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• Iowa Cubs Wrap: Iowa splits in Indy

Cade Horton | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Cade Horton makes a successful return in game 2 as Iowa and Indianapolis split. Tonight is the last night of Iowa Cubs Wrap until September, as the other minor league affiliates join the party tomorrow night. If you haven’t seen the previews of Knoxville and Myrtle Beach, you should check them out now. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs split a doubleheader w...2025
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• An evening watching the Omaha Storm Chasers

Photo by Matt Sullivan/NASCAR via Getty Images Ridin’ the storm out Is there any better value in America right now than minor league baseball? I think not. The stadiums are comfortable and intimate. Parking is cheap and accessible. The food and drink prices are reasonable and the talent on the field, is by and large, very good. And the ticket prices are excellent, especially considering ho...2025
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• Iowa Cubs Wrap: Smart baserunning leads to a 2-1 I-Cubs win

James Triantos | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa rallied for 2 runs in the top of the 9th to beat Indianapolis The Iowa Cubs rallied late to beat Indianapolis (Pirates), 2-1. Chris Flexen started for Iowa and was constantly pitching out of trouble. But for the most part he did. Flexen gave up seven hits and four walks over 4.2 innings, but allowed just one unearned run, ...2025
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• Iowa Cubs Wrap: One down, 149 to go

Christian Franklin | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Iowa started their season with a 6-3 win over Omaha. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs calmed the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 6-3 in the season opener in front of 7,226 fans at Principal Park in Des Moines. Connor Noland started for the I-Cubs and was strong, allowing just one run on two hits over four innings. Nol...2025
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• Get to know the Iowa Cubs

Moises Ballesteros | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs Triple-A affiliate is loaded with prospects. The Iowa Cubs take the field tonight against the Omaha Storm Chasers at 7:08 Central Time at Principal Park in Des Moines. It’s the 45th season that Iowa will be the Cubs’ top farm team. The first thing to know about this Cubs team is that it is absolutely loaded with pr...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Mid-season reinforcements

Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which Cubs prospect will make the biggest mid-season impact. It’s a new week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. It’s always good to see a friend, new or old. We still have a few tables availa...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Kevin Alcántara

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images His power and speed are evident. He can go get ‘em in the outfield. If he makes contact, the ball goes a long way. Can he make enough contact to be effective, or to reach his awesome potential? El Jaguar thinks so. Kevin Alcántara is going to be a star in the game of baseball. Just ask him. He will smile and agree, and then go swat a ball 500...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 27, 2025
Bryce Harper, 1B (PHI) Scary moment for the Phillies as Bryce Harper was hit on the arm by a pitch in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays. It was his first game of the spring as he missed time with an illness. The good news is the Phillies training staff is categorizing the injury as a triceps contusion and don't intend to send the slugger for X-rays. Philadelphia will undoubt...2025
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• Cubs reduce spring roster to 59 players

Owen Caissie | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images None of the roster cuts will surprise you. The Cubs announced their first round of roster cuts Wednesday afternoon, and they include some injured players who haven’t played at all in spring games. Outfielder Owen Caissie has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Caissie has been out with a groin injury and will start 2025, whenever he’s ready, ...2025
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• Owen Caissie Among First Cuts as Cubs Trim Spring Roster to 59
Spring training roster changes are upon us, with the Cubs removing four players from the major league camp roster on Wednesday afternoon. These moves were all expected, with Owen Caissie, Brett Bateman, and Brandon Birdsell all being injured at the moment. Bateman is scheduled to undergo hamate surgery on his hamate this week and Birdsell … The post Owen Caissie Among First Cuts as Cubs Trim...2025
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• Cub Tracks lets it ride

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs won their third spring game and go for a fourth against Texas. 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 wri...2025
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• The Rant – Chicago Cubs Podcast: Spring Training Kicks Off, Owen Caissie Injury, Cubs Still Have Questions to Answer – Episode 146
The Chicago Cubs kicked off their first Spring Training games this week, we break down some takeaways from those games. We also discuss Owen Caissie‘s injury and how it impacts the team. And the Cubs still have questions to answer before the season starts. Let’s discuss. Subscribe to The Rant – Chicago Cubs Podcast on Apple, Spotify, iHeart … The post The Rant – Chicago Cubs Podc...2025
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• Cubs vs. Dodgers at Mesa preview, Friday 2/21, 2:05 CT

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The Cubs and Dodgers head to Mesa for a repeat matchup. Friday notes: ICYMI, INJURY UPDATES: Injury updates: • Owen Caissie slowed by left groin tightness. Cubs evaluating if it’s related to core-muscle surgery he had in October • Javier Assad (oblique) has resumed playing catch • Brett Bateman to have right hamate surgery • Matt Shaw is hitting in ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Javier Assad

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Cubs fifth starter/swingman is the subject of this latest edition of our series. Javier Assad has probably more than proved his mettle and ability to fill in as a MLB starting pitcher. But I suspect he’ll be in his more-familiar swing role, along with Jordan Wicks, if Wicks doesn’t end up in Triple-A starting. Assad had a minor injury early in camp ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Would Robert Suarez be a good fit?

