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• Rangers 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Cubs offense got shut down on a very cold afternoon. Dire weather forecasts of all-day rain made it seem very unlikely, early this morning, that this game would be played. But the rain fell mostly south of the city — it just sprinkled a couple of times at the ol’ ballyard — and so the Cubs and Rangers were able to complete their three-game series...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 14

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs offense never quits in a 10-6 win over the Rangers. The beat rolls on. The Cubs offense has been a largely unstoppable force in the early going. It posted 10 more runs in this one. Once again, there were contributions up and down the lineup. The Cubs had 12 hits by six players. They also drew six walks and had a hit batter. Eight different Cub...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 13

Photo by Abigail Dean/Getty Images Steele dominates in a 7-0 Cubs win. In the nine years now that I’ve been writing Heroes and Goats, and with the assistance of social media, the strangest thing I’ve learned is that some number of you experience your fandom by being angry a lot. There is some amount of frustration and lashing out that is part of the way you consume the baseball season. On...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 12

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs fade away in an 8-7 loss to the Padres. I’ve written many times about glass half full/glass half empty. Your mileage may vary, but my glass is still overflowing. In the last nine days, the Cubs played eight games. They won six of them. Definitely should have won another and probably should have won this one too. This one will get lumped in wit...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 11

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Cubs stay red-hot with a 7-1 win, their fifth straight. It’s crazy to imagine given the rough schedule to start this season, but the Cubs have stormed out of the gate. They sit one terrible inning shy of seven consecutive wins. The A’s probably will finish well short of the playoff picture. The Diamondbacks and Padres, who bookended that A’s ser...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ sole men

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs ran roughshod over the Padres to capture their second straight series and fifth game in a row. 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 ba...2025
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• Cubs 7, Padres 1: Pitching, defense and three-run homers

Matt Marton-Imagn Images And a catch for the ages by Ian Happ. If you’ve been around baseball long enough, you probably remember today’s recap headline as a statement from longtime Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver when asked what wins baseball games. “Pitching, defense and three-run homers” was always Weaver’s response, and the Cubs got all three on another chilly Saturday afternoon a...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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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Diamondbacks series preview

Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images Now we begin the meat of the 2025 season. For the Arizona Diamondbacks, they’re awaiting Opening Day of the 2025 season. There will be ceremonies, players will line up on the baselines to be introduced, etc. For the Chicago Cubs, it’s Games 3 through 6 of the season. Time to get down to business! Incidentally, the Cubs are going to wind u...2025
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• Cubs Opening Day roster moves: Brad Keller added to 40-man, Cody Poteet DFA, Eli Morgan recalled

Brad Keller | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Cubs have set their roster as they open the North American portion of the 2025 season. Several of these moves have been telegraphed or put on social media over the last day or so, but Thursday morning the Cubs made the following roster moves official: Brad Keller has been selected and added to the 40-man roster To make room for Keller, reliever ...2025
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• Reflections on the cusp of the Cubs’ 2025 season

Photo by @WillByington / www.willbyington.com Will this be the year the Cubs return to the postseason? Truth be told, I put off writing this annual treatise for a while, completing it only yesterday. Why? Because I have a feeling the comments are going to be along the lines of, “Tom Ricketts is cheap!” Granted and stipulated: The Cubs can and should spend more money on payroll. Grante...2025
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• BCB roundtable: 2025 Cubs season preview

Getty Images A discussion of the season to come from the BCB staff. BCB’s front-page writers have done several of these roundtable discussions previewing Cubs seasons and postseasons, so here we are again to kick off the 2025 season. Josh, Sara, Thomas, Duane and I had a lively online conversation Wednesday afternoon. The online chat has been lightly edited for clarity. Ashley was unable ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Brad Keller

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Keller has seemingly made the team, against the odds, after reportedly picking up a couple of miles per hour on his heater. I didn’t know a thing about Brad Keller. Most of us didn’t. I knew the Cubs had him, but didn’t know he was a keeper {$} until some of the writers {$} starting insisting it was so, and saying why. Keller strikes out nin...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images This is a division of haves and have-nots. Last year, three AL Central teams made the postseason and four finished over .500. This was largely because they all fattened up against the awful White Sox. The Twins, Tigers, Guardians and Royals went 42-10 against the White Sox. Wow. The Cubs, meanwhile, were 10-6 against the AL Central last year. So that...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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• Hanshin Tigers 3, Cubs 0: Welcome to Japan, Cubs fans!

