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• Fun with Cubs 2025 photo day

The skipper | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The annual ritual always produces some interesting poses. One of the rituals for Major League Baseball’s players every spring is to pose for team and media photographers. These shots get used in a variety of ways; you’re probably most used to seeing them on player pages on various websites, or in the pitcher previews I do here at BCB. If y...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Dansby Swanson

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs’ shortatop and spiritual leader is examined in this installment. Dansby Swanson, former No. 1 pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks (also first overall), came to the Cubs as a free agent a year after the Braves’ 2021 championship season, and his residency has been controversial. His defense is right where it was expected to be, as he and Nico Hoerne...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Seiya Suzuki

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs’ Japanese DH/right fielder is featured in this installment of the series. Seiya Suzuki came to the Cubs from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp as a free agent, arriving for the 2022 season. The 30-year-old was heralded as a Gold Glove-quality fielder with power and patience at the plate, another five-tool guy with some wheels to take extra bas...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Kyle Tucker

Tucker has seen Wrigley before — this one was taken 4/23/2024 | Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs’ new right fielder is featured in this installment. Good things are surely on the horizon. The fences are in danger. Kyle Tucker came to the Cubs in return for Isaac Paredes, who is a good player but didn’t fit or hit in his time with the team, potential-unrealized reliever Hayden Wes...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs pivot after Alex Bregman signed with the Red Sox?

Jed Hoyer looks at a practice field during spring training | Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images We’re just one week from Spring Training baseball Welcome to your late week, late night indie coffee shop where we’re serving all the beverages you can imagine. If you’re looking for some coffee to power your night shift, we’ve got you covered. If you’re win...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Nico Hoerner

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The Cubs’ Gold Glove second baseman looks like he won’t miss much time, if any. Nico Hoerner, wearing No. 2 and batting No. 2 in the order, looks and acts like an old-time player, a hard-nosed gym rat, impossible to keep off the field. And the best news is the injury he was recovering from over the winter likely won’t make him miss much time: The Cubs’ ...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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• Chicago Cubs 2025 player profiles

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A look at the roster of the Chicago Cubs as it evolves into the regular-season Cubs team. Necessarily a work in progress. Chicago Cubs Spring Training games begin Thursday, Feb. 20, when the Cubs face the mighty Dodgers in a Cactus League home and home series, the first at Camelback Ranch, the second Feb. 21 at Sloan Park. Quite a fe...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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• BCB After Dark: Jon Berti is a Cub

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning stop for Cubs fans asks your opinion of the Cubs’ newest utility player. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in out of the cold. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. Your name is on the guest list. We have ...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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• Nico Hoerner Remains Highly Underrated
Nico Hoerner has been one of the Cubs’ most valuable and dependable players over the last three seasons, yet he remains underrated for some reason. Okay, the reason is that he missed a lot of time due to injury early on and doesn’t hit many homers. Whether it’s fans clamoring to trade him or MLB … The post Nico Hoerner Remains Highly Underrated appeared first on ....2025
• 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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• 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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• Cubs 14, Nationals 1: Sweep!

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The Cubs just completed their best road trip in many years. You did not expect an 8-1 Cubs road trip. None of us did. And yet, the Cubs, playing their best baseball of the year, did it at exactly the time they needed to, completing a three-game sweep of the Nationals with a convincing 14-1 win. It’s their sixth win in a row, a season high. They’ve also w...2024
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• Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5: At last, a win in Canada
Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Cubs ended a 14-year losing streak north of the border. TORONTO — It required six relievers (seven, if you count Luke Farrell on what was a bullpen day) and some timely hitting, but Wednesday night the Cubs ended a losing streak in Canada that had lasted more than 14 years. Sure, it was only a five-game Canadian losing streak (three in 2014, the first ...2022
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"I assume that if the Cubs did sign Bregman, they’d then trade Nico Hoerner for pitching help and pencil in Matt Shaw at second base."

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"Nico Hoerner told Cubs."

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"Mike Tauchman led off with a walk and Nico Hoerner was hit by a pitch."

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"Nico Hoerner, finally healthy, is having the best year of his brief MLB career."

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"Additionally, Chicago placed infielder Nico Hoerner on the 10-day IL due to right oblique tightness and recalled righty Cory Abbott to start…"

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"The Chicago organization was also tied to Scooter Gennet recently, and Bastian notes that they’re considering left-handed options at second base to pair with right-handed-hitting options like Nico Hoerner and David Bote."

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"The Cubs selected versatile Nico Hoerner of Stanford 24th overall in the MLB Draft on Monday."

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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs pivot after Alex Bregman signed with the Red Sox?
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• BCB After Dark: Where is Alex Bregman going to play?

Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/MLB Photos via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who will sign free agent third baseman Alex Bregman. Welcome to BCB After Dark: the hippest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you tonight. New friends or old, all are welcome. Is it still snowing out there? Come in and dry o...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ who’s on third first?

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. All about Alex Bregman for the nth day. Let’s have some developments already. 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...2025
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• Cubs free agent target: Alex Bregman

Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/MLB Photos via Getty Images Let’s address the proverbial elephant in the room. I don’t usually do these sorts of articles this late in the offseason, but since there have been (totally unconfirmed) rumors out there about Bregman supposedly getting some sort of offer from the Cubs, let’s talk about it. One MLB reporter thinks Bregman could be coming to the Cubs...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ are we there yet?

