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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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• Three offseason moves the Cubs need to make

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are some things that would absolutely, positively improve the team for 2025. I know, I know. The first thing many of you are going to say when you think of “three offseason moves the Cubs need to make” is “Sign Juan Soto.” It seems clear that’s not going to happen. So let’s look at some other things the Cubs might do to put them in a position where...2024
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• On-base options: Trade candidates

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s make a deal! The Royals have made getting a leadoff hitter who can get on base a top priority this off-season, after the team got a line of .228/.270/.334 from the top spot. Last week I looked at free agents who could fill that void, but with a weak market, a trade might be a more effective route. The Royals are reportedly open to trading their...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Caissie or Alcántara?

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks: Owen Caissie or Kevin Alcántara? It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and grab a table. New friends and old, all are welcome. Let us check your coat. Let us know if you need anything. Bring your own beverage. BCB...2024
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• A very early look at the 2025 Cubs roster, payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Here’s where the Cubs stand payroll-wise as the offseason begins. Coming up soon, I’m going to begin my usual “Cubs free agent target” series. In the meantime, it’s time for our usual look at the Cubs’ 2025 roster, payroll and luxury tax as they stand just a couple of days into the 2024-25 free agent season. Before we get to the Cubs numbers and analysis,...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Bring back Tauchman?

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Mike Tauchman should be back with the 2025 team. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. If you’re looking for shelter in the storm, we’re here for you. We still have a few tables available. There’s no cover charge. Let us kn...2024
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years

Shohei Ohtani scores against the Yankees in June | Brad Penner-Imagn Images ... and what this might mean for the sport going forward, and for the Cubs. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers did what their owners, management, players and fans expected them to do: Finish with the best regular-season records in their respective leagues, then win the postseason series they had to win to...2024
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• Previewing the shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images Examining the different paths the Braves could take to upgrade at SS this winter. The Atlanta Braves offseason began earlier than they wanted, and now it’s Alex Anthopoulos’s job to go out and improve the team for 2025. There are four positions they can feasibly address this winter: shortstop, starting pitcher, left field, and relief pitcher....2024
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• Here’s the Cubs’ entire 40-man roster and what might happen with it this offseason

Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images The team has many decisions to make. Last week, I posted this article about the 14 (!) players the Cubs have who are arbitration-eligible for 2025. In the poll attached to that article, 57 percent of you said the Cubs would non-tender at least seven of those players, with some commenting that it might be as many as nine. So I thought I’d e...2024
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• The Cubs have 14 (!) arbitration-eligible players for 2025

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Many of these players will probably be non-tendered. MLB Trade Rumors posted Tuesday their annual estimates for arbitration salaries for next season. They’ve gotten pretty good at this. Most of their estimates are pretty close to what the players actually sign for, unless said player winds up with a multi-year deal. Sometime after the World S...2024
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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 156

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs shut out the Nationals 5-0 and take three of four. You can only ever beat the team that is scheduled to play you. There is a pretty high amount of randomness in scheduling. I suspect the schedule did the Cubs no favors in 2024. There were a lot of subpar teams baked into the last half the season and particularly the last 40 games or so. When the...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ this space for rent

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. There’s vacancy on the roster and we make another pitch for vacancy in the POBO office. 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,...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 117

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs win 8-2 to take the series from the Twins. I mean no disrespect to the Twins, but when I was looking into them ahead of this series, I saw a team that has feasted on bad teams with an unusual fervor. On the one hand, all you can do is beat the team in the other dugout. This isn’t college football and you aren’t lining up cupcakes to boost your...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Goodbye Garrett

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you if the Cubs make the right move designating Garrett Cooper for asssignment. It’s another Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest nightclub for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you stopped by this evening. Come on in. New friends and old, all are...2024
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"With one out, Mike Tauchman walked and Miguel Amaya singled."

2023
"Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win!"

2021
"The Giants announced that they’ve designated outfielder Mike Tauchman for assignment as part of a series of roster moves."

2020
"The Yankees can still lean on an alignment of Judge, Brett Gardner and Mike Tauchman."

2019
"Yankees left-hander Phillip Diehl was traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for outfielder Mike Tauchman just hours after Diehl took CC Sabathia's spot in the team barber's chair, making him think news of the trade was a prank."

