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• Cubs add Matt Shaw to roster; Keegan Thompson designated for assignment

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Matt Shaw will officially make his major-league debut in Japan. We’re less than six hours before the start of the season in Tokyo and the Cubs needed to make some roster moves before tonight’s game. Those moves are now complete as rookie infielder Matt Shaw has been added to the 40-man and 26-man rosters. To make room for Shaw on the 40-man r...2025
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• Cubs Activate Matt Shaw, DFA Keegan Thompson
With the Cubs season just hours away, Matt Shaw has officially been added to the 40-man roster. In a corresponding move, right-hander Keegan Thompson has been designated for assignment. Thompson appeared in 104 games with the Cubs, posting a 3.64 ERA with 225 strikeouts in 227.1 innings. After debuting with several starting opportunities, he was … The post Cubs Activate Matt Shaw, DFA Keegan...2025
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• Cubs Promote Matt Shaw
The Cubs announced their roster for Tuesday night’s season opener against the Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome (relayed by Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network). As expected, Chicago officially promoted top third base prospect Matt Shaw. They designated reliever Keegan Thompson for assignment to clear the necessary 40-man roster spot. That move was foreshadowed when they…...2025
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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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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Keegan Thompson

Getty Images Thompson needs to deliver or he’ll face the Turk or a trade. He is not having a good spring. No. 71, Keegan Thompson, is another pitcher who shows signs of dominance and then becomes inconsistent. He came up originally with Justin Steele and their careers have certainly taken different paths. Thompson was a third-round pick in 2017 (105th overall) out of Auburn. He debuted wit...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Luke Little

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Big Luke has a strong likelihood of ending up in the Chicago pen. How long it takes is the question. 85-72 is the team’s projected record, heading into the end of our profile series. Luke Little, hopefully to reside in the major-league bullpen before too long, is up this time, and then we’ll finish with a look at Keegan Thompson. Luke Little...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Grade the bullpen makeover

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks for your opinion of the Cubs bullpen. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the swinging-est soiree for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. The good times are rolling tonight. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables availab...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who will get the last spot in the Cubs rotation?

Javier Assad pitches at Wrigley Field in September | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Assad is sidelined with an oblique injury Welcome to your end of the weekend, start of the week, indie coffee shop where we are serving up all the drinks to end your weekend right alongside the caffeinated beverages to start your week off right. Be sure you bus your tables and tip your wait...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Julian Merryweather

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Merryweather has a place in the bullpen unless he fumbles. Julian Merryweather, No. 66 in your program, likely has a spot in the bullpen due to his recent Cub history as a leverage reliever. Indeed Merryweather emerged as such while a Cub — he had seen some action before, but wasn’t as regularly depended on by the Blue Jays. His three years a...2025
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• Cubs 4, Angels 4: Fit to be tied

Steve Sher One strike away from a Cubs win, an Angels homer led to the Cubs’ second straight tie. MESA, Arizona — Well, they’re still undefeated. The Cubs were that close — as noted above, one strike away — from winning Thursday afternoon’s game, when Brooks Kriske served up a two-run homer to Angels minor leaguer Kyren Paris. The Cubs loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth but could ...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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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Justin Steele

Justin, the Man of Steele | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images This page profiles Cubs No. 1 starter Justin Steele, potential All-Star and Cy Young candidate. Justin Steele is the Cubs’ homegrown success story. Most, if not all of us, remember when Steele and Keegan Thompson came up, both young men full of promise, fire, and down-south manners. Their careers have taken different paths si...2025
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• A way-too-early look at the Cubs 2025 Opening Day roster

Major League Baseball It’s still January and there could be additions to come. Before I get into this list — and it’s likely to change perhaps even before Spring Training begins — here’s the caveat. This is a look at who will take the field for the Cubs Thursday, March 27 against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field — not who will open the actual 2025 season against the Dodgers Tuesday, March 1...2025
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• Here are the attendees for the 2025 Cubs Convention

Craig Counsell greets Cubs players at the 2024 Cubs Convention | Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Most of the 40-man roster plus some alumni favorites will be in attendance. The Cubs Convention begins this Friday at the downtown Sheraton Grand Hotel. Passes are still available and you can get yours here. Here are all the current, past and future Cubs who wi...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ let it rain

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. A rain-shortened contest. Nobody hurt. 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 w...2024
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"The Cubs are not carrying reliever Keegan Thompson among the 31 players on their Tokyo Series travel roster, writes Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times."

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"Taillon was lifted for Keegan Thompson, who looked really good in his first two outings at Seattle and Arizona."

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"Keegan Thompson, who spent three months at Triple-A Iowa after a rough start to this season, finished the game by throwing two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out five."

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"Keegan Thompson struggled in the first inning, eventually serving up a two-run homer to Andrew McCutchen."

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"The Cubs have activated Nico Hoerner and Keegan Thompson from the 10-day injured list."

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"The Cubs have added three pitchers – right-hander Keegan Thompson and a pair of lefties in Justin Steele and Jack Patterson – to their 60-man player pool, per Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago."

• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs sign Lance Lynn?

Lance Lynn pitches at Wrigley Field as a member of the White Sox in 2021 | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images There are rumors connecting the two Welcome to your late week, late night, indie coffee shop. We’re a bit jet lagged vicariously as the Cubs and some of their fans traveled to Japan for the Tokyo Series this week. Here in Chicago we’re serving some green matcha IPAs, a sake bomb or two...2025
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• Cub Tracks has the vapors

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs will be heading to Japan for some strangeness with the Dodgers. The guys in the picture are on the trip roster. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground fr...2025
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• Royals 9, Cubs 3: Pete Crow-Armstrong continues his basepath chaos

Marquee Sports Network The Cubs center fielder has great baseball instincts. This game was weird for me, since I’ve attended almost every game at Sloan Park since it opened in 2014. Missing multiple games this spring, though, is for a good reason — my upcoming trip to Japan. Thus I watched Thursday’s 9-3 Cubs loss to the Royals from a hotel room in Joplin, Missouri, on my way driving back ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who will get the last spot in the Cubs rotation?
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Julian Merryweather
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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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• Cubs 4, Angels 4: Fit to be tied
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Justin Steele
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• Cubs non-tender Mike Tauchman and Nick Madrigal

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The non-tender of Tauchman is a bit of a surprise. Well, this one surprises me: Cubs have non-tendered OF Mike Tauchman and IF Nick Madrigal. LHP Justin Steele, 3B Isaac Parades, RHP Nate Pearson and RHP Eli Morgan have been tendered contracts. Cubs also agreed to terms with RHPs Julian Merryweather and Keegan Thompson and C Matt Thaiss.— Meghan Montemurro (...2024
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• The Cubs have some roster decisions to make by Friday

Mike Tauchman | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Nov. 22 is the deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible and pre-arb players. After Tuesday’s two Cubs DFAs (Adbert Alzolay and Brennen Davis) to make room for two players (Owen Caissie and Ben Cowles) the team wanted to protect from the Rule 5 Draft, the 40-man roster is once again full. That, obviously, isn’t goin...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs sign Lance Lynn?
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• Cubs vs. Guardians at Goodyear preview, Monday 3/10, 3:05 CT

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images The Cubs play their final away game of spring 2024. Monday notes... ABOUT LAST NIGHT (WELL, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, ANYWAY): The Cubs were one out away from a one-run victory when they gave up a three-run homer to the Giants in the ninth inning yesterday and lost, 8-6. In the regular season, the Cubs have surrendered a go-ahead homer while leading by a ...2025
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• Royals 9, Cubs 3: Pete Crow-Armstrong continues his basepath chaos
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• Cubs vs. Royals at Mesa preview, Thursday 3/6, 7:05 CT

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images It’s the Cubs’ only home night game of spring 2025. Thursday notes... LOTS AND LOTS OF RUNS: The Cubs have scored at least 10 runs in four of their 14 spring games. They reached double digits in 12 of 162 during the regular season last year. They have scored 101 runs in their 14 games. In the regular season, since 1901, the Cubs have scored at least 101 runs in ...2025
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• Cubs vs. Reds at Mesa preview, Sunday 3/2, 2:05 CT

Steve Sher The Cubs look to remain unbeaten! Sunday notes... WINNING: Counting both wins Saturday, the Cubs are 8-0-3. In the regular season, they last went 11 games without a loss July 31-Aug. 12, 2016, when they won 11 straight. Their only longer unbeaten streak this century was 12 games, all wins, May 19-June 2, 2001. That was their fourth 12-game streak since 1901 and first since 193...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Julian Merryweather
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• Cubs 4, Angels 4: Fit to be tied
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• Cubs vs. Angels at Mesa preview, Thursday 2/27, 2:05 CT

Greg Allen (center) after his game-tying home run Wednesday | Steve Sher The Cubs return to Mesa to take on an AL West club. Thursday notes... STREAKING: The Cubs’ record for most games without a loss to start a regular season is seven, in 1934, so a win or tie today would surpass that number. In 1934, the Cubs won three games at Cincinnati, two at St. Louis and two at home vs. the Reds....2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: A few final words
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• BCB After Dark: Grade the bullpen makeover
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• Dodgers 10, Cubs 8: Just... not... quite... enough

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Cubs took a lead, blew it, came back to tie, but the bullpen then gave it away late. Dodger Stadium, oddly enough, is the MLB ballpark with the most total homers hit in the 2023 season. Entering this game there had been 199 home runs hit in the home of the Dodgers, two more than had been hit in Yankee Stadium. (Wrigley Field ranks 28th, with just 1...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ Tony rewards

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs drop the first game of the series and need to win today. 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’...2024
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• Cubs 9, Pirates 5: Keeping the line moving

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The offense has clicked since the Cubs got to PNC Park. It’s safe to say that if the Cubs offense had hit like this in May and June, they’d be solidly in a postseason berth right now. The Cubs defeated the Pirates 9-5 Tuesday evening, and though they are just 5-4 against the Bucs this year, they’ve outscored them 58-46. Let’s begin at the beginning. It...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ High Cs

