Chicago Cubs Trades and Free Agent Signings
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The Rundown: Pitchers & Catchers Eve, Projecting Extensions for PCA & Hoerner, O’s Unveil New Training Facility
Though many of us first heard it in English director Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, the proverb, “It’s always darkest…
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The Rundown: Durbin Trade Quiets Shaw/Hoerner Speculation, Cubs ‘Better Ballclub’ This Year, Pirates Sign Ozuna
If Craig Breslow learned anything from Jed Hoyer, how to keep his machinations quiet wasn’t one of them. The Cubs…
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The Rundown: Early Camp Arrivals Impress, Top Tools for Cubs Prospects, 2010 Draft Class Review, RIP Terrance Gore
The sun is shining and we’re expecting balmy 50-degree weather next week, so my thoughts are naturally turning to the…
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The Rundown: Tigers More Willing to Invest in Valdez Than Skubal, Red Sox Sign IKF, Cubs Add More Minors Deals
Baseball’s arbitration process can be incredibly contentious, especially when teams and star players can’t agree on a salary for the…
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The Rundown Ultralite: Santana to AZ, Sox Installing Bidets, Jays Interested in Valdez
This one wouldn’t even be worth publishing under other circumstances, but I find myself with about 15 minutes of free…
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Eugenio Suarez Joining Reds Will Only Increase Volume of Cubs/Red Sox Trade Rumors
What’s old is new again as slugging third baseman Eugenio Suárez rejoins the Reds on a one-year, $15 million deal…
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The Rundown: MLB Sets Late Trade Deadline, Valdez’s Antics Could Be Costing Him, Cubs Have Bottom-Half System
What’s funny about today’s column is that I could have included almost everything from it in yesterday’s brief Rundown. That’s…
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The Rundown Ultralite: Ramirez Nearing Extension with Guardians, Yankees Have Agreement with 13yo IFA, RIP Terry Boers
Let’s jump right into some bullets on what figures to be a very slow sports day for anyone who isn’t…
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Justin Steele Feeling ‘Crispy’ in Return to Mound
Lefty Justin Steele made only four starts in 2025 before going down to an injury that required an internal brace…
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Matt Shaw Already Doing Outfield Work in Mesa
Both Jed Hoyer and Craig Counsell said during CubsCon that Matt Shaw would see time in the outfield after being…
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