Moshe Wilensky

Moshe is a weekly columnist, and self-styled financial reporter, for Cubs Insider. Moshe is a Chicago native who first fell for the Cubs in 1984 at age 7. He currently resides in Charlotte, NC where he gleefully watched the Cubs’ 2016 run, interrupted only by the birth of his first daughter on Thursday AC 0000108. He can be reached at moshethecubsfan@gmail.com.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyDecember 20, 2023

Shohei Ohtani’s Deferred Salary Triggers Massive California Tax Break

When news broke that Shohei Ohtani had signed with the Dodgers for 10 years and $700 million, I was aghast…
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Moshe WilenskyMay 31, 2022

Daddy-Daughter Trip to See Pelicans Reveals True Face of Baseball

My family visited Myrtle Beach recently, so I took my eldest daughter to a pair of Pelicans games. She had…
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Moshe WilenskyMarch 2, 2022

Ignoring Pace of Play Changes During Negotiations Could Prove Costly

Amidst all the acrimony of MLB’s announcement that the 2022 MLB season will not start on time, I feel one…
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Moshe WilenskyFebruary 19, 2022

MLB Draft Not Best Incentive to Curb Tanking

Mega-agent Scott Boras recently shared his thoughts on MLB labor negotations, asserting that the amateur draft should be changed to…
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Moshe WilenskyNovember 13, 2021

Owners’ Arbitration Proposal Could Incentivize Less Interesting Baseball

MLB owners and the players union are currently negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement. As multiple outlets have reported, the…
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Moshe WilenskyApril 3, 2021

Wait, Why Is Bruce Sutter Wearing a Cardinals Cap on His HOF Plaque?

To get hyped for Opening Day this year (which has been harder than most recent years) I re-watched the Sandberg…
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Moshe WilenskyMarch 9, 2021

Free Agent Contracts Fall Short of Predictions, Furthering Fears of Work Stoppage

This is the seventh consecutive offseason I have compared FanGraphs’ crowdsourced free-agent contract predictions to the actual deals that were…
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Moshe WilenskyJanuary 8, 2021

Early Results Comparing Free Agent Deals to Crowdsourced Predictions

It is time the fourth annual installment of my Cubs Insider feature comparing free agent contracts against crowdsourced predictions. As…
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Moshe WilenskyJanuary 7, 2021

BBWAA Voters Unlike to Induct Any Players into HOF in 2021

With just under one-third of ballots submitted for the 2021 Hall of Fame class, it is becoming clear that the…
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Moshe WilenskySeptember 23, 2020

Let’s Put This Recent Pitch Quality Patent Infringement Foolishness to Bed

On August 11, 2020 a company called Greiner Agencies based out of California was issued patent number 10,737,167 for a…
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