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• Cubs 7, Astros 2: A good beginning

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs opened their series against the visitors from Houston with a decisive victory. After a lackluster series split against the Marlins, the Cubs needed a game like their 7-2 win over the Astros Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field to show themselves, and everyone else, that they’re still the strong contending team many expected them to be this year. Jo...2024
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• Why are the Cubs not stealing bases this year?

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The team is dead last in MLB in steals. In 2023, the Cubs were one of the better base-stealing teams in MLB. They stole 140 bases, which ranked eighth overall, and were caught only 34 times, for a stolen-base percentage of 80.5 percent. That’s quite good! Nico Hoerner stole 43 bases, fourth-most in the NL, while being caught just seven times, a SB percent...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 19

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs ambush the Marlins and win 8-3. After a chaotic road trip, a relatively easy win was just what the doctor ordered to start this six game homestand. As is so often the case, the pendulum swings wildly. Despite two more games Wednesday and Friday where the starter failed to even start the sixth inning, the Cubs head into today’s doubleheader with a very ...2024
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• Cubs 8, Marlins 3: Jameson Taillon dazzles in season debut

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images And the Cubs put together a solid, varied offense and won again. Every Cubs fan was, I suspect, waiting to exhale when Jameson Taillon made his 2024 season debut Friday afternoon. Coming off a back issue and with only two rehab starts, what would Taillon look like? If Friday’s outing is any indication, it looks like we’re getting the Taillon of the second...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18

Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs win the game, the series, and the road trip with 5-3 victory. I like to start with a disclaimer. You are welcome to your own fandom and to experiencing it however you like. It is not my intent to tell you how you should think. How am I feeling about this team through 18 games? This team has gotten one abbreviated start from its best starter, Jus...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Wednesday 4/17, 2:40 CT

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs still can win both the series and have a winning road trip by taking today’s game. Wednesday notes... DAY BASEBALL IN THE DESERT: Today’s game, the Cubs’ 92nd at Arizona, is their 25th day game there, but first on a weekday afternoon since Monday, July 5, 2010. They won that day, 9-4, as Kosuke Fukudome led off the game with a home run and Alfonso...2024
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• Cubs 7, Astros 2: A good beginning
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 19
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• Diamondbacks 12, Cubs 11: This space intentionally left blank

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images I can’t even... Whatever that game was, I did not like it one bit. Well, perhaps that’s too harsh. The Cubs scored a lot of runs! They got a key grand slam from Ian Happ! They were one out away from victory... Nope. Sorry. Going back to “did not like it one bit.” The Diamondbacks beat the Cubs 12-11 in 11 innings Tuesday night in Arizona, and while we can fi...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 16

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Erasing 2023? The Cubs swipe one in Arizona. I was watching this game and thinking what a great time it has been to be a Cubs fan over these last 10 years. Even before the Cubs pulled off this win, just seeing this team playing really good baseball yet again. It’s really been fun to watch. Those of you who are under 30 probably don’t have much memory of the...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ the thrill of the Chase

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. A pitcher’s duel created drama in the desert. The Cubs emerged victorious. 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, ove...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 13

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Too many walks allowed, too few hits doom Cubs in Seattle. Two weeks do not make a baseball season by any means. However, I chuckle every time I hear someone say that the Cubs didn’t really do anything in the offseason. Certainly, running it back with a team that didn’t reach the playoffs and hoping that internal growth seems like a silly plan. That said, ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 11

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images An excellent bounce-back game. The Cubs have started this season about as hot as I can remember any team since the 2016 team. The Opening Day loss was a close one, marred by Justin Steele’s injury. That hiccup in the sequencing on the pitching maybe cost them a win in that one. They got smoked in game two. In the nine games since then, they are 7-2 wit...2024
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, April 8 edition

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports We have quite a bit of good stuff to kick off the 2024 season! Every Monday throughout the 2024 baseball season, I’ll post this article noting three players who have done well for the Cubs over the past week (or a bit more, in the case of this first 2024 article), and also those who we hope will turn things around. Three up Shōta Imanaga, your table is more tha...2024
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• Cubs 9, Rockies 8: Sweep!

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs fought off the weather and a Rockies rally to complete the three-game sweep. The weather outside was frightful. And, for a while, so was the Cubs’ bullpen. But in the end, the Cubs hung on Wednesday night for a 9-8 win over the Rockies, their fourth straight victory. It rained — and snowed — most of the day in Chicago and the start of the game w...2024
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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2024
"Only Dansby Swanson is under contract past that season."

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"Cody Bellinger struck out, but Dansby Swanson lofted this sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 [VIDEO]."

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"The Cubs are signing shortstop Dansby Swanson to a 7-year, $177 million deal, sources told ESPN."

2021
"Dansby Swanson and Jorge Soler launched back-to-back homers in the seventh inning, giving the Braves most of the offense they needed, in a 3-2 victory over the Astros in Game 4 of the World Series."

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") Dansby Swanson, SS, Diamondbacks: Swanson never appeared in a game for Arizona, which made the widely panned decision to trade…"

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"Beyond Minter, Dansby Swanson was scratched from today’s lineup due to continued soreness in his left wrist."

