - The Cubs agreed Tuesday to one-year contracts that avoided salary arbitration with five of their eight eligible players.

Cubs fans, ever hopeful, gathered at the club’s annual convention in Chicago to celebrate their long-suffering franchise.