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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 10

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images It’s (almost) June and the NL Central is looking a bit more interesting as every team goes .500 or better on the week Welcome to the 10th week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviousl...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ long fly trap

David Banks-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Colin Rea allowed two long balls and those were the margin of victory. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Colin Rea didn’t start out so well, with the Reds jumping out to a two-run lead, but the defense made it stop and Rea continued to mak...2025
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• Reds 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day

The newest Cub, Génesis Cabrera | Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images But there were some positives to take out of this defeat anyway. The Cubs lost to the Reds 6-2 on a cloudy, sprinkly Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, ending their four-game winning streak. Nevertheless, I have some positive things to give you in this otherwise pretty brief game recap. The Cubs, utterly baffled by And...2025
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• The Rant – Chicago Cubs Podcast (Episode 156): Cubs Historic Start, PCA Domination, Bullpen Making Strides
The Chicago Cubs are off to a historically good start to the 2025 season. Through 56 games, they have a 35-21 record, which is tied for the third-best start over the last 50 seasons. The real question is, can they keep up the pace? We all knew Pete Crow-Armstrong was good, but few, if any, … The post The Rant – Chicago Cubs Podcast (Episode 156): Cubs Historic Start, PCA Domination, Bullpen ...2025
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• Cubs roster move: Génesis Cabrera signed, Brooks Kriske designated for assignment

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs have another lefthander in the bullpen. This news broke late Tuesday: Genesis Cabrera is signing with Cubs @mikedeportes reported deal was close— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 28, 2025 Now it’s official, as the 28-year-old lefthanded Génesis Cabrera has indeed signed a major-league deal with the Cubs, announced by the team late Thursday. To ma...2025
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• How long can Pete Crow-Armstrong continue to play every inning of every game?

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images He’s young and seems to be able to handle it, but... Pete Crow-Armstrong, following Wednesday night’s action, has played 502⅔ innings in 2025. That’s every inning of all 56 games the Cubs have played so far this year. Only one player in MLB has played more innings — Jarren Duran of the Red Sox, 506 innings, and that’s not every inning of ever...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ who are these guys?

David Banks-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The Cubs rode another standout pitching performance to the sweep Wednesday night. The gloves were out. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. It’s not hard for me to remember how the ballpark was before the video boards, Paul, because they were...2025
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• Cubs 4, Rockies 3: Heartbreak in extras

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images The Rockies took the Cubs to 11 innings, but it wasn’t enough. Given that it was a cold evening in Chicago with the wind blowing in from Lake Michigan, a low-scoring affair seemed in the cards for Game 2 of the Colorado Rockies-Chicago Cubs series. When the game ended in extras, the Cubs had walked off the Rockies in extras, 4-3 The offense was better but not ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 54

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs win the series opener 3-1 over the Rockies. I did secretly hope this series would be a little more “boring.” In one manner of looking at things, things were boring. The Rockies didn’t put up a ton of fight. More, they just hung around all day. Of course, that means that in the other way of looking at things, it wasn’t boring. Every p...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ almost perfect

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Jameson Taillon had a good game. Cubs win. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Jameson Taillon, serviceable, sometimes spectacular, took the hill for the home team as they faced off against the worst team in the sport, the dis...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 53

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Cubs comeback magic continues in an 11-8 win. On your Memorial Day, while you are remembering the fallen heroes that make the life that you are used to possible, how about also thinking of a couple of other blessings? First, you aren’t a Reds fan. The Reds were a trendy pick the last couple of years as a team on the upswing. That fandom wakes up this Mon...2025
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• Rebuilding the Right Way? How the Nationals Rebuild Compares to the Cubs and Orioles Rebuilds

