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• Cubs free agent target: Carson Kelly

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Cubs should be looking at FA catchers, and here is one. The Cubs will be seeking a catcher this offseason to pair with Miguel Amaya. In fact, they will need to sign or trade for someone at this position, I’d think, reasonably soon. At the moment, Amaya is the only catcher on the Cubs’ 40-man roster. Carson Kelly might fit the bill. He was a high-round (s...2024
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• Internal Replacement
Cardinals decided to replace free agent first baseman Paul Goldschmidt with their catcher, Willson Contreras. GM John Mozeliak talked about the move: Mozeliak pointed to injuries as one deciding factor for the move. Contreras missed time this past season with a broken arm after getting hit by a swing from New York Mets designated hitter […]...2024
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• MLB insider calls this All-Star’s contract a ‘monster mistake’ by St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals have found their new first baseman in Willson Contreras after parting ways with former NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt....2024
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• The Royals’ offseason motto: Don’t reject, but don’t rely

Maikel Garcia #11 of the Kansas City Royals looks on prior to Game 4 of the Division Series | Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Improving the team doesn’t necessarily mean moving on from players Last year, around this time, I wrote about how the Royals fans had a skewed perspectives problem about the team’s roster. I argued that players like Michael Massey and Kyle Isbel we...2024
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• BCB After Dark: A return option behind the plate?

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should trade for Willson Contreras It’s the night before Halloween here at BCB After Dark: the haunted house for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to spend some time with us. There’s no cover charge. Costumes are optiona...2024
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• BCB After Dark: What about Kenley Jansen?

Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should try to sign free agent Kenley Jansen It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the fall air. We’ve got the place jumping tonight. There’s no cover charge. We’ve got a couple of tables st...2024
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• Internal Replacement
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• The Royals’ offseason motto: Don’t reject, but don’t rely
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• BCB After Dark: A return option behind the plate?
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• BCB After Dark: What about Kenley Jansen?
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the Royals spend on any? The World Series begins tomorrow, and immediately after they crown a champion, eligible players become free agents. The Royals were one of the most active teams last off-season, and GM J.J. Picollo has said he expects the same kind of financial flexibility from ownership this season. Which free agents could th...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: The case for bringing back familiar faces

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, October 17, 2024 With the playoffs in full swing and rapidly nearing their conclusion, many are eagerly watching to see who will emerge victorious. At least, that’s the idea. In actuality, the thought of seeing the Dodgers or Yankees take home another World Series trophy is met with revulsion by a large contingent of MLB ...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Who is the Rockies’ rival?

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, October 10, 2024 Rivalries are an integral part of our sporting traditions. It’s not enough to just want your team to win games — no, you must really dislike your competition. The years of antagonism between teams such as the Bears and Packers, Liverpool and Manchester United, and the Bruins and Canadiens are well-docum...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The regular season ends*

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The regular season ends, except for two makeup games today. A look back and a look ahead to the playoffs. Plus other MLB news. So in case you don’t know already or don’t want to click on the links, the Braves and Mets play their two makeup games in Atlanta today. Each team just needs to win one game to make the playoffs. So whoever wins g...2024
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• Braves News: Huascar Ynoa resumes rehabbing, Chris Sale logs 200th strikeout, and more

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. It’s been a long road to recovery for Atlanta Braves right-hander Huascar Ynoa, who has once again resumed his rehabilitation process. After missing all of 2023 recovering from Tommy John, he was ready to go in 2024 but was quickly shut down with elbow inflammation. While rehabbing in Aug...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 22, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Yet another day off. Michael Lorenzen righted the ship after a rocky first few innings last night: “I was rushing through a lot of stuff, and instead of hitting the panic button, you’re trying to figure out how to problem-solve out there and figure out exactly what’s off,” Lorenzen said. “I felt like I was able to figure it out and slow things down, slowed m...2024
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• BCB After Dark: What about Kenley Jansen?
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• After the dust cleared

Twelve days ago I wrote a post about my thoughts on the 2024 Heritage minis after receiving a bunch of the cards from Johnny's Trading Spot.I said that I didn't plan to collect the set. Even though it's a tribute to my most favorite set of all-time, the 1975 Topps mini test set, I didn't feel enthusiasm for it, mostly because trying to collect the main Heritage set was tough enough and I di...2024
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• MLB's Best and Worst, Through the Eyes of All-Star David Price
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2024
"The Cardinals do not plan on bringing veteran first baseman Paul Goldschmidt back in 2025, according to a report from The Athletic’s Katie Woo."