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images The Cubs offense was mostly silent in this exhibition game. But there were lots of other things to see and do in Tokyo. TOKYO — The Cubs took the field at the Tokyo Dome Saturday afternoon (Japan time) against the Hanshin Tigers and fell flat. The Tigers’ top prospect, 20-year-old lefthander Keito Mombetsu threw five perfect innings against Cubs hitters, l...2025
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"[VIDEO] Matthew Boyd, in his first Cubs start, had a successful stat line of an 0."

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"The Cubs have agreed with left-hander Matthew Boyd on a two-year deal that will guarantee him $29MM, per a report from Jon Heyman of the New York Post."

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"Zack Greinke faces off with Matthew Boyd at 6:40 p."

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"The Giants have agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent lefty Matthew Boyd, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman."

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"Tigers southpaw Matthew Boyd will undergo surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his left forearm, manager A."

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"The Tigers and left-hander/persistent trade candidate Matthew Boyd agreed to a one-year deal to avoid arbitration on Friday, but Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press suggests that the two sides could yet discuss a lengthier pact."

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"Trade talks between the Angels and Tigers in regard to hurler Matthew Boyd have run cold for the moment, according to a tweet from Jon Morosi of the MLB Network citing unnamed sources (link)."

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"The call to Matthew Boyd came over the holidays while he was doing his workouts."

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"Mike Napoli and Pete Kozma hit solo homers as part of a 12-hit Rangers barrage off Matthew Boyd, supporting Yu Darvish through five innings as Texas took a 5-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series at Comerica Park."

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• Pitching, miscues result in second loss for Padres

Nick Pivetta | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Nick Pivetta lasts just three innings in second start for San Diego For the second game in as many days, a San Diego Padres starting pitcher struggled with command, walked in a run and suffered a loss at the hands of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Padres starter Nick Pivetta labored through three innings of work. He threw 76 pitches over that spa...2025
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• Cubs 7, Padres 1: Pitching, defense and three-run homers
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• Cubs 3, Padres 1: Shōta shines on a cloudy, chilly Wrigley afternoon

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs welcomed fans back to Wrigley Field with a win. Friday’s home Cubs opener at Wrigley Field was typical of so many over the years: Cloudy, wind blowing off the lake, temperature in the mid-40s. The capacity house of 40,244 was there to be entertained and to see a win, and they certainly got both. Shōta Imanaga, perhaps the most popular current C...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 7

Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images The Cubs pummel the A’s as they open their new home. On Sunday, the Cubs missed an opportunity to have a signature win. They could have taken three of four from a legitimate playoff contender, in their ballpark and even the season record at three wins and three losses. We’ve seen so many bullpen collapses in recent years, particularly early season ones, that it...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 6

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Fright Show: The Cubs bullpen immolates in Arizona. You always know there are going to be games like this. There are always going to be some games that you should have won and let get away and some games that you should have lost and flip the script. In and of itself, I don’t lose more than a moment’s thought about a game like this. So many things. Every ye...2025
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• The Cubs need a bullpen fix — and fast
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• Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 6: Another bullpen meltdown

Allan Henry-Imagn Images I thought we had left these in 2024. This was supposed to be a happy recap, highlighted by Kyle Tucker’s three-run homer in the eighth inning that gave the Cubs a four-run lead. Tucker has hit very well in the early going, so far he’s been worth the haul that was sent to the Astros for him. The other thing Jed Hoyer & Co. supposedly did this winter was address the ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 5

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images A thoroughly entertaining Cubs win. I’d like to thank the Cubs for playing a terrific game. A little behind the scenes, I went to bed Friday night rather than stay up with the Cubs game. I was up a little before 6 locally in Florida to write about Friday night’s Diamondbacks beatdown of the Cubs. I had a long day here that included a local renaissance fai...2025
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• Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 3: You keep me hangin’ on

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Cubs had another shaky ninth inning, but a great play by Dansby Swanson nailed down the win. I’m gonna make a little teeny tiny suggestion here. Maybe it’s not such a great idea for the Cubs to keep signing former Astros relief pitchers. We went through a roller-coaster ride with Hector Neris last year until he was let go, and the Ryan Pressly Era hasn’t begun...2025
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• Rangers 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 14
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 13
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 12
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 11
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• Pitching, miscues result in second loss for Padres
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 10

