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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Cubs Need to Lean into Retro Baseball Strategy to Maximize Talent
Small ball. Hit-and-run. Station-to-station offense. Stealing bases. Prioritizing fundamental defense. Sounds like the kind of strategy teams would have employed…
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Chicago Cubs News
The Rundown Lite: Dansby Swanson’s Mental Health Journey, Robert Stock Lands with Brewers, Mets Extend Jeff McNeil for Cheap
For a variety of reasons, I’ve come to appreciate the Dansby Swanson signing to an increasing degree in the time…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Cubs Being ‘Really After’ Xander Bogaerts Might Signal Willingness to Exceed CBT
The Cubs have done a lot over the last few weeks to pull out of the nose-dive their perception was…
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The Rundown Lite: Recap of CubsCon ’23 Opening Ceremonies
“I wish my parents and Ron Santo were alive to see this.” – Pat Hughes Good morning, Mr. and Mrs.…
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The Rundown: Happy CubsCon Day, MLB Hopes to Eliminate Local Blackouts, All AAA Ballparks to Use Automated Zone This Year
I’ll make it short today because the big news will come during and after this weekend’s Cubs Convention. Fans are…
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Chicago Cubs Trades and Free Agent Signings
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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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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Chicago Cubs News
Back to Good? Cubs Listed Among Most-Improved Teams This Winter
My wife and I were supposed to see Matchbox 20 and The Wallflowers in concert last summer, but the date…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
The Rundown: Cubs Still Need LH Power, Defense up Middle May Be MLB’s Strongest, Correa Contract Situation a Hot Mess
Shopping season is nearly over and the Cubs still need a left-handed power bat and a reliever or two. Pickings…
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Chicago Cubs News
Dansby Swanson Brings Winning Mentality, Now Jed Hoyer Needs to Build Winning Roster
Signing Dansby Swanson to anchor the middle infield was a big step in the right direction for a Cubs team…
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