Month: December 2015
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
The Best of Cubs Insider: A Compilation of Our Top Posts from 2015
Now’s the time of year when creativity and inspiration often run and hide from writers (or maybe it’s just me).…
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The Rundown: A Brief History of Broadcast Rights, Kazmir to Dodgers, and the Relief Pitcher Revolution
Top Of The First Another Top 25 free agent came off the board yesterday when the Los Angeles Dodgers inked…
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A Few of My Top Cubs Moments of 2015
You’d think it’d be pretty easy to put together a list of the top moments from the bygone season. After…
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Cubs Report Cards: Jon Lester Goes From Overpaid Ace to Celebrated Number Two
I suppose I should have added something about perception to the headline, but I couldn’t really find a way to…
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The Rundown: MLB’s Biggest Issues for 2016, Ken Griffey Jr’s HOF Votes, Single-Team MLB.tv Packages, White Sox After Big-Time OF
Top Of The First Just a heads up to my boss/editor Evan Altman that I am posting today’s column under…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
Cubs Positional Breakdown – Starting Pitchers in the Lower Minors
Dear South Bend Cubs, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, and Eugene Emeralds Fans, Your pitching staffs will be stacked in 2016. Sincerely,…
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The Rundown: Aroldis Chapman Traded, HGH Scandal Names 3 MLB’ers, Cubs Most Dominant Ever?
Top Of The First Not much Cubs news lately so I’ll focus on some general baseball stuff in today’s Rundown.…
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Cubs Report Cards: Kyle Schwarber Forced His Way Into Lineup, Forced to Get Comfortable in New Role
Graceful, he was not. Well, not in the traditional sense. But even though Kyle Schwarber was more bull in a…
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Cubs SP Prospect Breakdown – Upper Minors Have a Few Who Could Help Soon
With the new additions of Adam Warren and John Lackey and the re-signing of Trevor Cahill, the Cubs’ starting rotation…
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Cubs Report Cards: Addison Russell As Advertised in the Field, Bat Shows Potential
He supplanted the incumbent shortstop, a three-time All-Star who had once been pretty much the only reason to watch the…
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