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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the World Series

Anthony Rizzo and Juan Soto celebrate winning the ALCS | David Dermer-Imagn Images A Fall Classic made for the media The World Series is here and the broadcast networks are getting exactly what they dream about each year — a battle between the two largest media markets in the country. It’s sure to draw a lot of viewers. I’ll certainly be tuned in despite the fact that I’m already groaning ...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the American League Championship Series

Anthony Rizzo during Game 3 | Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images ... as the series heads into the weekend Every now and again baseball has this way of reminding you that what can appear for hours, or even multiple games, as a slow sport with a predictable cadence, is really a veneer for some of the most exciting and dramatic moments in sports. Last night in Cleveland it look...2024
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• Anthony Rizzo, Marcus Stroman On Yankees’ ALCS Roster
The Yankees announced their ALCS roster this morning, revealing that first baseman Anthony Rizzo and right-hander Marcus Stroman are back in the fold after sitting out their Division Series win over the Royals. Rizzo suffered a pair of broken fingers when he was hit by a pitch in September and was seen as a borderline…...2024
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• Yankees add Rizzo, Stroman to roster for ALCS
Anthony Rizzo, who suffered two fractured fingers on Sept. 28, was added to the Yankees' ALCS roster along with Marcus Stroman, while Ben Rice and Duke Ellis were dropped....2024
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• Marcus Stroman left off Yankees' ALDS roster: Pitcher misses first round of playoff after ugly end to season

Stroman had a 5.70 ERA since the start of June...2024
• Here are all the former Cubs still in the 2024 MLB postseason

Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos | Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images There aren’t as many as in some past years. I’ve written similar articles to this one in the past and there has generally been a good selection of former Cubs to root for in the MLB postseason. Not this year. The eight clubs remaining as we head to the Division Series round have a total of only ...2024
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• Yankees add Rizzo, Stroman to roster for ALCS
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• Here are all the former Cubs still in the 2024 MLB postseason
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even in a relative down season, the Astros might very well extend their ALCS streak. Will any American League team make like the Rangers and topple them? During the decade-plus of MLB play from 2005-16, only two American League teams won at least 100 games. Outside of the 2008 Angels and 2009 Yankees, it was always a scramble of several good teams, but no true slam-dunk standouts (and even the ‘08...2024
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• Nestor Cortes injury update: Yankees starter lands on IL with elbow flexor strain amid pivotal playoff push

Cortes was scheduled to start Wednesday; Marcus Stroman will take his place...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for September 13, 2024

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Royals won’t have a losing record this year! The Royals clinched a non-losing season last night. “We need to keep winning,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “This is a hotly contested race for the playoffs and we know that every day is important. All we can do today is win one game. “It doesn’t matter if it’s our 81st or 82nd (victory) whatever it ...2024
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• Braves News: Ozzie Albies remains hopeful for return, Dodgers go down in Atlanta, and more

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves have been without second baseman Ozzie Albies since late July, when he went down with a fractured left wrist. While his return date is still up in the air, Albies is hopeful that it will be sometime this season. Ozzie Albies said he expects to play again this season. He said...2024
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• The state of the American League race

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Who will battle for the pennant? With a little over two weeks left in the regular season, the Royals seem poised to make their first playoff appearance in nine seasons. They currently sit in the second Wild Card spot, with a magic number of 11 to clinch a playoff spot, and a 92 percent chance of making the post-season, according to Fangraphs. For the post-...2024
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• Yankees series preview: Just like old times

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Royals and Yankees had a great playoff rivalry that could be renewed this fall. The Royals and Yankees had a terrific post-season rivalry in the 70s, meeting four times in the ALCS. Those gave Royals fans some of the most heartbreaking losses in club history until Kansas City finally broke through to win the pennant in 1980. It is possible the two team...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 7/19, 1:20 CT

Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The Cubs open the 2024 season’s second “half” at home. Today's roster moves: Here and here. With the late date of this year’s All-Star game, this isn’t really the second “half” of the season, more like the last 40 percent. But the Cubs still have a chance to get back in wild-card contention, and one of the teams they’re chasing is this weekend’s opponent. F...2024
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• Modern baseball, the ‘old days,’ and how starting pitching and the game have changed

Fergie Jenkins prepares during Spring Training in the 1960s | Getty Images For pitching, it’s as simple as velocity, spin rate and much better hitters. And, a thought exercise about players of old and players of today and how they differ. The All-Star break isn’t just a few days to celebrate the sport by playing an exhibition game and having a home-run contest. It’s also a few days in the ...2024
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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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• Toronto Blue Jays Pitchers Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez Bond as 'Brothers'
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• 2015 ALCS Will Be a Battle of the Powerful Blue Jays vs. the Powerhouse Royals
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"Even though Lugo didn’t need much run support on Tuesday, the Royals made sure Yankees starter Marcus Stroman was dealing with a lot of base runners."

