December 31, 2008 Updating a previous report, the Cleveland Indians completed a trade for Cubs infielder Mark DeRosa, ESPN.com reports.
December 31, 2008 ESPN Radio's affiliate in Chicago reports that the Cubs are fielding interest about utilityman Mark DeRosa from a number of teams, with the frontrunner being the Cleveland Indians.
December 11, 2008 The Chicago Tribune reports that Mark DeRosa appears to be the key to any Peavy deal, and both Minnesota and Philadelphia are willing to trade top pitching prospects for the veteran infielder so the Cubs can flip them to San Diego along with Jason Marquis and top prospect Josh Vitters.
December 10, 2008 Updating an earlier report, the Twins have put together a package for Mark DeRosa, but the Cubs stated that the infielder is not going to be traded, according to the Hot Stove Blog on MLB.com.
December 10, 2008 The Twins talked to the Cubs regarding a potential deal involving Mark DeRosa, according to the Star Tribune.
