Chicago Cubs News
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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