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Robert Suarez is worth the price. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come in out of the cold. There’s no cover charge this evening. Let us check your coat. We still have a few tables available. Bring your own beverag...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Make it Happ-en?
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you would sign Ian Happ to a long-term extension. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the happiest happening for night owls, early-risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. If you’ve spent the evening watching baseball, you’ve come to the right place. Come on in and join us. There are still a few tables a...2022
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"Owen Caissie was mentioned, and that’d be interesting if for no other reason than the fact that Caissie came from the Padres organization in the Yu Darvish trade."

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"The Cubs, though, came back from that with the big blow a three-run homer from Owen Caissie, and defeated the White Sox 10-6, winning over their crosstown rivals for the second straight Friday."

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"Watch this throw by Cubs prospect Owen Caissie to nail Edwin Rios at third [VIDEO]."

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"Also, there will be a large number of Cubs prospects appearing in The Road to Wrigley session, including Kevin Alcántara, Miguel Amaya, Ben Brown, Owen Caissie, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Brennen Davis, DJ Herz, Ed Howard, Ryan Jensen, Matt Mervis, Jordan Nwogu, Daniel Palencia, Chase Strumpf and Jordan Wicks."

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"The Padres have signed supplemental first-round pick Justin Lange and second-rounder Owen Caissie, Jim Callis of MLB."

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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: The top 5

Matt Shaw | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Our countdown of the Cubs top prospects finishes with the top five prospects in the Cubs system. We finish up our look at the top prospects in the Cubs system today with the top five prospects in the system. While I’ve written that the Cubs system is down from its heights last year, it’s still a top 10 farm system in my mind and that’s mostly b...2025
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• Another updated look at the 2025 Cubs roster, payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Have the Cubs finished making moves this offseason? We still don’t know for sure. Cubs pitchers and catchers officially report to Spring Training at the Sloan Park complex in Mesa, Arizona this Sunday. So on the same day as the Super Bowl, we’ll have an official Cubs pitcher/catcher workout to report on, and then coming up a week from Friday, the first off...2025
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• The Cubs are a ‘team to watch’ in the Dylan Cease trade market

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Perhaps the former Cubs prospect could come home. News item: "One team to watch is the Chicago Cubs."- @jonmorosi on Dylan Cease's trade market. #MLBNHotStove pic.twitter.com/kDPUImqJSy— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 30, 2025 A bit more, if you don’t want to watch the whole video: Per Morosi, the Padres are continuing to gauge in...2025
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• What’s next for the Cubs now that Roki Sasaki is going somewhere else?

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images They do have some choices. But they had better get going. As we learned late Monday, the Cubs will not be the MLB landing spot for NPB star Roki Sasaki. He has narrowed his choices to three teams: Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays. I think I’m not alone when I say I hope it’s either of the two teams besides the Dodgers. In fact, if he did choose the Jays, t...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: A few final words

The 2025 player profiles are complet and the projections averaged. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. We’ve covered the 40-man roster of the Chicago Cubs, as they stand as of this moment. Nico Hoerner is going to miss the opener Japan, but we have yet to attain wisdom as to his Stateside Opening Day status. That might or might not leave a temporary spot open, which would allow the Cub...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ tell it to me slowly

John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. It’s the time of the season for waivers. Who’s your daddy? 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, overheat...2025
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• Eight Cubs prospects make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100

Matt Shaw | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK No team has more Top 100 prospects than the Cubs. MLB Pipeline, the official prospect arm of MLB dot com, updated their Top 100 prospects list at the end of the season. They have listed eight Cubs among the best minor league prospects in baseball. Those eight prospects are: 22. Matt Shaw INF 34. Owen Caissie OF 42. Cade Horton RHP ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, I-Cubs, blast past Louisville, 11-3

Matt Mervis | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa blast by Louisville. Tennessee quiets Montgomery. South Bend and Myrtle Beach win in extras. Left-hander Mitchell Tyranski and right-hander Gabriel Agrazal were added to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans roster. Right-hander Mason McGwire went on the temporarily inactive list. Everybody wins! Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs broke the Louisvi...2024
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• Get to know the Iowa Cubs

Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate takes the field. The minor league season starts . . .well, the Triple-A season started yesterday . . .and that means it’s time to take stock of the Cubs minor league farm system. As we’ve written in these pages over the past few months, the Cubs farm system is the strongest it has been since the 2013-15 period that le...2024
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Kevin Alcántara
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• Cubs 11, Canada 7: Our home and native land
Tucker Barnhart | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs defeated a team going to the World Baseball Classic. MESA, Arizona — The Cubs defeated an entire country Wednesday at Sloan Park. Well, not really. The Canadian WBC team is made up of guys who were born in Canada, or, like Freddie Freeman, have a Canadian parent. The visitors from north of the border gave the Cubs a tough time ear...2023
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• Cubs 10, White Sox 6: Here comes the sun...