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Lots of decisions to make this spring. Who’s on third? 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, an...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs pivot after Alex Bregman signed with the Red Sox?
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• BCB After Dark: Who’s the Cubs second baseman of the quarter century?

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks wo is the Cubs second baseman of the century so far? Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. There’s no cover charge. Dress code is casual. We can check your coat. The hostess will take...2025
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• Cubs 14, Nationals 1: Sweep!
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• Cubs 5, Nationals 3: Keeping the line moving

Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs again put together a big rally and held on for the win. There’s something about this team... I suspect you see it too. It took nearly the entire season to get there, but now the Chicago Cubs don’t seem to mind if they fall behind. There’s always a rally within them, and that was the case again Saturday in a come-from-behind 5-3 win over the Nationals...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 119

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Justin Steele provided lots of WPA despite not having his best stuff. Hi there! It’s your substitute Heroes and Goats writer again. As noted last week, Thomas Smith is away and will return for the final game of the Blue Jays series next weekend. In his stead, I’m just going to post the chart for the game, the three heroes and three goats, and the Player...2024
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• Cubs 3, White Sox 1: Takin’ care of business

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs went to the South Side of Chicago and did what they needed to do. The Cubs defeated the White Sox 3-1 Saturday night. It wasn’t pretty much of the time, but the team did what they came for in this series — a sweep, and thus a sweep of the season series against their crosstown rivals for the first time since 2013. The Sox scor...2024
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• Cubs 7, Twins 3: The offense has been located!

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs had a good day at the plate and evened up their series with the Twins. Hopefully, now that Cubs hitters put together a varied, 10-hit offense against the Twins Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field, the offense will stick around for a while. All of that resulted in a well-played 7-3 win over the Twins. The Cubs didn’t waste any time getting going at...2024
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• Cardinals 5, Cubs 4: The complaint department is OPEN

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images This space intentionally left blank because otherwise it might have bad words in it. As most of you know, I have been watching Cubs baseball for more than 60 years. In that time I’ve seen a lot of bad baseball and a lot of losing. Most of the time, I can slough off the losses, been there, done that, seen it before. This one pissed me off. The Cubs should ...2024
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• Marlins 6, Cubs 3: Where did the offense go?

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images That’s likely not the headline you were expecting to read, but it’s the one we really need to talk about. You guys are all going to want to talk about Kyle Hendricks and what to do with his rotation spot and by all means, feel free. What I want to talk about is how the Cubs bullpen failed to keep the game close and the offense completely vanished after t...2024
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• Cubs 9, Rockies 8: Sweep!

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs fought off the weather and a Rockies rally to complete the three-game sweep. The weather outside was frightful. And, for a while, so was the Cubs’ bullpen. But in the end, the Cubs hung on Wednesday night for a 9-8 win over the Rockies, their fourth straight victory. It rained — and snowed — most of the day in Chicago and the start of the game w...2024
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 0: Jameson Taillon scratched with a back issue

Al Yellon The Cubs won the game, but... MESA, Arizona — Seven Cubs pitchers shut out the Rockies 5-0 at Sloan Park Saturday, allowing just three hits and striking out nine. That should be good news. Unfortunately, one of those pitchers was not the scheduled starter Jameson Taillon. Occasionally over the last few seasons, I’ve walked over to the Cubs bullpen to do a Facebook Live stream of...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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• 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 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
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 6: Seven in a row!
Edwin Rios | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs have been on a winning tear in the Cactus League. Adrian Sampson and the Cubs did not start this game well, trailing 6-2 after just three innings. But a few of the sub Cubs had nice days at the plate and that resulted in a 9-6 Cubs win over the Rangers, the team’s seventh straight victory. Wins and losses, obviously, mean nothing in Sp...2023
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• Cubs News: Cubs sign Cody Bellinger

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The long-awaited deal has happened as Cody Bellinger returns on a three-year deal with opt-outs The Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger have agreed to a three-year, $80 million deal for the outfielder/first baseman to return to Chicago, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. BREAKING: Centerfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a three-...2024
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• The Cubs should sign Nico Hoerner to a long-term deal
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports This could save the team lots of money in the long run. Nico Hoerner, finally healthy, is having the best year of his brief MLB career. In 101 games and 387 plate appearances, he is batting .304/.351/.429 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 12 stolen bases. He’s also solidified a claim as the Cubs’ starting shortstop, playing solid defense at th...2022
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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 4, Rockies 3: Sweep!

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs just need to keep winning, and good things will follow. Another day, another comeback win for the Chicago Cubs, and they continue to control their own destiny for the postseason. Patrick Wisdom’s two-run homer in the sixth gave the Cubs the lead, and they held on for a 4-3 win over the Rockies, sweeping the three-game series. The one-run win moved the ...2023
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• I’ll Buy Your Mirror, Nico
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) Little Nico Hoerner said he could play middle or corner or any of the field's orifices, After a meeting in David Ross's office. He stuck out his thumb, Indicating hitchhiking or he could play with aplomb, And said, "Eric Sogard sucks, so here I am.'" Not sure that's how the poem...2021
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024
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