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• Twins 8, Cubs 1: Flush this one and move on

Photo by Graham Miller/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs began their road trip on a sour note. Your recap of the Cubs’ 8-1 loss to the Twins Tuesday is going to be pretty short. That’s because there’s not a whole lot to discuss. Shōta Imanaga had a rough first inning, allowing two runs on a pair of doubles and a sacrifice fly. After that he threw pretty well, ending his day with six inn...2025
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• Mariners 14, Cubs 6: Back to the bullpen drawing board

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs ended the homestand on a sour note. Look at it this way. The Chicago Cubs are still a very good team. They still have a (mostly) comfortable lead in the NL Central. They are going to go through times like this, every team does, even good teams. The 14-6 loss to the Mariners ended the homestand with a 5-4 record, which is disappointin...2025
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• Mariners 9, Cubs 4: Cal Raleigh destroys the Cubs pitching staff

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Mariners catcher showed why he’s a possible MVP candidate. I don’t usually put photos of the Cubs’ opponent as the lead on game recaps or mention them in the headline but, well, Cal Raleigh is the story of the Mariners’ 9-4 win over the Cubs. He homered twice, walked to key another Seattle rally and singled to start their three-run ninth that put the game away....2025
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• Cubs roster move: Julian Merryweather designated for assignment, Brooks Kriske selected

Brooks Kriske in Spring Training with the Cubs | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images That was quick. In Friday’s game against the Reds, Julian Merryweather had yet another bad outing. Since beginning the 2025 season with a 2.08 ERA in his first 14 appearances, Merryweather posted an ERA of 14.29 and WHIP of 3.177 (!) over his most recent seven games, with two home runs in just 5⅔ innings. The outing...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Jonathon Long, Christian Franklin lead I-Cubs to 7-5 win

Jonathon Long | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Iowa slugs past Columbus. Myrtle Beach outlasts Hickory. Right-hander Keegan Thompson went on the injured list. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs impounded the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 7-5. Kenta Maeda made his second Cubs start and like his first one, he struggled badly in the first inning. Tonight Maeda got hammered for five ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 48

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Some good, a lot of bad in the Cubs 8-7 loss in Miami. By my count, this is the first time I’ve picked a picture that included new third base coach Quintin Berry. Former third base coach Willie Harris was particularly expressive and photogenic over at third in years gone by and when a photographer captured one of those, I liked to grab those photos. Thi...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 48
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• Cubs 9, Giants 2: The offense resumes its onslaught

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images And the Cubs got solid pitching from Matthew Boyd again. After being shut out Sunday for only the second time this year and then losing Shōta Imanaga for an indefinite time with a hamstring injury, you could have forgiven the Cubs if they had entered Monday’s game in a bit of a down mood. No matter. The Cubs opened a brief three-game homestan...2025
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• Cub Tracks just can’t quit

David Banks-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Let’s keep this groove going, y’all. 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, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight f...2025
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• Cubs roster move: Shōta Imanaga to injured list, Gavin Hollowell recalled

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images The Cubs will replace Imanaga with a reliever, for the time being. You all know about Shōta Imanaga’s injury, suffered in the sixth inning Sunday in Milwaukee. Monday, it was revealed that the injury is a left hamstring strain, and the Cubs placed Imanaga on the 15-day injured list. It's not known how long he will be out. Imanaga’s turn in the rotation will not...2025
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• Cubs roster moves: Nicky Lopez signed, Drew Pomeranz added, Gage Workman DFA, Gavin Hollowell optioned

Gavin Hollowell and Drew Pomeranz | Photos by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Cubs make some more roster shifts. Nicky Lopez, who was with the Cubs in Spring Training this year but was let go and signed with the Angels, has been re-signed by the Cubs after the Angels let him go earlier this week: The Cubs are re-signing INF Nicky Lopez. He was with them in spring then to the Angels and ...2025
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• The Cubs need a bullpen fix — and fast