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images .... and it wasn’t all right. But the Cubs won anyway. MESA, Arizona — The normally sure-handed Pete Crow-Armstrong got a bit messed up by a bright, sunny afternoon at Sloan Park Friday afternoon, losing two baseballs in the sun that helped lead to a four-run White Sox inning. The Cubs, though, came back from that with the big blow a three-run homer from Owe...2024
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• Cubs 6, Brewers 1: Some pitching performances of note

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images There will be some interesting bullpen choices this year. With much of the attention of Cubs fans today on the re-introduction of Cody Bellinger as a member of the team (and don’t expect to see him in a game before next week), and most of the Cubs regulars not making the trip to the Brewers’ spring home in west Phoenix, I wanted to ta...2024
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• Cubs 8, White Sox 5: Soon, it’ll be for real
Luis Vazquez plays in the Arizona Fall League in 2021 | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images A team of mostly Cubs minor leaguers defeated a team of mostly White Sox minor leaguers. You’ve probably heard a lot about ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence site that can write many different things. Since today’s game wasn’t too meaningful and was largely played by minor lea...2023
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• The Cubs say Tom Ricketts will speak at Cubs Convention
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images What could possibly go wrong? The Cubs sent out a press release Thursday morning detailing events at the Cubs Convention, scheduled to be held January 13-15, 2023, at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. The fan convention will kick off Friday, January 13 at 5 p.m. CST with Marquee Sports Network: Red Carpet Special, a college gameday-inspired show, followed by ...2022
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• Cubs trade target: Juan Soto

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images What would it take to acquire the Padres slugger? I’m going to preface this by saying simply: I do not want to make this trade, nope, no matter which players are involved. Let’s stipulate: Juan Soto is a great hitter. No question about it. One of the top five hitters in baseball. He’s only 25, and just turned that age about a month ago. Any team should wa...2023
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• Cubs prospects make midseason Top 100 lists from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline

Pete Crow-Armstrong | Dylan Heuer Two major publications updated their top prospects lists this week. Two major publications, Baseball America and MLB Pipeline, both updated their Top 100 prospects lists to include recently-drafted players. And while the two lists are quite different, both lists include several Cubs prospects. Both organizations agree that Orioles shortstop Jackson Hollida...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ will No. 4,715 please stand up?
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Read all about it! #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Oakland looks worse than advertised. The 9-6 Cubs are fun. The odd number, of course, is the possum. If he stands up to be counted, maybe we can get six more weeks of spring. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-s...2023
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Owen Caissie

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Caissie is on the stairsteps of a major-league career. He just needs another year to ripen. Owen Caissie wears No. 78 on your spring roster, but has already been assigned to minor-league camp due to a groin strain that has prevented him from playing any games this spring. He won’t be making the 26-man roster right now, but he is surely ticketed for Wrigle...2025
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• MLB Pipeline has six Cubs prospects in their updated Top 100 ranking

Moises Ballesteros bats in this year’s Futures Game | Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images The future would appear to be bright. MLB Pipeline posted its updated Top 100 prospects list today and the Cubs are well-represented. In fact, it’d be seven if Pete Crow-Armstrong hadn’t graduated to the major leagues this year. Here are the six, and their rankings. Matt Shaw, No. 25 Shaw, ...2024
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• Cub Tracks C’s the future

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. The young Cubs are showing why they’re held in such high regard. These are indeed interesting times. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers...2024
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• BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10

James Triantos | Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images There are some high ceilings on the players in the bottom half of the top 10. Now we are getting into the really special prospects today. All five of these prospects would be in the Cubs’ top five in other years. I really went back and forth on whether to rank Owen Caissie or Kevin Alcántara higher. Honestly, I am still n...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ older, wiser, sadder day
Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Happy birthday to me. 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, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. Pity about Alexand...2022
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• Cub Tracks’ with six you get meatloaf
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news, four days a week. The Cubs streak was extended by a game as they gave themselves a chance for a home sweep in the final home game of the season. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits from Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, ...2022
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