Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
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Angels Dismiss Rumors That They Plan to Punt First Draft Pick as ‘Totally Bogus’
The 2020 MLB Draft has already been shortened from 40 rounds to five as the league looks to save money…
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MLB’s Shifting Proposals Obfuscate Relatively Static Payroll Target
Major League Baseball is currently engaged in a confidence game, playing Three-card Monte with billions of dollars in an attempt…
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Anthony Rizzo Enters Best Shape of Life Discussion…No, Seriously
When Theo Epstein said Monday he was confident that his team had done a good job staying ready for the…
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MLB’s Proposal Includes Expansion to 16 Playoff Teams, No Qualifying Offers, ‘Acknowledgement of Risk’ Waiver
We’ve already broken down MLB’s financial situation six ways from Sunday, so I’ll spare you too much more analysis here.…
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Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (Simulated Game 68): Phillies 11, Cubs 5 – McCutchen, Phillies Trash Cubs Bullpen
The Chicago Cubs (44-24) have seen much better work from their bullpen of late, but that trend did not hold…
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Report: Owners Holding Conference Call to Discuss Whether to Reopen Talks with Players on Restarting Season
When Major League Baseball’s owners rejected a proposal from the players that included full prorated salaries over 114 games, they…
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The Rundown: Frustrating Negotiations May Resume Soon, Russell Unemployable Globally, League Prepares For Draft, It’s Sosa-McGwire Week
I continue to have some (read: many) doubts that MLB will play a truncated season this year. And further, I…
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Perspective on 2020 Season Negotiations: Only 9 Owners from 1994 MLB Strike Still Own Their Teams
History paints the 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike as one of the league’s most damaging events. Thousands of fans were…
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Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (Simulated Game 66): Reds 8, Cubs 5 – Reds Out-Slug Cubs in Cincy
After years of bad baseball in Cincinnati, it still feels a little weird to see the Chicago Cubs (43-23) battling…
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Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (Simulated Game 65): Cubs 3, Reds 2 – Hendricks, Báez Power Cubs to Another Win
The Chicago Cubs (43-22) bounced back from a frustrating loss to the Cincinnati Reds (41-23) on Thursday to take a…
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