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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Reportedly Meeting with Rōki Sasaki Friday in LA
The Cubs are meeting with Japanese pitching phenom Rōki Sasaki in LA on Friday, per 670 The Score’s Bruce Levine.…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Twins Listening to Pablo López Trade Offers, Should Cubs Be Involved?
No sooner had the report from Jeff Passan come out that the Twins have listened to offers on righty Pablo…
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Son Ranto Show: 2024 Cubsmas Carol Competition
Join us for a festively musical evening of Cubs Christmas Carol parody songs sent in by Ranters and guests of…
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs’ Abject Lack of Power, Velo Illustrated in Two Examples
Power and velocity aren’t everything, but they’re two of baseball’s most valuable commodities and choosing not to stockpile them isn’t…
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Chicago Cubs News
Sammy Sosa Issues Apology, Tom Ricketts Extends Invitation to Cubs Convention
This topic has long since been sent to the glue factory and any additional commentary from me would just be…
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Far From Favorites, Still Viewed as ‘Serious Players’ for Rōki Sasaki
We’re early in a month-long quiet period for Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki, who has been posted and must now wait…
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Chicago Cubs News
Nolan Arenado Invoked NTC to Block Trade to Astros
Bwahahahahaha. As reported by Mark Feinsand, John Denton, and Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, Nolan Arenado invoked his no-trade clause to…
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Appear to Be Moving in Different Direction as Jesus Luzardo Trade Talks Reportedly ‘Dead’
Maybe it’s because the Marlins’ ask was too big or maybe it was a matter of Jed Hoyer using his…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
The Rundown: Trader Jed Not Done Making Moves, Bellinger Joins Yankees, MLB Releases Arm Injury Study
I applaud Jed Hoyer for his old-school approach to this offseason. Chicago’s president of baseball operations continues to navigate the…
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Chicago Cubs News
ZiPS Projections Love Cubs’ Position Players
We’re still two months away from the start of spring training and the Cubs have a lot of work remaining,…
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Trade Cody Bellinger, $5M to Yankees for Righty Cody Poteet
After a little haggling over money, the Cubs and Yankees have agreed to a deal that will send Cody Bellinger…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Kyle Tucker Says He’s ‘Always Open’ to Extension Talks
Hmm, so maybe everyone saying Kyle Tucker‘s agent was adamant that his client would not agree to an extension wasn’t…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Matt Shaw to Get ‘Long Look’ at 3B, Michael Busch Viewed Solely as 1B
This topic feels like more of a given and I’m already up to nearly 2,600 words today, so let’s keep…
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Chicago Cubs News
Divergent Exit Velo Trends Help Explain Why Kyle Tucker Should Be Improvement Over Cody Bellinger
First things first, I’m operating under the assumption that Cody Bellinger is eventually traded and that Kyle Tucker then serves…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Cubs Trying to Trim Payroll After Burning Themselves with Minimal CBT Overage
One of the ideas making the rounds as a Cody Bellinger trade to the Yankees remains in limbo over the…
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Reportedly Still Eyeing Marlins Lefty Jesús Luzardo, Veteran Reliever Kirby Yates
The Cubs weren’t able to make much progress on the Cody Bellinger-to-the-Yankees trade that felt like a foregone conclusion last…