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Cubs Acquire Catcher Matt Thaiss from Angels, DFA Trey Wingenter
The Cubs ended up trading for an Anaheim catcher after all, it just isn’t Logan O’Hoppe. Not long after picking…
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The Rundown: Cubs Update 40-Man, Flaherty Checks Many Boxes in Hoyer’s Pursuit of Pitching, Mets Favored to Sign Soto
Believe it or not, Saturday Night Live turned 50 this year, and the original cast had me with the controversial…
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Cubs Acquire RHP Eli Morgan from Guardians, DFA Patrick Wisdom
As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Cubs are acquiring righty reliever Eli Morgan from the Guardians for Low-A…
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Cubs Select Owen Caissie and Ben Cowles, DFA Adbert Alzolay and Brennen Davis
Apologies for being redundant with this news, but it makes more sense to do a new post than to update…
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Cubs Add Owen Caissie to 40-Man Roster
This was a huge no-brainer and I’m away from my computer for the time being, so I’ll add more later.
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Cubs Likely to DFA Adbert Alzolay to Free 40-Man Space
This was almost certainly going to happen at some point in the offseason, the only question was whether the Cubs…
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Watch: Pete Crow-Armstrong Rounds Bases Faster Than Theatrical First Pitch
There’s nothing of value here other than having a little fun, and it feels like a time when maybe we…
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Chicago Cubs News
Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer Have New Multiyear Deals with Cubs Radio
Get out those tape measures, folks, Chicago Cubs baseball will continue to be on the air with the same familiar…
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Cubs Hiring Pitching Trainer Tyler Zombro as Special Assistant
If you want to understand how the Cubs’ pivot toward emotionless analysis will help them improve at the margins, look…
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Alex Bregman Could Bog Down Free Agency with Huge Contract Ask
Alex Bregman is one of the top three position players on the market behind Juan Soto and right there with…
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Cubs Linked to Walker Buehler, Shane Bieber Generating Serious Interest
The Cubs are prioritizing pitching this offseason, with Max Fried being mentioned most often as a good fit. The only…
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Son Ranto Show #1020: Thick as a Brickhead
Bricks Behind the Ivy’s Jeff Ragauskis joins Danny to ponder why the Cubs are the “Glorified Pirates.” We visit with…
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Darvish Could Aid Cubs’ Recruit of Sasaki, Plus Some Trade Targets for Hoyer to Track
The Cubs could use another assist from Yu Darvish and a couple of helpers from Shōta Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki.…
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The Rundown: Busch Ends Annual 1B Search, Hoyer Seeking Starters, Rays Will Finally Play in Tampa Bay
MLB is right in the middle of its awards season, a mindless distraction from the wheeling and dealing we’d rather…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Sounds Like Roki Sasaki’s Reps Encouraging All Teams to Make Pitch
It’s been roughly 48 hours since I wrote something about Roki Sasaki, which means I may have to pump out…
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The Rundown: Using ‘Hoyermetrics’ to Predict Offseason Activity, BA Names Shaw Cubs’ Top Prospect, Sasaki Will Be Posted
“For a small piece of paper, it carries a lot of weight. Call it lean, mean, mean green.” – The…