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images Sunday’s meltdown was one of the worst in recent memory. As a refresher, one of the things that torpedoed — to use a current baseball-related word — the Cubs’ 2024 season was some awful bullpen work over the first couple of months. These are the pitchers who were in the Cubs’ Opening Day bullpen in 2024: Yency Almonte, Adbert Alzolay, Jose Cuas, Mark Leite...2025
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• Get to know the Iowa Cubs

Moises Ballesteros | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs Triple-A affiliate is loaded with prospects. The Iowa Cubs take the field tonight against the Omaha Storm Chasers at 7:08 Central Time at Principal Park in Des Moines. It’s the 45th season that Iowa will be the Cubs’ top farm team. The first thing to know about this Cubs team is that it is absolutely loaded with pr...2025
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• Cub Tracks looks at things obliquely

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Javier Assad won’t open the season, either. What’s up with all of these oblique injuries? 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...2025
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• The Cubs’ coming bullpen crunch

Who will be the eight relievers Craig Counsell will have to choose from on Opening Day? | Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Which relievers are going to make the Opening Day roster? One of the things that ruined the Cubs’ 2024 season was multiple bullpen meltdowns, particularly in the first couple of months. It’s not my purpose here to rehash those. Cubs President of Baseball Operations J...2025
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• Another way-too-early look at the Cubs’ Opening Day roster

Major League Baseball Let’s try this again, after a few more acquisitions. One week today, the Cubs — or, more correctly, a bunch of guys wearing Cubs uniforms — will take the field at Camelback Ranch to face the Dodgers. Most likely, even if there are a handful of everyday Cubs regulars in the lineup, by the fifth inning they’ll be replaced by guys who will probably spend 2025 in Double-A...2025
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"Gavin Hollowell, just recalled, finished off the rest of the ninth without incident, and he’d also thrown a 1-2-3 eighth."

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"The Cubs have claimed right-hander Gavin Hollowell off waivers from the Diamondbacks and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa."

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"Gavin Hollowell pitched a scoreless frame of relief while Kyle Johnston gave up two earned runs in two innings of work after the game was already well and truly out of reach for the Aviators."

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"The Rockies announced that they have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Gavin Hollowell, while fellow righty Alex Colomé will go to the bereavement list in a corresponding move."

• Twins 8, Cubs 1: Flush this one and move on
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 48
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• Cub Tracks just can’t quit
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa sweeps doubleheader from Toledo

Kevin Alcántara | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Six games today and the Cubs farm system won four of them. Left-hander Chase Watkins goes from High-A South Bend to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Nolan Clenney goes from Iowa to South Bend. Right-hander Ryan Gallagher, the Cubs’ sixth-round pick last summer, joins South Bend. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs swept a dou...2025
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• The Cubs need a bullpen fix — and fast
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Ryan Brasier

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Ryan Brasier’s veteran status and track record probably gives him an edge to a bullpen spot. He has to earn it, though. Ryan Brasier is going to need to get guys out. I mean, that’s what all pitchers do, ideally, but Brasier’s track record, veteran status, and relatively high salary probably get him a spot in the middle of the bullpen as long as he’s ef...2025
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• Another updated look at the 2025 Cubs roster, payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Have the Cubs finished making moves this offseason? We still don’t know for sure. Cubs pitchers and catchers officially report to Spring Training at the Sloan Park complex in Mesa, Arizona this Sunday. So on the same day as the Super Bowl, we’ll have an official Cubs pitcher/catcher workout to report on, and then coming up a week from Friday, the first off...2025
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• Another updated look at the 2025 Cubs roster, payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images The Cubs still have a lot of space under the luxury tax. Spend it, Jed. Now that the deadline for arbitration-eligible players to sign before hearings has passed and Kyle Tucker is the only such Cub unsigned for this year, I thought it would be a good idea to take another look at the 2025 team payroll, projected roster and luxury tax situation. As usual, T...2025
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• An updated look at the 2025 Cubs roster, payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Much has changed in only a few weeks. It was only about six weeks ago that I posted a “very early look” at the Cubs’ roster, payroll and luxury tax here. For anyone who thought, at that time, that President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer wasn’t going to do anything this winter, think again. Since that article appeared here Nov. 6, the Cubs have added the...2024
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• Cubs roster move: Julian Merryweather designated for assignment, Brooks Kriske selected
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 48
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 39

