Month: December 2017
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Chicago Cubs News
New Year’s Resolutions for Cubs and Cubs Insider
Let it be known that I am not above plucking low-hanging fruit, particularly given my week-long Mariokart 8 bender and…
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Ring in 2018 with Three Years’ Worth of Cubs Champagne Celebrations
As 2017 draws to a close, ring in 2018 with some of the Cubs’ champagne celebrations from the last three…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
Cubs System Position-by-Position: Young Shortstops Still Far Away, Starting to Make Turn
A few years ago, it seemed as if the Cubs had all the shortstops. In a couple more years that…
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Cubs ‘Spirited Attempt’ for Machado Could Have Several Huge Implications
I know I told you I’d sent this particular nag off to the glue factory, but I had to chase…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Cubs Quick Hits: Plate Appearances with RISP, Runners on Base by Batting Order Slot
How many times did the cleanup hitter bat with runners in scoring position and men on base in 2017 for…
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Cubs Will Have New Closer as Wade Davis Signs with Rockies
The Cubs will now assuredly have a new closer for the 2018 season after Wade Davis was officially taken off…
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Is Kris Bryant Really Cubs’ Best Leadoff Option?
We’re still seven weeks from pitchers and catchers reporting and the Cubs aren’t done making moves, so it should be…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
The Rundown: Free Agent and Trade Predictions, Cubs May Be Interested in Yelich, Machado Rumors Not Going Away
I am officially saying goodbye to 2017 with this post, and before I go any further I just wanted to…
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Arrieta Reportedly Expecting at Least 6 Years, $160 Million
Though it contains little we hadn’t already known or assumed, Bruce Levine’s recent report on the Cubs’ search for pitching…
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Here’s Why Javy Baez Should Not Supplant Addison Russell at Short
A pitch is smacked deep in the hole between short and third and is all but certain to go for…
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