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"Marcus Stroman threw six solid innings, allowing just one run."

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"Marcus Stroman started things off by walking Christian Yelich."

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"Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune writes that Marcus Stroman has been “mentioned” as part of the Padres’ “preliminary deliberations” about targets this winter."

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"Mets' Marcus Stroman challenges NASCAR's Kyle Larson to fight following driver's use of racial slur"

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" MLB rumors: Bryce Harper to Phillies gaining momentum?; Marcus Stroman says Blue Jays haven't offered extension "

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"Marcus Stroman unhappy with Blue Jays approach against him in arbitration hearing"

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"Marcus Stroman tossed six scoreless innings and Ryan Goins hit a two-run homer as the Blue Jays spoiled Edwin Encarnacion's return to Rogers Centre with a 4-2 victory over the Indians on Monday night."

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"The worst-kept secret at the Blue Jays' Spring Training camp was made official Wednesday morning, when manager John Gibbons announced Marcus Stroman as his Opening Day starter."

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"The Blue Jays took a stranglehold of the American League East lead as right-hander Marcus Stroman tossed seven efficient innings and Russell Martin hit a three-run homer to secure a 4-0 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre."

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" Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman wished his now-former teammate well on Twitter after learning about the deal: The 31-year-old veteran hit ."

• A Cubs fan’s guide to the World Series
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• Michael Busch named National League Player of the Week

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Cubs first baseman hit some long home runs against the Dodgers and Rockies. Michael Busch has had a solid year as the Cubs first baseman. Entering Monday’s action he is batting .257/.340/.454 with 20 home runs, currently worth 3.3 bWAR (2.6 fWAR). He’s also played strong defense at first base. Today, Busch was named National League Player of the We...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for September 13, 2024
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• The state of the American League race
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• Modern baseball, the ‘old days,’ and how starting pitching and the game have changed
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• A few thoughts about the Cubs and the MLB trade deadline

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The deadline is four weeks from today. The first thing I’m going to say is that you’re probably not going to like what you read here. Nevertheless, I ask you to at least read and consider. Before I get started, I think MLB has really missed an outstanding opportunity surrounding the trade deadline. The CBA signed in 2022 gives the Commissioner the right to...2024
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• Braves News: Yankees on deck, Sean Murphy heating up, and more

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. After a successful homestand, the Atlanta Braves head to New York for a three-game set with the Yankees. The Braves enter play with a 41-31 record and sit seven games out of the division lead. The Yankees own an impressive 51-26 record and sit atop the American League East. Chris Sale, Charlie Morton, and Max...2024
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• AL Week 11 Strategy-June 1, 2024
In The Field 2B Brandon Drury (hamstring) told Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com that he expects to return from the IL on June 11. He has been out since May 9 with this injury but has been able to ramp up his activity level. Drury will need a rehab assignment prior to being activated so that will give a more concrete date for his return. The most likely scenario when he returns is that 3B Luis Guillorm...2024
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• The recipe to beat the Padres in 2024 (so far)

David Frerker-USA TODAY Sports Let’s look at how opponents have been able to beat San Diego thus far Sometimes when the Padres can’t get over the hump I wonder why the heck this continues to happen but when we look at the numbers it becomes pretty clear. Last night’s blowout loss at home against the Yankees provided a good example of how to beat the Padres. Put a lefty on the mound Have i...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• Braves come up short in 8-3 loss to Yankees

Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images The Braves fell behind early and never recovered in Saturday’s loss at Yankee Stadium. The Atlanta Braves saw their four-game winning streak come to an end Saturday night with a 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees. The Braves didn’t waste anytime getting off to a fast start. Marcus Stroman retired Jarred Kelenic and Ozzie Albies to start the game ...2024
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• Stroman strands seven, Singer scores seven, 10-1 Yankees

Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports A one-sided affair throughout. Marcus Stroman prevented the Kansas City Royals from completing any rallies while the New York Yankees had little trouble with Brady Singer as the Royals lost 10-1 tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The Yankees wasted no time against Singer. On just the second pitch of the game, Anthony Volpe crushed a slider deep to left-center field. ...2024
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• Who needs Gerrit Cole when the Yankees have Luis Gil?