2023
"Dylan Dodd then went to the mound and while he gave up a leadoff single to Tommy Edman, he immediately settled in by getting Dylan Carson to line out and then getting the reigning NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt to ground into a double play."

2022
"Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt beat out teammate Nolan Arenado and Padres star Manny Machado for his first career NL MVP award."

2021
"Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, and the St."

2020
"How Worried Should The Cardinals Be About Paul Goldschmidt?"

2019
"More from both the AL and NL Central divisions… The Cardinals have yet to hold any extension talks with Paul Goldschmidt, Marcell Ozuna, or"

2018
"Martinez’s name has been connected more with the D-backs in recent days, though Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic posits that it’s difficult to envision the Diamondbacks finding a way to fit Martinez, Zack Greinke and Paul Goldschmidt all on the same payroll, should the team ultimately extend Goldschmidt beyond his current contract (which…"

2017
"Paul Goldschmidt had a two-run homer in the first and Brandon Drury added a three-run long ball in the seventh, but Arizona couldn't prevent the Dodgers from taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series."

2016
"When he speaks to youth groups or camps, Paul Goldschmidt tells them to have fun with whatever it is they are doing, but it's the second part of his advice that is the most powerful."

2015
"Howie Kendrick hit a walk-off single to drive in Yasiel Puig as the Dodgers beat the D-backs, 7-6, on Wednesday despite a four-hit night from Paul Goldschmidt."

2014
"If that happens, Tomas could fit into the Number 4 or Number 5 spot in the batting order with Paul Goldschmidt in the three-hole and Mark Trumbo interchangeable with Tomas."

• Cubs free agent target: Carson Kelly
2024

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• Internal Replacement
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• MLB insider calls this All-Star’s contract a ‘monster mistake’ by St. Louis Cardinals
2024

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• The Royals’ offseason motto: Don’t reject, but don’t rely
2024

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• BCB After Dark: A return option behind the plate?
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• BCB After Dark: What about Kenley Jansen?
2024

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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents
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• BCB After Dark: Could the Cubs strike gold with Goldschmidt?

Paul Goldschmidt | Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Paul Goldschmidt would be a good fit in Chicago. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you. New friends and old, all are welcome. We’ve got no cover charge tonight and the ...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: The case for bringing back familiar faces
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• Thursday Rockpile: Who is the Rockies’ rival?
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• The Royals’ offseason motto: Don’t reject, but don’t rely
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• Thursday Rockpile: The case for bringing back familiar faces
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta pitches third shutout through four postseason games

Set Number: X163406 Braves Franchise History 2013: The Dodgers are the first team to clinch a spot in the League Championship Series as they eliminate the Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 4 of the NLDS. Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth, the Dodgers reversed the tide on Juan Uribe’s two-run homer off David Carpenter. Carl Crawford hits a pair of solo homers for Los Angeles’s other two...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The regular season ends*
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• Braves News: DoubleHeader to Decide Atlanta’s Season, Spencer Schwellenbach starts Game 1, more

Brett Davis-Imagn Images It is win one or go home...for the offseason,,,for Atlanta on Monday. It is a story that we have seen play out far too many times this season. The Braves had the ability to potentially make things simple and easy on Sunday when it comes to making the postseason. However, due to a 4-2 loss to the Royals, Atlanta will now have to play a doubleheader in Atlanta vs. ...2024
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• Brewers put on a fireworks show in Labor Day rout of Cardinals

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Three home runs account for all of the runs scored. Box Score It may have been a day game in Milwaukee, but the fireworks came out anyway. The Brewers scored nine runs, all off of three home runs. The end result was a 9-3 rout of the Cardinals. All it took was five batters for the Brewers to take the lead. After Jackson Chourio and Jake Bauers drew walks, ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 22, 2024
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• Brewers survive late threat to win their sixth straight game

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Frankie Montas pitched seven shutout innings of one-hit baseball Box Score When the Brewers and Cardinals play, it’s generally a good idea to throw out the expectations. It’s always going to be a competitive series no matter how the teams are doing. That continued tonight, as the Brewers built an early lead but the Cardinals rallied hard late. However,...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Following the path of another tributary of the Salt River Complex.