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Cubs win first of four-game series, Taillon’s triumphant return, and more! 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, ...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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• Get to know the Iowa Cubs

Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate takes the field. The minor league season starts . . .well, the Triple-A season started yesterday . . .and that means it’s time to take stock of the Cubs minor league farm system. As we’ve written in these pages over the past few months, the Cubs farm system is the strongest it has been since the 2013-15 period that le...2024
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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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• Cubs 10, Pirates 1: Takin’ care of business

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Cubs got another strong team effort and won the series in Pittsburgh. When the Cubs departed for the just-completed seven-game road trip to Detroit and Pittsbugh, my feeling was that they needed to go 5-2 to keep pace with, or improve their position on, other postseason contenders. With Sunday’s well-played 10-1 win over the Pirates, the Cubs did just ...2023
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• Cubs 4, Marlins 2: Nick Madrigal saves the day
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The infielder’s key two-run single gave the Cubs an eighth-inning lead. As most of you know, I have been critical of Nick Madrigal on this site in the past. So today I will give him major props for his game-winning single in the Cubs’ eighth-inning rally. Madrigal’s two-run single with one out in the eighth gave the Cubs the lead and Miguel Amaya followed with ...2023
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• Cubs 6, Reds 2: Cody Bellinger, Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ go deep

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images A Belli Bomb and two other homers helped lead the Cubs to victory. SITE NOTE: Since this game went so quickly, I’m posting a separate recap. There will be a preview for Game 2 that will post at 4:30 p.m. CT. The Cubs began their double dip in Cincinnati on a good note, defeating the Reds 6-2 on the strength of homers by Cody Bellinger, Ian Happ and Seiya S...2023
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• Cubs 11, Canada 7: Our home and native land
Tucker Barnhart | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs defeated a team going to the World Baseball Classic. MESA, Arizona — The Cubs defeated an entire country Wednesday at Sloan Park. Well, not really. The Canadian WBC team is made up of guys who were born in Canada, or, like Freddie Freeman, have a Canadian parent. The visitors from north of the border gave the Cubs a tough time ear...2023
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• Cubs 8, Brewers 7: A Morel victory
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Christopher Morel’s sixth-inning homer, plus some excellent relief work, gave the Cubs a win over Milwaukee. Now that was a fun baseball game! That could have been said even if the Cubs had lost it, but it was entertaining regardless. There were five lead changes and five home runs hit on a windy day at Wrigley, and in the end Christopher Morel’s two-run homer ...2022
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• Cubs 12, Athletics 2: Sweep!
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs put together another varied offensive performance and swept a series for the first time in 2023. Let’s stipulate right now that the Oakland Athletics are a bad, bad baseball team. The roster resembles an expansion club, they don’t have any real good hitters nor pitchers and they have a chance to lose 110 or more games this year. The Cubs? Well, on...2023
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• Cubs 5, Padres 2: Some home runs and, at last, the bullpen holds
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs smashed three long balls and won the series from San Diego. This time, Cubs relievers did their job. With four innings to cover for Hayden Wesneski after he departed following a decent five-inning outing, Michael Fulmer, Mark Leiter Jr., Keegan Thompson and Brad Boxberger threw four innings and allowed two hits and a run. Combined with a power ...2023
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• Cubs 10, Rangers 3: Clicking on all cylinders
Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs got excellent starting pitching again, and a varied offense. The complaint department is closed! I could get used to THIS kind of game, too. The Cubs got good pitching again — and this time offense that included a couple of home runs, as they routed the Rangers 10-3 for their third win in a row. One other thing I want to mention before going through al...2023
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• Cubs add Matt Shaw to roster; Keegan Thompson designated for assignment
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Luke Little
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs sign Lance Lynn?
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• Cub Tracks has the vapors
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• Cubs vs. Guardians at Goodyear preview, Monday 3/10, 3:05 CT
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• Cubs vs. Royals at Mesa preview, Thursday 3/6, 7:05 CT
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• BCB After Dark: Grade the bullpen makeover
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 145

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs fumble the lead late, but bounce back to win 5-4. In the moment, I suspect Jordan Wicks would tell you that winning a game and the march towards the playoffs is what matters. That’s the right thing to say and is admirable. At the end of the day, it is a team sport. You win as a team and you win at a lose. It isn’t about individual accomplishments...2023
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Hope springs eternal! Welcome back for the 10th season of Heroes and Goats. I can remember back to 2014 when Al Yellon asked the Bleed Cubbie Blue faithful if any of them had ideas for new features. Me? I wouldn’t describe myself as particularly creative. But I well remember when Russ La Croix conceived Heroes and Goats. I was from the beginning a fan o...2023
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• The Drew Smyly signing by the numbers
Drew Smyly pitches against the Giants at Wrigley Field in September | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Smyly will return to the Cubs It’s hard to avoid a sense of déjà vu writing this piece because I’ve written it before — I also did this five years ago, the first time the Cubs signed Drew Smyly to a two-year deal when he was recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Cubs took a second f...2023
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