Chicago Cubs Trades and Free Agent Signings
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Matt Clement Superfan Trey Mancini Brings Veteran Leadership to Cubs
Trey Mancini isn’t a guy who turns the Cubs into World Series contenders, but he’s exactly the kind of player…
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Mark Leiter Jr. Elects Free Agency
According to the minor league transaction log from Sunday, righty Mark Leiter Jr. has elected free agency after being outrighted…
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Cubs Make Trey Mancini Deal Official, Designate LHP Anthony Kay
The Cubs officially announced Friday that they have signed Trey Mancini, nearly a week after it was reported that they…
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Zack Britton Auditioning for Teams as Lefty Reliever Market Remains in Holding Pattern
The Cubs probably have one more moderately significant move in them this offseason, most likely a lefty reliever to further…
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Cubs Keeping Things Simple for Cody Bellinger, Whose Potential Is Based on Confidence
It’s never a good thing to eschew all manner of context and evaluate a player’s ability based solely on what…
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Cubs Have Signed More New Players Than Any Team This Winter, Earning Praise for ‘Sneaky-Big Step Forward’
You can blame my recent streak of optimism on the rah-rah hype and warm fuzzies from Cubs Convention, but Jeff…
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The Rundown: Let’s Start the Leadoff Hitter Debate, Hendricks Will Miss Opening Day, Happ Ranked 9th-Best LF
It’s been years since the Cubs have had an everyday leadoff hitter, and 2023 should be no different. In fact,…
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Kyle Hendricks 6 Weeks into Throwing Program, Sounds Like April Is Optimistic Target for Return
Kyle Hendricks is coming off the worst season of his career, which immediately followed what had been his worst season,…
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Jameson Taillon, Tucker Barnhart Developing Early Bond Over Margarita Pics in Return to NL Central
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m going to be leaning pretty heavily into both Tucker Barnhart and…
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Cubs Claim RHP Julian Merryweather from Blue Jays, DFA Manny Rodríguez
The Cubs claimed 31-year-old Julian Merryweather off waivers from the Blue Jays after he had been designated for assignment. To…
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