Winter Meetings
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Named Among ‘Most Desperate’ Teams at Winter Meetings, Shohei Ohtani Decision Expected This Week
Repeating an otherwise powerful adjective over and over removes a great deal of its impact, so it doesn’t mean much…
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Cubs Involved in Sean Murphy Trade Talks, Astros Continue Courting Willson Contreras
The Astros have already added one beloved former Chicago baseball player and may be on the verge of luring another,…
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Jed Hoyer Downplays Urgency, Says Cubs ‘Have a Lot of Offers Out There’
Jon Morosi said Monday night on MLB Network that the Cubs may be next up to make a splash similar…
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The Rundown: Pitching Market Just Got Expensive, Cubs Eying First Base Options, Brewers Trade Wong
Nothing makes the blood flare like an unexpected, high-dollar baseball acquisition. Jacob deGrom agreed to a monster five-year contract with…
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The Rundown: Cubs Named Faves for Swanson, Vázquez Also Linked Heavily, Cards Lose Competitive Balance Pick, Brewers Teardown Possible
Jon Heyman indicated yesterday that the Cubs are the favorites to sign free-agent shortstop Dansby Swanson, and that upset a…
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The Rant Live – Chicago Cubs Podcast (11/16/22): Discussing Cubs’ 40-Man Roster Moves, Cubs Acquire Miles Mastrobuoni, Friday’s Non-Tender Deadline
Evan Altman and Jon Ferlise of Cubs Insider try not to take ourselves too seriously while pondering the state of…
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Here Are MLB’s Important Offseason Dates, Including Some Cubs-Specific Notes
With the Dodgers’ super-spreader event World Series win secured, Major League Baseball managed to conclude its truncated 2020 season by…
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Trading Away Stars to Build Budget Roster Would Almost Certainly Cost Cubs More Than Additional Luxury Tax Hit
If things go according to the media buzz coming out of the Winter Meetings, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer may…
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The Rundown: Cubs Set Up Nicely to Control Trade Market, Yu Darvish Mentioned in Rumors, Trevor Megill Could Be Diamond in Rough
“You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don’t help.” – Calvin “Reality continues to ruin my life.”…
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The Rundown: Still No Winter Meetings Moves by Epstein, Cubs to Seek Pitching in Rule 5 Draft, Boras Nearing $1 Billion in 2020 Contracts
While the Winter Meetings proved to be one of the most exciting weeks in many years for baseball fans, the…
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