Brad Penner-Imagn Images The Cubs suffer their first three-game skid of 2025 in a 7-2 loss. I put it all in the dek today. The Cubs lose 7-2. First three-game skid. That’s the story of the day. Jameson Taillon was tagged with four homers. It was overkill at some point. The Cubs offense mustered five hits and five walks. The two runs? Solo homers. There haven’t been a lot of games where t...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 38

Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Cubs bats come up short in a 3-1 loss. Well, the loss to Robbie Ray and the Giants wasn’t particularly surprising. The Cubs have had a little bit of trouble with left-handed starters. It could be small sample size, but the Cubs are only 5-4 against lefties as opposed to 17-12 against righties. The overall numbers are very good against l...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 37

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Twists, turns and a 14-5 loss. This game was a story in three parts. Al writes a full recap on every game. If you want to see a discussion of the entirety of this game, go there. I say this, because the game went 11 innings and I’ve been abundantly clear how much I dislike extra innings. This was a new number on the random number generator. Both teams ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 35

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images Cubs bounce back with 9-2 win in series opener. The Cubs had a rough Sunday, losing a game and seeing their top pitcher injured. That could send a lot of teams reeling. But through the first quarter of the season, this team has been exceptionally resilient. Monday night was no exception. The Cubs bounced back from a rough day with a 9-2 victory. This one...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs win a wacky, wild one 11-10. I looked at my wife in the eighth inning. I said it’s 10-7 and the Dodgers bullpen is really good. Then I said, there have been 17 runs scored, I don’t know how anyone can assume there won’t be more scoring. That’s also about the time I started muting some people on social media. I’ve already written this year and many times ...2025
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• Padres 4, Cubs 2: It’s déjà vu for the bullpen

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Sadly, you have heard this all before. The Cubs had a bullpen meltdown in Monday’s game against the Padres at Petco Park, and so two bullpen moves were made before Tuesday’s game. Unfortunately, it was those two relievers, Daniel Palencia and Luke Little, who had bad performances on Wednesday. The two runs (one each) that Palencia and Little allowed were the differ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Jonathon Long, Christian Franklin lead I-Cubs to 7-5 win
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• Cubs roster move: Caleb Thielbar returns from paternity list, Gavin Hollowell optioned

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs lefthander is back. Cubs lefthander Caleb Thielbar was placed on the paternity list before Friday’s game in New York: Caleb Thielbar and his wife welcomed a baby girl into the world today, Craig Counsell announced. Thielbar is going on the paternity list, and the Cubs are recalling Tom Cosgrove.— Maddie Lee (@maddie_m_lee) May 9, 2...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: A few final words

The 2025 player profiles are complet and the projections averaged. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. We’ve covered the 40-man roster of the Chicago Cubs, as they stand as of this moment. Nico Hoerner is going to miss the opener Japan, but we have yet to attain wisdom as to his Stateside Opening Day status. That might or might not leave a temporary spot open, which would allow the Cub...2025
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• 2024 Cubs final season grades

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Obviously, we wish this year’s Cubs would have done better. But there were still some performances to celebrate. As they did in 2023, the Cubs dug themselves a deep hole early on this year, went on a pretty good run and were briefly in a wild-card spot, then couldn’t hold on to it in September. They did finish 83-79, the same record as last y...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 157