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images If Gerrit Cole hadn't gotten injured, Luis Gil likely wouldn't be here. Yet here he is, thriving in the spotlight as the hottest pitcher for the Yankees. Expectations are always relative but one thing that remains constant in the baseball world is expectations being sky high for the New York Yankees. With that in mind, last season was just about as close ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 29

Happy birthday, Joe Biagini! | Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Baseball’s antitrust exemption is born, early TOOTBLANS, trade winds blowing, and other stories. Happy birthday, Joe Biagini! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted,...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 1

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Marcus Stroman, Mantle’s first homer, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images The Brewers welcome the AL East-leading Yankees to Milwaukee In Milwaukee this weekend, two division leaders will face off in one of the premier matchups of the weekend. The Brewers welcome the Yankees to American Family Field this weekend in what will be an exciting series. When these two teams met last year, the Brewers took the series 2-1 in New York. H...2024
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2024 season

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Our writers discuss the off-season and expectations for this year. After one of the busier off-seasons in recent Royals history, the 2024 regular season is finally here! The Royals spent over $100 million on free agents, adding infielder Adam Frazier and Garrett Hampson, outfielder Hunter Renfroe, starting pitchers Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, and relie...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the American League Championship Series
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• Lugo shines in 5-0 win over Yankees

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Can’t look much better than that! Behind a dazzling start from Seth Lugo, the Royals evened up the series with a 5-0 shutout over the Yankees. It’s Kansas City’s third shutout in the last week. Even though Lugo didn’t need much run support on Tuesday, the Royals made sure Yankees starter Marcus Stroman was dealing with a lot of base runners. After failing t...2024
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• Braves News: Yankees on deck, Sean Murphy heating up, and more
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• Who needs Gerrit Cole when the Yankees have Luis Gil?
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 29
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• Brewers blown out by Yankees after game turns on bad non-call

Milwaukee’s best reliever today | Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports New York puts up 15 runs for the second consecutive game The New York Yankees blew out the Milwaukee Brewers for the second straight day today, in a game that turned on a controversial non-call in what should have been a scoreless inning, but which turned into a seven-run, two-out rally. The ugly 15-5 scoreline overshadowed...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Dodgers’ Will Smith shades Padres’ Jurickson Profar

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, April 15, 2024. San Diego Padres News Giants, Padres Made Offers To Marcus Stroman During Free Agency (Bleacher Report) Padres’ Jurickson Profar Called ‘Irrelevant’ by Dodgers’ Will Smith After Bench Clearing Incident (Sports Illustrated) MLB News Stunner! Down to last strike...2024
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Baby Birds zoomed up to 101 wins and the division crown in 2023, and their nest of prospects only continues to grow. For almost a decade, the daunting AL East was dominated by the high-profile New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, as well as the perennially savvy Tampa Bay Rays. In 2023, however, the division champion was none of those three teams; inst...2024
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• Looking at projections for the 2024 Chicago Cubs