2018
"The Rockies placed outfielder Carlos Gonzalez on the disabled list with a hamstring injury and optioned outfielder Mike Tauchman to Triple-A."

2017
"Wanting speed on the bench, the Rockies included outfielders Raimel Tapia and Mike Tauchman on their roster for the National League Wild Card Game against the D-backs on Wednesday at Chase Field."

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• The Cubs have some roster decisions to make by Monday

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Who will stay and who will go? Tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. CT, MLB teams are required to activate all players on the 60-day injured list and restore them to the 40-man roster. The Cubs have eight players on the 60-day: Yency Almonte, Adbert Alzolay, Colten Brewer, Ben Brown, Brennen Davis, Luke Little, Nick Madrigal and Julian Merrywea...2024
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• MLB’s 2024-25 offseason calendar: Free agents, awards, Rule 5 draft, non-tenders, arbitration, more

Getty Images Baseball doesn’t stop just because there are no games. Here’s a handy calendar of everything happening before next season begins. Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers on winning the 2024 World Series, the eighth title in their franchise history. With that, baseball’s offseason commences. Here’s a handy calendar to help you fill your fall and winter until Opening Day 202...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Final results

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Shota Imanaga nabs the Rizzo Award for his rookie season. As the 2024 season is on a collision course with its conclusion, it is time to start looking back and closing the books on the season. Unfortunately, the Cubs season came to a close several weeks ago. The playoffs are the goal for every team, but certainly for a large market team with a rabid fan b...2024
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years
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• The Cubs have 14 (!) arbitration-eligible players for 2025
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 160

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs record their 82nd win in a 1-0 shutout. That game had to make Cubs fans of a certain age remember games of the 60’s and 70’s. The Reds got a complete game with one run allowed. That’s going to win a game, what, 90 percent of the time? Probably more. Five hits, no walks. Tough break, sir. He allowed one double and it cost him. At 34 years of ag...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 158

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The Cubs bats lead the way to victory in Philadelphia, 10-4. The Cubs bats broke out in a big way Tuesday night and the Cubs scored an impressive win against the Phillies to reach the 81-win plateau and guarantee a .500 or better finish to the season despite all of their struggles. We can wonder what could have been, but we can also give some credit to ...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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• Cubs 3, Reds 0: Hail and (probably) farewell to Kyle Hendricks

Getty Images The Professor threw a vintage game and received several well-deserved ovations. Today at Wrigley Field, we had one of those events where you’d say, “If you pitched this to Hollywood producers, they’d throw you out of their office.” Kyle Hendricks, World Series hero and Cubs stalwart starter for over a decade, struggles all season long. It’s clear that this was most likely his ...2024
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• Cubs 14, Pirates 10: The Christian Bethancourt game

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs backup catcher drove in seven runs to lead the team’s comeback win of the year, and a sweep of the Pirates. So let’s say you hadn’t watched this game, hadn’t heard anything about it, had a news blackout this afternoon. And then I told you that Kyle Hendricks would have the shortest and worst start of his career, that Paul Skenes was on the mound f...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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• Cubs 18, Pirates 8: The offense explodes!

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Now THAT was fun! One day after Cubs hitters struggled to put two runs on the board in Miami, they crushed baseballs for season highs of 21 hits and 18 runs and demolished the Pirates 18-8. Because baseball, of course. Lots to get to in this recap so let’s get right to it. In the first, the Cubs didn’t score, but Ian Happ stole second base, the first o...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 112

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs win their third straight, 6-3 over the Cards. I begin today’s writing with the note missing from yesterday’s. Dansby Swanson’s Thursday night heroics represented the fourth largest WPA game of the season by a Cub. It appears that the Cubs have decided to make a run at being the more interesting Chicago baseball team to cover. While the White ...2024
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• Cubs 3, Brewers 2: The comeback Cubs do it again

Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win! Wednesday’s game at Wrigley Field reminded me why I love baseball so much. Gorgeous weather. Meaningful baseball between two rivals for a playoff spot. Back-and-forth, great pitching, lousy pitching, good f...2023
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 4: The cardiac Cubs come back

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images A ninth-inning rally put this one in the win column. You asked for meaningful baseball in September and by gum, you have got it. Now let’s hope we all survive it. The Cubs fashioned an early lead, got good starting pitching, then the bullpen blew that lead. But then the team put together a stirring ninth-inning rally and held on — barely — for a 5-4 wi...2023
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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 8, Braves 6: Swingin’ in the rain