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs escape with a 3-1 victory for their fourth straight win. For three days in Sacramento to start the week, the Cubs battered the A’s. Against a lesser team, they basically made it look easy. But coming home to great the Padres, winners of seven straight to start the season, they were significantly stepping up in class. This wasn’t the...2025
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• Cubs 3, Padres 1: Shōta shines on a cloudy, chilly Wrigley afternoon
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Padres series preview

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Cubs open the 2025 Wrigley Field season against a club from the NL West. While everyone has been focusing on the Dodgers and their 8-0 start, the San Diego Padres are also off to a great start, going 7-0 and sweeping a homestand. For more on the Padres, here’s Ben Fadden, who runs our SB Nation Padres site Gaslamp Ball: The Padres enter Wrigley pl...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 7
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• Cub Tracks stays up late

Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs’ West Coast swing continues. This is the easy part, they say. 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 writer...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 6
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 5
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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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• Cubs 7, Guardians 4: The wins just keep on coming

Steve Sher The Cubs remain undefeated after 10 spring outings. MESA, Arizona — The Cubs ended their tie streak at three Saturday afternoon with a convincing 7-4 win over the Guardians. That gives them seven wins to go with the three ties, and they haven’t lost yet this spring. Right. Spring wins and losses mean nothing. I know this. You know this. And yet... there’s just something that fee...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Does Gage Workman make the team?

Gage Workman | GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS / USA TODAY NETWORK The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Rule 5 pick Gage Workman makes the Opening Day roster. It’s Monday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come on in. We’ve been expecting you. There’s no cover charge this evening. We still...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Which new Cub will have a big impact?

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks, other than the obvious choices, which new Cub will have the biggest impact? It’s another evening at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in and get warm. We can take your coat for you. There are still a few tables available, ...2025
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• Cub Tracks makes it real

Soccer player Raul of Real Madrid throws out a ceremonial first pitch (2005) | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Trades rumored — make it happen, Cubs. And more, mostly about pitching. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat w...2025
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• Napoli, Rangers back battling Yu, tame Tigers
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• So close! Tigers' Boyd 1 out shy of no-hitter
Matthew Boyd fell an out shy of becoming the first Tigers pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Justin Verlander six years ago, tossing a one-hit shutout in a 12-0 Tigers win over the White Sox Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park....2017
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• So close! Tigers' Boyd 1 out shy of no-hitter
Matthew Boyd fell an out shy of becoming the first Tigers pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Justin Verlander six years ago, tossing a one-hit shutout in a 12-0 Tigers win over the White Sox Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park....2017
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• Castellanos leads Tigers' offense in tense win
In a feisty game that saw the benches clear in the fifth inning after Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd threw behind Miguel Sano, Nicholas Castellanos homered in the third and came through with a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth to lead the Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Twins on Saturday at Target Field....2017
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• Tensions run high as Tigers top Twins
In a feisty game that saw the benches clear in the fifth inning after Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd threw behind Miguel Sano, Nicholas Castellanos homered in the third and came through with a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth to lead the Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Twins on Saturday at Target Field....2017
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• Boyd on top of world after twirling near no-hitter
Matthew Boyd was in the dugout for a couple of no-hit bids when Justin Verlander was chasing his third. Sunday was Boyd's turn on the mound for one, but for someone who had never experienced a complete game in the Majors before, let alone a no-hit bid, he was remarkably calm during the Tigers' 12-0 win against the White Sox in the series finale....2017
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• Boyd returns to mound after near no-hitter
The last time Matthew Boyd took the mound at Comerica Park, he fell an out shy of the Tigers' first no-hitter in six years, settling on a one-hit shutout of the White Sox. As he readies for a Saturday evening matchup against the Twins, he's trying to keep the same approach he had on that Sunday afternoon....2017
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• Carpenter and Torkelson Power the Tigers - April 6, 2025
Kerry Carpenter (OF-DET) went deep again as he went 1-5 with a 2-run jack against the White Sox on Saturday. The 27 year-old is now off to a solid start to the 2025 campaign as he's now hitting .250 with 3 homers, 8 RBI, and 4 runs scored across 29 PA thanks to the last two games, during which he's hit all 3 dingers. Thanks, in part at least, to Riley Green and a resurgent Spencer Torkelson hittin...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 28, 2025
Old Faces In New Places Thairo Estrada, 2B, Rockies Thairo Estra signed with the Rockies this offseason on a one-year contract worth $3.25 million. He was a huge disappointment in 2024, slashing just .217/.247.343 with 9 home runs and 2 stolen bases in 96 games. This was the follow-up to a 2023 season where he batted .271 with 14 homers and 23 steals. He suffered a wrist injury in May, and the in...2025
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• Bird App Recap: White Sox 6, Tigers 2
@__kaylee The grandest of Burger bombs propel South Siders to complete the sweep It’s a beautiful day for a sweep, isn’t it? Pedro Grifol shifted the lineup around a bit today, and we got Michael Kopech on the bump. Today's #WhiteSox starters for the series finale against Detroit: pic.twitter.com/pD4c3aAkO4— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 4, 2023 And happy Fernando Tatís Jr. Trad...2023
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• Orioles Play The Lovable Loser In A Classic Skubal Comedy
"This is 911, what's your emergency?" "I need a defibrillator!" "Someone's having a heart attack?" "No, it's for the dead ball." "Please stop calling, sir." Tarik Skubal was a victim of being sneezed on by Matthew Boyd, and used to give up a homer just about every three pitches, but no longer. It might not just be the dead-ball, Skubal was a top pitching prospect a mere three years ago. That timi...2022
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• Tigers Hoping They Don’t Javy Baez Remorse
Figured if I heard the first part of the sentence, "Finally, the Tigers went out and got their man," it would be followed by a story about how a few tigers dressed up as humans, went to visiting hours at Joe Exotic's jail and ate him. It didn't mean that, but if the Tigers sign Carole Baskin, the Pirates will trade Bryan Reynolds to the Tigers for her. So, the Tigers signed Javier Baez, and I love...2021
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 14
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 13
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 12
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• Carpenter and Torkelson Power the Tigers - April 6, 2025
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• Pitching, miscues result in second loss for Padres
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• Game 9: San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Your game thread for April 5, 2025. San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs, April 5, 2025, 11:20 a.m. PST Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL Watch: Padres TV Listen: 97.3 The Fan Projected matchup: Nick Pivetta vs. Matthew Boyd Today's Padres bullpen usage chart pic.twitter.com/aBUuvLEAUE— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) April 5, 2025 Please remembe...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres preview, Saturday 4/5, 1:20 CT

