2012_Chicago_Cubs_season

2012 Chicago Cubs season

2012 Chicago Cubs season

Major League Baseball team season


The 2012 Chicago Cubs season was the 141st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 137th in the National League and the 97th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 61–101, their worst record since 1966. The Cubs began the season at home on April 5, 2012 against the Washington Nationals and finished the season at home on October 3 against the Houston Astros.

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The season marked the first season with Jed Hoyer as General Manager and Theo Epstein as President of Baseball Operations.[1] It also marked the first season with Dale Sveum as manager.[2] The season also marked the last season with the Houston Astros in the National League Central as they would move to the American League West in 2013.[3][4]

The season also marked the first season in the Cubs rebuilding project under Theo Epstein that would break their 108-year World Series drought and lead the Cubs to the 2016 World Series championship.

The season was the last full season with the Cubs for Alfonso Soriano, who would be traded at the 2013 trade deadline.[5]

During the offseason, the Cubs would acquire future All-Star Anthony Rizzo from the San Diego Padres.[6] During the season, the Cubs would also acquire players that would play important roles during their 2016 World Series season: Travis Wood was acquired via trade from the Cincinnati Reds on December 23, 2011,[7] Albert Almora was drafted on June 4,[8] Jorge Soler was signed as an amateur free agent on June 30,[9] and Kyle Hendricks was acquired via a trade with the Texas Rangers on July 30.[10]

Offseason transactions

November 2011

  • November 2, Justin Berg, Robert Coello, Angel Guzman, Scott Moore, Chris Robinson, and Jeff Stevens granted free agency.
  • November 15, signed Justin Berg as a free agent.
  • November 18, Luis Montanez granted free agency.
  • November 30, signed David DeJesus as a free agent.

December

January 2012

February

  • February 2, signed Ryan Rowland-Smith as a free agent.
  • February 6, selected Adrian Cardenas off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
  • February 18, signed Nate Robertson as a free agent.
  • February 21, traded a player to be named later and Chris Carpenter to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. Sent Aaron Kurcz (minors) (March 15, 2012) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. Received Jair Bogaerts (minors) (March 29, 2012) to complete the trade.

March

  • March 11, signed Gerardo Concepcion as an amateur free agent
  • March 16, selected Frankie De La Cruz off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • March 24, Andy Sonnanstine granted free agency.
  • March 26, signed Shawn Camp as a free agent. Released Trever Miller.
  • March 27, released Jason Jaramillo.
  • March 31, released Bobby Scales.

April

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Regular season

NL Central standings

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NL Wild Card

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Record vs. opponents

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Transactions

April

May

June

  • June 1, selected Jairo Asencio off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
  • June 4, signed Hung-Chih Kuo as a free agent. Drafted Albert Almora in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2012.
  • June 17, Koyie Hill granted free agency.
  • June 27, released Shane Lindsay.
  • June 30, signed Jorge Soler as an amateur free agent.

July

August

September

  • September 7, selected Jason Berken off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

October

  • October 4, Blake DeWitt, Alex Hinshaw, and Randy Wells granted free agency.
  • October 25, Anthony Recker selected by the New York Mets off waivers.
  • October 26, Manny Corpas granted free agency. Chris Volstad selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.
  • October 27, signed Edwin Maysonet as a free agent.
  • October 29, Alfredo Amezaga, Shawn Camp, and Justin Germano granted free agency.
  • October 31, Joe Mather granted free agency.

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Game log

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Roster

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Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

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Statistics

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

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Farm system


References

  1. "MLB Baseball: Chicago Cubs and Theo Epstein hire Jed Hoyer as general manager". Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. "Cubs hire Dale Sveum as new manager". Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. "Sale of Astros to Jim Crane, move to American League in 2013 approved". Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. Williamson, Paul. "MLB Realignment: Astros Move to AL West Bad for Houston, Good for MLB". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. "Soriano goes hitless in return with Yankees". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  6. "Cubs acquire Anthony Rizzo in trade with Padres". Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  7. "Cubs trade Marshall to Reds for Wood, 2 others". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  8. "Cubs take OF Almora in 1st round of MLB draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  9. "Cuban OF Soler signs nine-year deal with Cubs". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  10. "Rangers land Dempster in trade with Cubs". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  11. "2012 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

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