Washington Nationals players celebrate after a game against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park. The Nationals are navigating a full-scale rebuild just years removed from their 2019 World Series triumph After defying the odds and winning the World Series in 2019, the Washington Nationals have started a dreadful process for fans: a rebuild. Top-notch talent such as Max Scherzer, Tre...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Cubs stumble early again and come up short on a comeback in a 6-4 loss. It’s been years since I was anywhere close to a “watch 162 games closely” person. There definitely was a point in life where if at all possible I was either watching or listening. A combination of parenting and adulting along with a dose of really bad Cubs baseball pushed me to so...2025
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• Reds 6, Cubs 4: A late-inning rally comes up short

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images The Cubs fell too far behind early and couldn’t come back despite Justin Turner’s first Cubs homer. And Miguel Amaya might have an injured list stint in his future. The Cubs trailed 6-2 in the seventh inning Saturday and, well... you had to have the fleeting thought, at least, that they’d pull another miracle late-inning comeback, as they did from the same score...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 51

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images PCA keys a come-from-behind 13-6 win. For a minute there, you thought the stories would be the bad first inning for Matthew Boyd and the continuing implosion of Julian Merryweather. These aren’t those Cubs. This team has so much fight in it and so a 6-2 early deficit became a 13-6 win. Eleven unanswered runs over the game’s final three innings. I’ll mention...2025
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• Cubs 13, Reds 6: Pete Crow-Armstrong does it again

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images The Cubs center fielder had his second six-RBI game... in a week. This Cubs team is starting to do really special things. Seriously, the Cubs had no business winning Friday’s game, not after Matthew Boyd had a rare bad outing, not after Julian Merryweather had another lousy relief appearance, not after they went into the seventh inning trailing by four. And ...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cubs fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Unsung hero?

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is the Cubs’ unsung hero It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thank you for stopping by. Come on in and join us. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables available. Bring your own beve...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 30

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs offense revives in a 9-0 trouncing of the Pirates. After Phillies pitching stifled the Cubs offense for the most part over the weekend, it was a refreshing sight to see the Cubs offense come out in force Tuesday night. It was what you hoped would happen and happen it did. After being mowed down the first time through the order, the Cubs offens...2025
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• BCB After Dark: First impressions

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. It’s so good to see you. We’re glad you decided to stop by. We still have a couple of tables available. The cover charge is waived tonight. There is a two-drink minimum...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ don’t make a habit of this

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Cubs lose to Diamondbacks in a game that doesn’t count but feels bad nonetheless. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, s...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ Open Season
Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. It’s here! Opening Day at Wrigley! Play Ball! Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight f...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ if at first you don’t succeed, call Acme in the morning
His prospects are looking up. | Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Matt Mervis likes the Abreu news, I bet. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brewed o...2022
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• BCB After Dark: Make it Happ-en?
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you would sign Ian Happ to a long-term extension. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the happiest happening for night owls, early-risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. If you’ve spent the evening watching baseball, you’ve come to the right place. Come on in and join us. There are still a few tables a...2022
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• Cubs roster move: Génesis Cabrera signed, Brooks Kriske designated for assignment
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• We need James Wood in the Home Run Derby

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals slugger would put on an absolute show at the Home Run Derby Growing up, the Home Run Derby was one of my favorite events. I remember watching Josh Hamilton put on a show at the old Yankees Stadium as a child. It was a totally mesmerizing experience. I had never seen anything like and it made me want to go to the batting cages so badly....2025
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• BCB After Dark: Trade for Paul Skenes?

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans about a proposed Paul Skenes deal by a national baseball writer. spIt’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest spot for night owls, early risers new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and join us. There are still a few tables available. Let us know if you need anything. There’s ...2025
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• Cubs Remain Open To In-Season Extension Talks With Pete Crow-Armstrong
The Cubs made an effort to lock up center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong during Spring Training. At the time, an MLB.com report indicated that Chicago made an offer that could have maxed out around $75MM had all the option years been exercised — though the actual guarantee would have checked in lower than that. Last week, Jon…...2025
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• Cubs 4, Rockies 3: Heartbreak in extras
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• Pete Crow-Armstrong’s Incredible Performance Fueling New Extension Rumors
Pete Crow-Armstrong got off to a slow start this season, which may have prompted the Cubs to bring a lowball extension offer to the table. While it probably wasn’t solely a matter of capitalizing on his paltry production, the timing didn’t make much sense for a player who has since made it look laughable. Jon … The post Pete Crow-Armstrong’s Incredible Performance Fueling N...2025
• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52
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• Cub Tracks’ stuff just happens sometimes

Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The Cubs dropped a game but they play again today. It’s going to be all right. The Rockies are coming. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Saturday in the Great American Ballpark. The first-place Chica...2025
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• MLB rumors: Chicago Cubs pushing again for a lucrative Pete Crow-Armstrong contract extension

MLB rumors: The Chicago Cubs are reportedly re-exploring a Pete Crow-Armstrong contract extension, planning to raise their previous offer....2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 56

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images Cubs pitching brings home a 2-1 victory and a series sweep. I’m choosing to embrace this team’s ability to win different games. Over the weekend in Cincinnati, the offense carried the load for the team over and over again. In Tuesday night’s game, baserunning felt key. Every run that scored in a one run win was by a runner who had stolen a base. With two...2025
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images The Cubs took care of business against a surprisingly tenacious Rockies team. It was another unseasonably chilly night at Wrigley Field Wednesday, with temperatures hovering in the mid-50s and the wind, again, blowing in. And the Cubs got what they needed to defeat the Rockies 2-1 and complete a three-game sweep: Pitching, defense and just enough hitting...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Trade for Paul Skenes?
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 54
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 53
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• Rebuilding the Right Way? How the Nationals Rebuild Compares to the Cubs and Orioles Rebuilds
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 51
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 50

Photo by Jared Lennon/Getty Images A 2-1 win takes the game and gives the Cubs a series win in Miami. It was a series of contradictions. Monday night, the Cubs lost the opener of the series. The Cubs have excelled in series openers this year. They lost in large part because early, middle and late game, the pitching staff failed. The offense had a good night, scoring seven, but lost. This ...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• We need James Wood in the Home Run Derby
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• BCB After Dark: Trade for Paul Skenes?
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• The Short Porch has a look at Cubs rookie walkoffs

Matt Shaw and Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrate last night’s walkoff win | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Matt Shaw notched the first walkoff of his career last night at Wrigley Field. The 2025 Cubs are relentless, especially at scoring runs. That characteristic has been on display time and time again through this early season that has them leading the league in runs per game ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52
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• BCB After Dark: Where will you watch the 2027 All Star Game at Wrigley Field?

Pete Crow Armstrong salutes the crowd during the Crosstown Classic | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Reports suggest the Cubs will finally host the Midsummer Classic again! Welcome to your late night indie coffee shop and bar where we’re packaging the hottest tunes and the fanciest cocktails along with all of your favorite caffeinated beverages. We’re still serving up hot c...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Boys keep swinging

Brad Penner-Imagn Images New concerns about the ABS system as MLB unveils a check-swing system. The Boone brothers reunite. A look back at how a volcano affected baseball and other baseball news Good morning. If the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS, aka “robot umps”) is adopted in 2026, players and umpires have concerns about the margin of error on the system (The Athletic sub. req.) and...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ Boyd by his success

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Matthew Boyd has been a good pickup for the Cubs, to say the least. WELCOME to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed ov...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 45

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs win 13-3 behind PCA and some sloppy White Sox play. The Cubs continue to excel in the first game of each series, particularly at Wrigley Field. I still suspect most of this is random sequencing. It’s ironic, because the way the Cubs can make other pitching staffs work, I might expect them to do well at the end of a series. But that h...2025
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• Cub Tracks settles for meatloaf

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. It’s sad when two out of three is disappointing, but there you go. Expectations are high. WELCOME to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, an...2025
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• Cubs 11, Dodgers 10: This team never quits!

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs won their second bonkers game of this homestand. The Cubs were behind... and then, suddenly, they weren’t. And then they built a nice lead... and then, blew it and wound up behind in the late innings. Then, just as they did in Friday’s crazy game at Wrigley Field, this Cubs team came back. They forced extra innings and Ian Happ’s 10th-inning single complet...2025
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• Cubs 6, White Sox 2: Sweep!

