Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
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Japanese Slugger Munetaka Murakami Will Be Posted Friday
The top of the free-agent hitting market just got a bit more interesting, as ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that Japanese…
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Kyle Tucker Wins Cubs’ First Outfield Silver Slugger Since Sammy Sosa
On the same day he was extended a qualifying offer from the Cubs, Kyle Tucker became the team’s first Silver…
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Cubs Extend Qualifying Offer to Shōta Imanaga
The Cubs have extended a $22.025 million qualifying offer to lefty Shōta Imanaga for 2026, and he has until 4pm…
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Justin Turner Predictably Becomes Free Agent After Mutual Option Declined
Per an announcement from the MLB Players Association, Justin Turner was among a group of six players who became free…
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Cubs, Colin Rea Agree to Restructured One-Year Deal
CI had heard a while back that Colin Rea’s return was likely, and we got confirmation of that this morning…
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Cubs Expected to Maintain Budget Bullpen Strategy
I’m going to keep this one quick because it’s pretty self-explanatory. The Cubs have generally lacked the willingness to commit…
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Shōta Imanaga’s Camp Pushing Notion That Hamstring Hampered Second Half
Shōta Imanaga‘s sweeper was his best pitch this past season, so it makes sense that his camp is putting some…
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Nico Hoerner Should Only Get Better as He Enters Final Year of Extension
Nico Hoerner nearly won the NL batting title while posting a career-high 109 wRC+ and capturing his second Gold Glove…
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Shōta Imanaga Becomes Free Agent After He, Cubs Decline Options
The relationship between Shōta Imanaga and the Cubs started off better than expected, but ended far more abruptly than anticipated.…
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Pete Crow-Armstrong Wins 2025 NL Gold Glove at CF
Pete Crow-Armstrong was absolutely electric during the 2025 season, slugging 31 home runs on his way to a 109 wRC+…
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