Month: October 2018
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Cubs May Actually Choose Not to Spend Big This Winter
Theo Epstein vowed to put all his energy into fixing a Cubs offense that broke this past season, a statement…
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Cubs Exercise 2019 Option on Jose Quintana, Luxury Tax Projections Officially Above Penalty
The Cubs announced Wednesday that they had exercised their $10.5 million club option for Jose Quintana in 2019, which comes…
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Brandon Kintzler Exercises $5 Million Option to Stay with Cubs
After news came out late Tuesday night that the Cubs had declined their $10 million option on reliever Brandon Kintzler,…
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The First Free Agent Signing is…Trevor Rosenthal?
And just like that, we’ve got flames in the hot stove. Former Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal became the first rivulet…
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Should Ghost of Carl Crawford Still Haunt Theo Epstein?
Both Halloween and the start of free agency are upon us, which makes it a great time to revisit the…
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The Rundown: Why Wouldn’t You Want Bryce Harper, Hamels Open to Extension, World Series TV Ratings Historically Bad
I didn’t want to write a Bryce Harper post, but then I spent too much time on social media yesterday…
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Wait, Would a One-Year Deal Really Make Sense for Bryce Harper?
For the last however long we’ve been discussing Bryce Harper’s coronation as King of All Free Agents, the talk has…
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Can Cubs Emulate Same Consistent Success Red Sox Have Developed?
The Red Sox just won the World Series by beating the Dodgers somewhat unceremoniously in five games after basically running…
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The Rundown: Expect Big Changes for Cubs, Dodgers Under DOJ Investigation, Yanks Claim to Be Out on Harper and Machado,
It sure seems like baseball has transitioned from the World Series to the hot stove a lot quicker this year.…
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Free Agency Grabbing Headlines, but Kyle Schwarber and Other Trade Candidates Could Provide Greater Value
Cole Hamels. Jesse Chavez. That guy from Washington. The Cubs flamed out at the end and failed to record a…
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