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs bats came alive on a really bad weather day at the ol’ ballpark. It rained all morning and afternoon in Chicago, and at Wrigley Field, and I’ll have a bit more to say about that later. Keeping with the spirit of the day, the Cubs rained down hits and home runs and evened up the series against the Braves with an 8-6 victory. The Cubs did not was...2023
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• Cubs 6, Braves 4: Takin’ care of business

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs wrapped up a successful homestand by winning a series against the team with the best record in baseball. The Atlanta Braves, who came into Wrigley Field with the best record in baseball, are a very good team. But you know what? So are the Chicago Cubs. After a blowout loss Friday, the Cubs played solid baseball in every way for two days (in the rain, t...2023
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 5: Now that’s more like it

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs rallied in the ninth and finally put one in the win column. The Cubs had trouble scoring runs all series against the Rangers, and then they worked a bunch of ninth-inning walks into a game-winning rally. The Cubs thus won their first game of 2024, 9-5 over the defending World Series champions. It was not easy, though. The Cubs began this game wel...2024
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• Cubs 6, Rockies 3: Javier Assad and the comeback Cubs do it again

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The team came from behind with some timely hitting, and got some excellent relief work. This afternoon started out weirdly when Marcus Stroman barely got through three innings and the Cubs went behind and looked pretty weak sauce against Chris Flexen, a guy who came into the game with an ERA north of 7. But the persistent Cubs scored single runs in the fi...2023
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• A look at the trade market for bats

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The lineup could use some more length. The Royals have gotten off to a good start, in part, because the offense has been better than expected. The team finished last year with the eighth-worst runs-per-game in baseball at 4.17, but they’ve managed to improve that number significantly this year to 4.81, good for eighth-best. Still, anyone that has wa...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 32

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs inability to close out a game pops up again in a 7-6 loss. In probably the biggest upset of the young 2024 season to date, I made it through the first 31 games without writing a glass half full/glass half empty piece. It’s probably my biggest go to as a writer, but the cup has run over so much in the early going, I just haven’t r...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs sweep the Astros to close a successful homestand. Every season is an entity onto its own. You watch enough seasons and they start to feel like one long homogenous mass. But when you sort them out, or more specifically when one is going on, you can really feel that individuality. And so, as we sit in front of this currently unfolding season, th...2024
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Early on Saturday, I heard the news that Jay Bruce made the Yankees' Opening Day roster, and I was like, "Cool, if this is 2012." Then I thought, "Is this 2012? Am I time traveler?" Turned out it was not 2012, and I was not a time traveler. Double bummer there. Somehow, Jay Bruce is still only 33 years old, so he might be a time traveler. After my brief flight of fancy through a time portal that d...2021
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The Hot Stove season will soon begin

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We ask our writers about what they expect this off-season. The Royals’ season is over, and once the World Series concludes, the off-season will begin. Before the wheeling and dealing begins, we assembled our writers to discuss the season that was and look forward for what could be an exciting Hot Stove season. The 2024 season saw the ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs final season grades
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• A few thoughts about the Cubs after this year’s trade deadline

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images They didn’t do much. That doesn’t mean they won’t going forward. Before I get into my own thoughts about what the Cubs did — and didn’t — do at the MLB trade deadline, I’d like to note two articles by Josh. One is today’s Outside The Confines, where there are links to many articles about all the trades made at the deadline. The other is today’s BCB After...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 108

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs face plant in a 7-1 loss to the Reds. Every season has an iconic game or two. We’ll remember something like Pete Crow-Armstrong’s two homer-game. Or Ben Brown’s flirting with a no hitter. Ian Happ has had several really memorable games. There are so many games, even in a frustrating season that stand out to us. We find the good in the b...2024
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• BCB After Dark: ‘Twas the night before the trade deadline . . .

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how many Cubs will get traded away by the deadline It’s another week here at BCB After Dark, the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. I hope you all had a pleasant weekend. Not much happened around here. Why don’t you come in and get out of the heat. There are still a ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 105

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs’ offensive woes continue in a 6-0 loss. The Cubs didn’t show up on Friday night. That’s not going to surprise anyone because they basically haven’t returned from the All-Star break. I’ll only back off from that broad brush to say that the pitching has been very good. As has been the case, by and large the pitching staff has been good enough for this ...2024
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