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, August 14, 2024 The Arizona Diamondbacks are rolling. 9-1 in their last ten games and 20-5 since the All-Star break, the Snakes now sit 69-53 this season and well in control of their own playoff destiny in the coming weeks of the season as they sit atop the National League Wild Card standings and just three game...2024
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• Royals roast Cardinals’ bullpen; win 8-3

Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium on August 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images As has so often happened in Royals games this year - it was a very close one until it suddenly was not. Michael Wacha is such an interesting player to me. As I noted in th...2024
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• Cubs free agent target: Carson Kelly
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• The Royals’ offseason motto: Don’t reject, but don’t rely
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• BCB After Dark: A return option behind the plate?
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• BCB After Dark: What about Kenley Jansen?
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• BCB After Dark: Could the Cubs strike gold with Goldschmidt?
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• Should the Colorado Rockies explore signing Paul Goldschmidt?

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Since the Colorado Rockies have not yet revealed the team’s manager for the 2025 season, let’s turn our attention to some roster speculation Katie Woo broke the news during the last week of the season: The St. Louis Cardinals would not attempt to bring back former 2022 National League Most Valuable Player ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 30, 2024

Brett Davis-Imagn Images We’re in the big dance! The Royals clinched a playoff spot and Anne Rogers got the reactions from the team. That ended up being a favorite moment from Friday night because of the fact they were surrounded only by their teammates, coaches and staff. “Being able to hug everybody in that room and say we made it into the playoffs, especially after how tough last year ...2024
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• Bullpen shines, offense sputters in second straight extra-innings loss

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images A dramatic late comeback was undone by a failure to score in extra innings Box Score Having split their games on Monday and Tuesday, the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals needed to decide a series winner tonight at American Family Field. After Brewers starter Colin Rea got off to a shaky start, it looked like it might be a high-scoring affair, but after th...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 4, 2024

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Please win again, Royals. Craig Brown wrote he was still optimistic during the losing streak. A six-game losing streak in late August that spills over into September would, you would think, damage the chances of a contending team. That’s not necessarily the case as the Wild Card has become a war of attrition. Not only have the Royals stumbled in their last 10 gam...2024
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• Braves News: Huascar Ynoa resumes rehabbing, Chris Sale logs 200th strikeout, and more
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• Kendrick's walk-off, Puig's 4 hits stun D-backs
Howie Kendrick hit a walk-off single to drive in Yasiel Puig as the Dodgers beat the D-backs, 7-6, on Wednesday despite a four-hit night from Paul Goldschmidt. Arizona has now lost 13 of its last 14 at Dodger Stadium and nine straight vs. Los Angeles overall....2015
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• Kendrick's walk-off, Puig's 4 hits stun D-backs
Howie Kendrick hit a walk-off single to drive in Yasiel Puig as the Dodgers beat the D-backs, 7-6, on Wednesday despite a four-hit night from Paul Goldschmidt. Arizona has now lost 13 of its last 14 at Dodger Stadium and nine straight vs. Los Angeles overall....2015
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• Dodger that! 6-7-8 hitters have LA up 2-0
Austin Barnes had a two-run double as part of a four-run fifth inning as the Dodgers raced past the D-backs for a 8-5 win in Game 2 of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile. Paul Goldschmidt had a two-run homer in the first and Brandon Drury added a three-run long ball in the seventh, but Arizona couldn't prevent the Dodgers from taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series....2017
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• Dodgers finally get to Ray, claim Game 2 win
Austin Barnes had a two-run double as part of a four-run fifth inning as the Dodgers raced past the D-backs for a 8-5 win in Game 2 of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile. Paul Goldschmidt had a two-run homer in the first and Brandon Drury added a three-run long ball in the seventh, but Arizona couldn't prevent the Dodgers from taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series....2017
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• New father Goldschmidt returns to D-backs
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt returned to the D-backs on Saturday after missing two games to be with his wife, Amy, as she gave birth to the couple's first child, Jake....2015
• Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt lets his bat do the talking
Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt lets his bat do the talking...2015
• Golden rule: Work ethic defines D-backs star
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• D-backs' three homers keep Dodgers at bay
Yasmany Tomas, Aaron Hill and Paul Goldschmidt homered and the D-backs chased Dodgers starter Brett Anderson with a three-run fifth inning in an 8-4 win at Dodger Stadium on Monday night. With San Francisco idle, the Dodgers' magic number remained at 7....2015
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• MLB Week 7 Roundup: You’ll never guess who the hottest team in baseball is!