Jed Hoyer introduces Shōta Imanaga in January | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images This team seems incomplete at the moment. Every offseason I wait until the Cubs look like a quasi-finished project before writing up my thoughts on the new team. This year I waited longer than usual. Cubs Convention came and went. January turned into February. The ZiPS projections were released, so wa...2024
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• Outside The Confines: How do you spell relief?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Three relievers find new homes. Some teams still have work to do. The Hall of Fame vote will be announced tomorrow. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. We start out on a bad note today, but things get better after that. Except there are no Cubs trades or signings. That headline sort of pegs me as being of a certain age, doesn’t it? Jeff Passan a...2024
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• Martin mashes former 'mates; Jays pad lead
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• Silenced at plate, Yanks see East deficit swell
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• Stroman gets Blue Jays' Opening Day start
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• Stroman, Blue Jays spoil Edwin's reunion
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• Porcello struggles as Sox drop opener to Jays
Marcus Stroman delivered seven strong innings in his return to Rogers Centre, helping the Blue Jays to their third straight victory with a 6-1 win over the Red Sox in Friday's series opener....2015
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• Blue Jays cruise past Sox, widen division lead
Marcus Stroman delivered seven strong innings in his return to Rogers Centre, helping the Blue Jays to their third straight victory with a 6-1 win over the Red Sox in Friday's series opener....2015
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• Donaldson, Stroman power Blue Jays past NY
Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki each homered while Marcus Stroman tossed eight innings in the Blue Jays' 4-2 victory over the Yankees on Thursday night at Rogers Centre....2016
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• Homers down Eovaldi as Yanks drop series
Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki each homered while Marcus Stroman tossed eight innings in the Blue Jays' 4-2 victory over the Yankees on Thursday night at Rogers Centre....2016
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• Reds Must’ve Misread Stroman Because Their Bats Were Frosty
You could set your watch by Marcus Stroman. In almost a 1,000 career innings, he has a 7.4 K/9, 2.5 BB/9, 3.60 xFIP, and a 13.3% HR/FB. This year? 7.5 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, 3.59 xFIP, and 13.5% HR/FB. In a world full of unknowns like: Why does Sirius only have a Yacht Rock channel in the summer? Why did I scream at a supermarket employee the other day, "I stan my deodorant, even if it's against it!" only...2021
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• David Price Right at Home with Boston Red Sox Thanks in Large Part to Big Papi
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the World Series
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the American League Championship Series
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• Marcus Stroman left off Yankees' ALDS roster: Pitcher misses first round of playoff after ugly end to season
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• Nestor Cortes injury update: Yankees starter lands on IL with elbow flexor strain amid pivotal playoff push
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for September 13, 2024
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• Braves News: Ozzie Albies remains hopeful for return, Dodgers go down in Atlanta, and more
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• Yankees make major decision on two-time All-Star starting pitcher Marcus Stroman

With the way he has performed this year, the Yankees’ decision shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise....2024
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.326 — Luis Arraez batting against George Kirby. 0.304 — Jose Iglesias batting against Chris Bassitt. 0.302 — Bobby Witt Jr. batting against Marcus Stroman. 0.290 — Jackson Merrill batting against George Kirby. 0.289 — Marcell Ozuna batting against MacKenzie Gore. 0.285 — […...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• A few thoughts about the Cubs and the MLB trade deadline
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• Yankees Continue Talks With Blake Snell
As Blake Snell continues to linger in free agency, speculation regarding him and the Yankees persists. The Yanks reportedly offered the lefty five years and $150MM before pivoting to sign Marcus Stroman on a two-year deal last month. Since then, it’s been reported that the Yankees still have an offer out to Snell, though the…...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ end of an era?

SI Model Chase throws out the first pitch. | Photo by David Banks/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. SI on the skids, Hader sets a record, Stroman bites the apple, and other stories. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Who goes next?

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks what other free agents will the Cubs sign this winter. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the hippest hole-in-the-wall for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad that you braved the weather to make it here. Come on in out of the cold. We can check your coat for you. There’...2024
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• New York Yankees shockingly shift gears, now in talks with All-Star free agent they previously snubbed

After reportedly snubbing his interest in joining the team recently, the New York Yankees are now in talks with two-time All-Star Marcus Stroman....2024
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• Cub Tracks’ big empty

Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. It’s about expectations, isn’t it? 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 for maxi...2024
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• The Cubs used to be fun. What happened?
Christopher Morel celebrates a home run on May 23 | Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The team’s struggles continued as they were swept by the Angels The Cubs were swept by the Angels and every loss seemed utterly predictable and inevitable. There was the giving up a four-run lead loss as the bullpen imploded (yet again) on Tuesday, followed by the spectre o...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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• Marcus Stroman Hoping For Quick Return
Mets righty Marcus Stroman is hoping for a quick bounceback, as Tim Healey of Newsday reports. The starter has been slowed by a calf injury. Stroman provided some further background on the injury. He says it looks worse on an MRI than it feels. Per Stroman, it was “shocking” to learn that he had suffered what…...2020
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