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images The Cubs were overpowered in the opener in Philly and lose 6-2. The Cubs were roadkill in Philadelphia Monday night. This isn’t a giant surprise. With 53 wins, the Phillies have more wins at home than any other team. This is their final home series of the season and they’ve now clinched the National League East title. They are half a game behind the Dodgers for t...2024
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• Cub Tracks falls down in Philly

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs dropped a 6-2 decision and the Phillies clinched. I didn’t watch the celebration. Did you? 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, overhe...2024
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• Cubs roster move: Luis Vázquez recalled, David Bote designated for assignment

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs are shuffling a roster spot. Luis Vázquez, a Cubs shortstop prospect, has been recalled by the team from Triple-A Iowa, according to multiple online reports. This appears to be the roster move for Vázquez: Cubs DFA David Bote to make room on the 40-man roster. They claimed RHP Gavin Hollowell from Arizona, option him to Triple-A Io...2024
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• Cubs DFA David Bote, Claim RHP Gavin Hollowell
The Cubs made a pair of personnel moves Friday, the most notable of which was designating David Bote for assignment. They also claimed right-handed pitcher Gavin Hollowell from Arizona and optioned him to Triple-A. Bote’s Cubs tenure was highlighted by some massive hits in big moments, but his overall production made the extension he signed … The post Cubs DFA David Bote, Claim RHP Ga...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: Three Rockies set to hit free agency after 2024 (and who’s behind them)

Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, February 19, 2024 Spring Training is officially underway as the Colorado Rockies have reported to camp at Salt River Field in Arizona and we are less than a week away from the first game action – February 23, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. We’re finally in a position to start seeing how...2024
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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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• Mets 6, Cubs 2: The difference between these teams? The bullpens

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Cubs and Mets aren’t that far apart. But the Mets have better relievers. The Cubs and Mets played evenly for the first six and a half innings of this game, pretty much while the starters were still throwing. Then the bullpens took over and you can see the difference between the two teams. Mets relievers shut down Cubs hitters. Cubs relievers allowed four...2025
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• Cubs 9, Giants 2: The offense resumes its onslaught
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies finally did what was needed at the Trade Deadline
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 After years of baffling inaction at the MLB Trade Deadline, the Colorado Rockies finally did what fans have pleaded for since 2019: The became sellers at the deadline. After four-straight (soon to be five) losing seasons, two alienated superstars, and a change in general...2023
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• Cubs Claim Gavin Hollowell, Designate David Bote
The Cubs have claimed right-hander Gavin Hollowell off waivers from the Diamondbacks and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa. The Snakes had designated him for assignment a few days ago. To open a 40-man roster spot, the Cubs have designated infielder David Bote for assignment. Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune was among those to relay…...2024
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• Cubs 8, Rangers 8: Tying one on... again

Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs still have not lost a game in Spring Training 2025. The Cubs went through their first eight Spring Training games this year without losing, six wins and two ties. And for a time Friday afternoon, it looked like that undefeated streak would end as the Cubs fell behind 8-2 after six, largely courtesy of Rangers catcher Kyle Higashiok...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What is happening with AT&T Sportsnet and the future of the Rockies broadcasts
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, March 21th, 2023 At the end of February, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the parent company for AT&T Sportnet, announced the plan for the company to suspend it’s regional sports network businesses and transfer the ownership by March 31st. The Rockies and their broadcast are among three MLB teams that are direct...2023
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• The Cubs need a bullpen fix — and fast
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• Mariners 9, Cubs 4: Cal Raleigh destroys the Cubs pitching staff
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 48
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• Mets 6, Cubs 2: The difference between these teams? The bullpens
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 39
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 38
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 35
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• Cubs 9, Giants 2: The offense resumes its onslaught
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• Cub Tracks just can’t quit
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25
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• Cubs 11, Dodgers 10: This team never quits!
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• 2024 Cubs final season grades
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• Cub Tracks falls down in Philly
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, February 2024

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images After revealing the Top 30 PuRPs over the past few weeks, what does the system look like as a whole? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 57 players across 23 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who mis...2024
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