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs got timely hitting, solid pitching and good defense and swept the South Siders. Perhaps now, the Cubs will go on a long winning streak, like the Cardinals and Twins have already this year. The Cubs defeated the White Sox 6-2 on a beautiful, if a bit chilly, May afternoon at Wrigley Field. That gave them a sweep of the three-game series and a 5-1...2025
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 6: Seven in a row!
Edwin Rios | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs have been on a winning tear in the Cactus League. Adrian Sampson and the Cubs did not start this game well, trailing 6-2 after just three innings. But a few of the sub Cubs had nice days at the plate and that resulted in a 9-6 Cubs win over the Rangers, the team’s seventh straight victory. Wins and losses, obviously, mean nothing in Sp...2023
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• Cubs News: Cubs sign Cody Bellinger

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The long-awaited deal has happened as Cody Bellinger returns on a three-year deal with opt-outs The Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger have agreed to a three-year, $80 million deal for the outfielder/first baseman to return to Chicago, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. BREAKING: Centerfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a three-...2024
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 4: The cardiac Cubs come back

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images A ninth-inning rally put this one in the win column. You asked for meaningful baseball in September and by gum, you have got it. Now let’s hope we all survive it. The Cubs fashioned an early lead, got good starting pitching, then the bullpen blew that lead. But then the team put together a stirring ninth-inning rally and held on — barely — for a 5-4 wi...2023
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• Cubs 6, Rockies 3: Javier Assad and the comeback Cubs do it again

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The team came from behind with some timely hitting, and got some excellent relief work. This afternoon started out weirdly when Marcus Stroman barely got through three innings and the Cubs went behind and looked pretty weak sauce against Chris Flexen, a guy who came into the game with an ERA north of 7. But the persistent Cubs scored single runs in the fi...2023
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• Cubs 6, Rockies 5: The sub Cubs come through
Brennen Davis | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images After all the regulars departed, some Cubs minor leaguers put together a ninth-inning rally. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Wins and losses mean nothing in Spring Training, yet the Cubs’ come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Rockies at Salt River Fields Sunday afternoon felt... well, pretty good. Some guys who could be part of the ...2023
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• Cubs 6, Diamondbacks 2: The long ball, the relievers and a very weird 100-pitch start from Ben Brown

David Banks-Imagn Images The Cubs pounded the long ball early and then got some solid relief pitching. The Cubs started out Saturday just like they had ended Friday, pouring on lots of runs and home runs, despite a temperature 25 degrees colder at Wrigley Field. Home runs by Michael Busch and Seiya Suzuki led a six-run onslaught off Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen in the first two innings ...2025
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• A Lost Season for Casas, PCA Continues to Mash - May 3, 2025
Triston Casas (1B-BOS) will most likely miss the rest of the 2025 campaign after being diagnosed with a ruptured left patellar tendon. The injury brings a premature end to a disappointing season for the 25 year-old slugger, who finishes with a .182 average, 3 homers, 11 RBI, and 5 runs scored over 112 PA with a poor 59 wRC+. His strikeout rate wasn't bad at 24% and Casas had registered a 71% conta...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 5, 2025
Rafael Devers 3B/1B/DH? BOS Devers (shoulders) doesn't feel up to speed yet while taking live batting practice, so he has asked Red Sox manager Alex Cora to delay his spring debut a bit. Multiple red flags are there with the potentially disgruntled soon-to-be-former 3B. Monitor his health and happiness and if anything comes back to normal draft with confidence. If the shoulder is real, then wait a...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What’s your favorite non-baseball game part of baseball season?