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs go for their fifth straight win. Saturday notes: YOUR FIRST-PLACE CUBS: With their 6-4 record, the Cubs begin today in first place by half a game over the Cardinals (4-3). Last year, the Cubs were not atop the division until April 29, after 29 games, when they were 18-11 and up by half a game. They lost the next day, slipping to second, and n...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 2

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Brewers bounce back with four straight wins but remain second in NL Central rankings Welcome to the second week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without furth...2025
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• Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 3: You keep me hangin’ on
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• Cub Tracks’ for Pete’s sake

Michael Sarrazin and Barbra Streisand In ‘For Pete’s Sake’. | Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The world is his oyster, and we just live in 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, a...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Does Gage Workman make the team?
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• BCB After Dark: Can I interest you in a former Nat?

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should continue to pursue free-agent right-hander Kyle Finnegan. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. Come on in out of the cold. There’s no cover charge this evening....2024
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• Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The pre-meeting meetings are underway and not a moment too soon for some. 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...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees

The Yankees’ championship drought is a feast compared to the Guardians’. Who will get a chance to snap it? The Championship Series is upon us and only four teams remain from the 30 who began the MLB season back in March. October winnowed the field to 12 playoff teams, the Wild Card round cut out four more, and now, the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers a...2024
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• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent class

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Who wants some arms? The Royals will seek to improve on this year’s last place disaster, and the area they will most look to address is the pitching. The Royals got a 5.12 ERA from their starting pitchers, fourth-worst in baseball with the third-worst strikeout rate. General Manager J.J. Picollo has stated that he expects next year’s rotation to feature Cole...2023
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• Central Notes: Tigers, Boyd, Fulmer, Pirates, Walker
Let’s check in on a pair of teams from the game’s Central divisions… The Tigers and left-hander Matthew Boyd avoided arbitration with a one-year, $5.3MM agreement earlier this month. There was then speculation that the two sides would work out a long-term pact (at least one that would buy out Boyd’s three arb-eligible seasons), but…...2020
• Boyd, Tigers have not had long-term extension talks
The Tigers and left-hander Matthew Boyd avoided arbitration with a one-year, $5.3 million agreement earlier this month. There was then speculation that the two sides would work out a long-term pact (at least one that would buy out Boyd’s three arb-eligible seasons), but the soon-to-be 29-year-old told Jason Beck of MLB.com and other reporters Thursday that no talks have occurred. “No, but that wou...2020
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