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Trey Mancini ‘No Longer Appears to Be a Priority’ as Cubs Possibly Done Adding Power to Roster
Though Jed Hoyer is typically veiled when he talks about strategy, he was very clear in the early going that…
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P.J. Higgins Elects Free Agency Following Outright Assignment
The Cubs designated P.J. Higgins for assignment to make room on the roster for Tucker Barnhart, then they signed catcher Dom…
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Ed Howard, Brennen Davis Expected to Be Full-Go for Spring Training
The Cubs’ farm system experienced a series of big blows last year as several highly-ranked prospects missed time due to…
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Tucker Barnhart Talks Moving Back to Lefty-Only Hitting, Psychology of Catching
Shortly after meeting with the Chicago media for the first time, new Cubs catcher Tucker Barnhart joined Ian Happ and…
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Cubs Leaning Heavily on Defense, Chemistry as Means to Raise Performance Floor
No one outside the Cubs organization is predicting them to be favorites in the NL Central, let alone the league…
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Cubs Release Alfonso Rivas Following DFA
The Cubs designated first baseman Alfonso Rivas for assignment last month in order to make room for lefty Anthony Kay…
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Cubs Reach Agreement with Eric Hosmer
Per Jesse Rogers, the Cubs have reached agreement with former Padres and Red Sox first baseman Eric Hosmer. The Cubs…
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Cubs Trade RHP Erich Uelmen to Phillies for Cash
A few days after designating him for assignment to clear a space for Drew Smyly, the Cubs have traded righty…
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Cubs Bring Brad Wieck Back on 2-Year Minors Deal
According to Robert Murray of FanSided, the Cubs are bringing lefty Brad Wieck back on a two-year minor league deal.…
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Early Odds Give Shohei Ohtani 80% to Earn More Than $500M in Free Agency
The Cubs were one of the finalists to land Shohei Ohtani in 2017 and they’ve been named among the teams…
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