Fans on the berm at Sloan Park | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Mine is the people The weekend is ending but we’re closing it down right here at Bleed Cubbie Blue After Dark — your late week, late night indie spot for some baseball banter and vibes. We’re running a special on craft beer from Detroit (more on why in a second) but if beer’s not your thing we have all sorts of other libations. ...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 18, 2025
Cardinals: Changing of the guard at catcher - two viable fantasy options? It was announced during the offseason that veteran catcher Willson Contreras will be making the switch from Catcher to First Base full time. Contreras has delivered 10+ home runs every year (other then 2020) while his career .814 OPS has made him a valuable commodity behind the plate. I love the switch here from a fantasy ...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 17, 2024
Francisco Alvarez (C-NYM) enters the 2025 campaign as a question mark after a torn thumb ligament suffered in April forced him to miss a chunk of last season. He's reportedly retooling his swing this offseason at the suggestion of J.D. Martinez to lift the ball more and use the opposite field more often. After bursting onto the scene with 25 homers in just 423 PA as a 21 year-old rookie in 2023, A...2025
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• Baez and Bryant Go Coast to Coast and Atlanta Buys an Outfield
The Trade Deadline Spectacular! Lot's to unpack here, where do I begin? First, the Chicago Cubs continued to clean house Friday night sending their remaining superstars to opposite coasts. Kris Bryant is headed to San Francisco in exchange for Alexander Canario and Caleb Killian, and Javier Baez was sent to Queens to play shortstop for the Mets. The Mets will send outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong ba...2021
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• Cub Tracks’ long fly trap
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• Reds 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day
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• How long can Pete Crow-Armstrong continue to play every inning of every game?
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 56
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!
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• BCB After Dark: Trade for Paul Skenes?
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Still a loss, but closer

David Banks-Imagn Images The Rockies were swept for the ninth time this season The Colorado Rockies lost again, but it was another low-scoring affair. The pitching staff held the Chicago Cubs to two runs, and Orlando Arcia made his mark in his Rockies debut. Unfortunately, the offense was (once again) completely absent. Tanner Gordon pitched well After a stone-cold start against the mighty...2025
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• The Short Porch has a look at Cubs rookie walkoffs
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• Cubs 4, Rockies 3: Heartbreak in extras
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 method yields these top projected hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.314 — Nico Hoerner batting against German Marquez. 0.297 — Pete Crow-Armstrong batting against German Marquez. 0.295 — Seiya Suzuki batting against German Marquez. 0.295 — Luis Arraez batting against Max Meyer. 0.294 — Jackson Merrill batting against Max Meyer. 0.286 — Ryan [...2025
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• Pete Crow-Armstrong Just Wants a Hug

Is it a crime to celebrate with your friends? The Cubs center fielder is determined to find out. He's never late to celebrate....2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• Cubs 6, White Sox 2: Sweep!
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Cubs

Shane Smith and his 2.08 season ERA looks to shut down the North Siders Friday afternoon. | Abigail Dean/Getty Images Chicago kicks off the Crosstown Classic with Shane Smith on the mound looking to snap the South Side losing streak MLB has launched its very first “Rivalry Weekend,” where typical City rivals will face off all on the same weekend, and when you’re done rolling your eyes what...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 41

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs tease a series win but come up short in a 6-2 loss. Today’s shocking fact is that the Cubs weren’t quite good enough against the Mets in New York in a series where they were without Justin Steele, Shōta Imanaga and Ian Happ. Ryan Pressly hasn’t worked out at closer and the Cubs are at the tail end of what has been and probably will remain the tou...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 35

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Another frustrating Sunday, the Cubs lose 4-0. When does something arbitrary become something significant? If you haven’t been keeping track, the Cubs are now just 1-5 on Sundays. I don’t particularly think it is a getaway day issue. They are 3-3 in midweek series-enders. So it is at least a passing thought that there is something with Sundays. It sure w...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Is Matt Shaw coming back?

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you think Matt Shaw will return to be the Cubs’ third baseman this season. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you. Come on in and sit with us. Your name is on the guest list. We still have a few good ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Cubs acquire Drew Pomeranz

Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks for your opinion on newest Cub Drew Pomeranz It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. We still have a few tables available. Bring...2025
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