Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
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Cubs Acquire RHP Matt Festa, DFA Miles Mastrobuoni
The Cubs acquired righty reliever Matt Festa from the Rangers in exchange for cash considerations on Thursday. In order to…
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Cubs Avoid Arbitration with Justin Steele, Other Eligible Players
Thursday at noon CT was the deadline for teams and arbitration-eligible players to agree to contract terms for the 2025…
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Let’s Find Some Repertoire Unlocks for Cubs Starters
Yesterday’s piece on front office addition Tyler Zombro spurred some questions in the comments that sent me down rabbit trails…
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Tyler Zombro Provides ‘Kick’ in Cubs Front Office, Eventually Wants to Run an Organization
Putting out more than one piece about a new front office hire who isn’t running baseball ops might seem like…
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Former Cub Brian Matusz Passes Away at 37
Former big league pitcher Brian Matusz passed away Tuesday at the age of 37, as first reported by MASN’s Roch…
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Even for ‘Big-Spending’ Cubs, Pete Alonso Not a Consideration with Scott Boras Reportedly Seeking $200M+
The Cubs have done so little over the last week and change that the only columns I’ve written in the…
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Cubs Reportedly Among Teams Interested in Former White Sox 3B Yoán Moncada
The Cubs have stripped away nearly all of their big-league depth at third base, leaving Matt Shaw as the clear…
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The Rant – Chicago Cubs Podcast: Sammy Sosa’s Return, CubsCon is Coming, Cubs Still Have Work to Do
Sammy Sosa will be making an appearance at CubsCon, which runs from January 17 through the 19th, after being welcomed…
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Cubs Among Teams Making Offers to Korean IF Hyeseong Kim
Update: Womp, womp. The Dodgers have reportedly reached an agreement with Kim on a three-year deal. I may update again…
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Understanding Motor Preferences Could Help Cubs, Other Orgs Improve Player Development
Fair warning: The rambling and only cursorily edited treatise that follows is almost entirely hypothetical and based on what is…
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