2018
"Looking to put last year behind him, Dansby Swanson may have gained a much-needed confidence boost courtesy of the first inning home run he hit off Max Scherzer during Sunday afternoon's game against the Nationals at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches."

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"Dansby Swanson also homered, and the Braves churned out 20 hits to win their fourth straight game."

2016
"Dansby Swanson has received his much-anticipated call to the Majors and is expected to be in the lineup when the Braves play the Twins at Turner Field on Wednesday night."

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"Dansby Swanson has a chance to be a franchise-changing player."

• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 16
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• How the 2024 Cubs’ 40-man roster was put together

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Let’s have a look at the guys currently on the 40-man. There are many ways for baseball executives to acquire players to play on their MLB rosters: Amateur draft, free-agent signings, trades, even sometimes finding a gem in the independent leagues. Let’s look at the Cubs’ current 40-man roster (as of this morning) and how each player was acquired by the t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 11
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• The moments that paved the way for a Padres 8-0 comeback victory

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images There was a lot before Fernando Tatis Jr.’s home run that set up that moment Fernando Tatis Jr.’s home run last night was the highlight most fans are going to remember from the San Diego Padres wild 9-8 comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs and understandably so. It was the face of the franchise wearing Tony Gwynn cleats hitting what end...2024
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• Padres 9, Cubs 8: Uh-oh

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Cubs had a massive bullpen meltdown Monday night in San Diego. The Cubs roared out to an 8-0 lead by the fourth inning Monday night in San Diego. What could possibly go wrong? Well, if you didn’t stay up to see the end of the Cubs’ 9-8 loss to the Padres that began a nine-game West Coast road trip... maybe you don’t want to know. Nevertheless, you c...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Speak of the Devil

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is your least-favorite NL West team. It’s the start of another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest afterparty for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come join us. Old friends and new friends are welcome. There’s no cover charge this evening. The dress code is casual....2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 8

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs came up empty on Saturday, losing 4-1. When things are going good, you just want them to stretch out to infinity. Of course, nothing works that way. The Cubs came up pretty empty on Saturday. They did manage seven hits and drew three walks. Depending on the quality of the contact through the game, the timing and the sequencing, that kind of ou...2024
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• Cubs 9, Dodgers 7: What a ballgame!

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images This game had a little bit of everything, and the Cubs came out on top. Games like this are why I love baseball so much. There are so many things that can happen in a baseball game, and we got just about anything you could think of. Good pitching and bad pitching on both sides. Good defensive plays. A couple of home runs into the howling north wind at ...2024
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• BCB After Dark: How is Lt. Dans doing?

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks for your evaluation of Dansby Swanson after a year and a week. It’s another Wednesday evening at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. The weather out there is miserable, but we’re so glad you made the effort to get here. If you have a coat or ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 19
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 16
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 14

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Shōta and some homers for the win. That’s more like it! The Cubs have been a little sloppy over the last few days. But a whole lot more of it came together Saturday night. Shōta Imanaga was slightly less dominant that he’d been in his first two starts, but was still very good. The offense wasn’t quite as relentless as it has been at times. But, they slugged t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 13
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 11
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 8
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 7

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs halt a Dodgers comeback for their fifth straight win. There are 155 regular season games remaining. That’s plenty of time to allow for just about any outcome possible. That said, this team is making quite a first impression. I keep using the word relentless and that’s the word that keeps standing out. Particularly where the offense is. It was ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 3

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs salvage a win in a rough first series. The Cubs got a tough draw for their first series of the year. Starting on the road isn’t really all that bad. You get warmer weather and you aren’t yet settled in. So that part is fine. But playing a good young team fresh off of their first World Series win was less than ideal. I feel pretty safe in feeling...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 2

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Trounced in Texas. Anyone who turned the game off after the Cubs took a 2-0 lead, you were the clear winner. Sadly, the next biggest win would be if you just tuned out and did something else with your Saturday on an early spring day. I suspect the majority of you watched, listened or at least followed closely a game this early in the season. You’re going to h...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 16
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• Cub Tracks’ the thrill of the Chase
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 13
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• The moments that paved the way for a Padres 8-0 comeback victory
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• Cub Tracks’ C-ing is believing

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. The Cubs overcame an early handicap to defeat the mighty Dodgers. 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, overhea...2024
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• Cubs 9, Rockies 8: Sweep!
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• An updated look at the 2024 Cubs payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Here’s how the team stands at the beginning of the season. Let me stipulate something right now, before we get into the “Cubs should have signed Jordan Montgomery!” argument again. It’s clear that ownership has, at least for the time being, established a payroll level for the Cubs that will not go over the first level of luxury tax, which this year is $237...2024
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• Braves to call up 2015 No. 1 pick Swanson
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• Braves ride Kemp's 3 HRs over Brewers
Matt Kemp hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his career, and the Braves continued to mash the ball, landing an 11-3 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday. Dansby Swanson also homered, and the Braves churned out 20 hits to win their fourth straight game. Atlanta has scored 36 runs in that stretch....2017
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• Braves ride Kemp's 3 HRs over Brewers
Matt Kemp hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his career, and the Braves continued to mash the ball, landing an 11-3 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday. Dansby Swanson also homered, and the Braves churned out 20 hits to win their fourth straight game. Atlanta has scored 36 runs in that stretch....2017
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• Cubs 3, Brewers 2: The comeback Cubs do it again

Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win! Wednesday’s game at Wrigley Field reminded me why I love baseball so much. Gorgeous weather. Meaningful baseball between two rivals for a playoff spot. Back-and-forth, great pitching, lousy pitching, good f...2023
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• Braves' top prospects climbing through system
After spending the past few weeks showing why they rank as two of baseball's top prospects, Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies will now take the next step toward potentially spending this season's second half together in Atlanta's lineup....2016
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• Braves' top prospects climbing fast
After spending the past few weeks showing why they rank as two of baseball's top prospects, Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies will now take the next step toward potentially spending this season's second half together in Atlanta's lineup....2016
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• Teheran outduels Volquez as Braves beat Fish
A pair of Opening Day starters who had mostly struggled this season stepped up on Saturday night in a closely pitched contest at Marlins Park. Atlanta's Julio Teheran, backed by RBI singles from Nick Markakis and Dansby Swanson in the fourth inning, held on for a 3-1 victory over the Marlins....2017
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• 2024 Fantasy Baseball Sabermetric Notes: Shortstops
In our continuing series on the Sabermetric analysis that shapes our Player projections in our 2024 Player Projections Draft Advisor. Today we'll take a look at some of the indicators that are defining our 2024 Shortstop projections: CJ Abrams Abrams finished 2023 with 18HR/64RBI/83RS/.276BA/47 SB. It's encouraging to see his power emerge as the season's progressed, making him a terrific fantas...2024
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• Top 25 Shortstops Rankings: Week 3
Well, it didn't take long for injuries and poor play to blow up my preseason rankings. Fernando Tatis is back in the lineup now for the Padres, but he gave every fantasy owner a heart attack when a vicious swing nearly ripped his shoulder off his body. Meanwhile, Adalberto Mondesi has yet to even get his season started while Tim Anderson was sidelined with a hamstring issue. While injuries are a ...2021
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• Royals prospect Bobby Witt Jr. could help fantasy owners at second base

As any long-time fantasy baseball player will tell you, it has been ages since we have seen the middle infield so flush with talent. Recent ADP data shows you 16 middle infielders in the top 100 picks, but the depth is such that it still leaves big names like Carlos Correa, Dansby Swanson and Mike......2021
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• Cubs 7, Astros 2: A good beginning
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• Cubs 8, Marlins 3: Jameson Taillon dazzles in season debut
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18
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• Cubs 4, Mariners 1: Shōta Imanaga does it again

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Cubs lefthander turned in yet another solid outing, and some long balls put this game in the “W” column. Shōta Imanaga, so far in his MLB career, has been the sort of starting pitcher that back in the day we used to call a “stopper.” What that meant was that this was the guy who could stop a team’s losing skid. Which Imanaga did in five-plus solid inn...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 13
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• BCB After Dark: Speak of the Devil
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• Cub Tracks’ Brown harvest

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Part of the future is coming to a park near you. Plus game notes and other amusements for the discerning reader. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground ...2024
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• 2024 NL Central Preview: A division where it is truly anyone’s game

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports From Chicago to even Pittsburgh, the NL Central is truly up for grabs in this upcoming season. Let's not beat around the bush, here: The National League representative for this season's World Series very likely won't come out of the Central Division. While it's certainly true that we do live in a baseball world where anything is possible as long as you make t...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ the next step

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Under two weeks remain until Opening Day and the Cubs are still jenga-ing. 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 baseb...2024
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• Cub Tracks C’s the future

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. The young Cubs are showing why they’re held in such high regard. These are indeed interesting times. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Convention: It’s all about Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger celebrates a hit in August | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Will it finally move the Cubs front office to make a big deal? A week ago it looked like fans might be bringing pitchforks and torches to Cubs Convention. In fact, 24 hours before the 37th annual winter gathering of Cubs fans kicked off in downtown Chicago I was wondering what the turnout would look like. A st...2024
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• Cub Tracks ‘ how tweet it is

Shota Imanaga — lots to like so far. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. The Cubs’ new pitcher is already popular. The Cubs Convention is ON. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, groun...2024
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• Tom Ricketts said ‘spend.’ Crane Kenney said the Cubs aren’t done spending. Time to spend, Jed Hoyer
Jed Hoyer talks to reporters before the Field of Dreams Game last August | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A look at where the Cubs stand 107 days to Opening Day. Okay, I admit it. That’s kind of a clickbaity headline. And as you know, I have often preached patience to those who say, “Why aren’t the Cubs signing anyone RIGHTFREAKINGNOW?” And in fact, the Cubs have spent some money thi...2022
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• A Closer Look At The Braves’ Payroll
Among the biggest questions on the minds of Braves fans at the moment is whether star shortstop Dansby Swanson will be retained, and whether the long-circulating speculation about a potential run at Jacob deGrom, who’ll opt out of his Mets contract in a couple weeks, will come to fruition in the looming offseason. Either of…...2022
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