Bryce Harper has been on a tear this year, helping keep the Phillies at the top of the National League. | Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports The Phillies and Yankees hold the top spots in their respective leagues, while the Rockies ride good vibes right into a winning streak It’s been a wild week around the league! While we still have our heavy-hitting teams that have been holding out on top...2024
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• Slow Starters: Should We Be Worried?
JJ Bleday-Athletics-OF JJ Bleday was 1-3 with 1 R and 1 RBI against the Orioles. He was playing every day and hitting in the middle of the order to start the year. Lately, he has been sitting more as his production has dropped. He is hitting .227 with 1 HR, 5 R, 6 RBI, and 0 SB. He has cut his strikeout rate (22% K) but has not been able to hit the ball hard (3% Barrels and 26% Hardhit). There i...2024
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Rankings 2018: Advanced MLB trade chart loving Whit Merrifield, fading Paul Goldschmidt
Scott White is a senior fantasy writer for CBS Sports and released his latest trade chart...2018
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• Fantasy baseball rankings 2018: Advanced MLB trade chart loving J.D. Martinez, fading Paul Goldschmidt
Scott White is a senior fantasy writer for CBS Sports and released his latest trade chart...2018
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• Fantasy baseball rankings 2018: Advanced MLB trade chart loving Jose Ramirez, fading Paul Goldschmidt
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
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• The Royals’ offseason motto: Don’t reject, but don’t rely
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• BCB After Dark: A return option behind the plate?
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• BCB After Dark: What about Kenley Jansen?
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents
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• BCB After Dark: Could the Cubs strike gold with Goldschmidt?
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• Thursday Rockpile: The case for bringing back familiar faces
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• Thursday Rockpile: Who is the Rockies’ rival?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 30, 2024
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• Outside The Confines: The regular season ends*
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• Braves News: DoubleHeader to Decide Atlanta’s Season, Spencer Schwellenbach starts Game 1, more
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• BCB After Dark: A return option behind the plate?
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• BCB After Dark: Could the Cubs strike gold with Goldschmidt?
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• Thursday Rockpile: The case for bringing back familiar faces
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• Should the Colorado Rockies explore signing Paul Goldschmidt?
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• Milwaukee bullpen can’t hold lead as Cardinals win in extras

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Arenado’s walk-off grand slam puts exclamation point on back-and-forth game Box Score In a lengthy, back-and-forth game, the St. Louis Cardinals ultimately pulled out a come-from-behind victory in extra innings tonight over a Milwaukee Brewers team that ran out of gas at the back end of their bullpen. All three of the big stars of that bullpen—Bryan Hudson, Devi...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 53

Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The Cubs were done in by a couple of long balls in a 4-3 loss. Paul Goldschmidt has been destroying the hopes and dreams of opposing teams since 2012 when he played his first full season in the big leagues. He has a career wRC+ of 141 and has been at least 117 in every single season. First base is a rough position for the Hall of Fame, but he should at least...2024
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• 2024 NL Central Preview: A division where it is truly anyone’s game

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports From Chicago to even Pittsburgh, the NL Central is truly up for grabs in this upcoming season. Let's not beat around the bush, here: The National League representative for this season's World Series very likely won't come out of the Central Division. While it's certainly true that we do live in a baseball world where anything is possible as long as you make t...2024
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• 2024 Season Preview: St. Louis Cardinals

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Is a rotation overhaul enough to get St. Louis back to the top of the NL Central? To put it lightly, 2023 was a disaster for the St. Louis Cardinals. The club lost 90+ games for the first time in more than three decades (1990) and finished dead last in the NL Central. The only team in the National League with fewer wins than St. Louis? The Colorado Rockies. Fo...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Who is the Cubs’ biggest threat this year?

Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is likely to win the NL Central, if not the Cubs. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. There are still a few tables available. Let us know if there is anything we can do for you. The show will start...2024
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• Bird App Recap: Cardinals 4, White Sox 3 (10 innings)
Boy do these teams stink. Once again we are here for a Sunday rubber match. And boy, it turns out to be a weird one It’s Lucas Giolito Day, as the White Sox attempt to win another series before the All-Star break. Let’s tweet about it! Lucas starts off with a strike out of Lars Nootbaar. Every time I hear that guy’s name I think of this tweet. https://t.co/7QTQk7UiMQ— Not Larry, White...2023
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