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• James Wood is scaring pitchers

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images After an explosive week, pitchers are fearful of coming after James Wood One sign that a player is a superstar is when pitchers are scared to throw them strikes. The most famous example of this is Barry Bonds, who was even intentionally walked with the bases loaded. A couple of recent Nats have been pitched around aggressively in Bryce Harper and Juan Soto. Despit...2025
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• Dylan Cease continuing to evolve in walk year with Padres

Dylan Cease | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images New pitches for his free agency season The San Diego Padres have one last season of Padres co-ace Dylan Cease. He is represented by Scott Boras, who has a history of taking his clients into free agency rather than signing extensions with their current team. The chances of keeping him beyond 2025 seem slim. During spring training and early...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade Joe Torre to the Cardinals in exchange for Orlando Cepeda

Braves Franchise History 1969 - The Atlanta Braves trade Joe Torre to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Orlando Cepeda. The trade was the result of a salary dispute between Torre and Braves GM Paul Richards who was angry at Torre for his role as a union official. MLB History 1911 - Plumbers at work on the drain pipes at Washington’s Griffith Stadium inadvertently start a fire that burns dow...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 17

... the pre-match atmosphere prior to the Six Nations Rugby match between Scotland and Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium... | Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The National Association of Professional Baseball Players is founded, a battle of Irish managers, Fergie Jenkins retires, and other stories f...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 14

Fielder Jones, in 1905 both center fielder and manager of the White Sox. | Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images A double threat hops defects to the American League 1901 The White Sox welcomed another player as part of the exodus from the National League, center fielder Fielder Jones. Jones left the Brooklyn Superbas, where he was a solid regul...2025
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• Padres reportedly sign Jose Iglesias

Jose Iglesias vs the Padres 2024 | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Padres infield is getting crowded The San Diego Padres have reportedly signed infielder Jose Iglesias to a one year minor league contract with an invite to spring camp per multiple sources. Both Robert Murray of FanSided and Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported the news this morning. It has not been confirmed by t...2025
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• Should the Braves go to the desert in search of pitching help?

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images I Want a Diamondback, Diamondback, Diiiamoondback Starting Pitcher (Just One of Theeeem) As you might’ve figured out by now, I have a toddler. He’s wonderful. But he’s also busy. And he’s not sleeping at the moment, and he’s never been a great sleeper. It can be a nasty combo sometimes. As many other parents have probably experienced, this means you don’t...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ camp Counsell

That ball is going a long way, Miguel Amaya | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The 2025 team is gathering in Arizona. Some assembly required. 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, #M...2025
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• Opinion: Padres should extend Michael King

Michael King | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images San Diego has an opportunity to secure a piece for the future Pitcher Michael King agreed to a deal with the Padres that keeps him in San Diego for 2025 with an option for 2026. It was the first feel-good move—if we can call it a move—of a grueling offseason for Padres fans. I wouldn’t stop at agreeing to contract terms to avoid arbitration, I...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Let’s stay together

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Pete Alonso returns to Flushing. The Dodgers are the new bad guys. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Here’s what sealed the deal between the Mets and Pete Alonso. The Mets re-signed free agent first baseman Pete Alonso to a two-year, $54 million deal with an opt out after one season. Jake Mintz writes that in the staring contest between Al...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: February 7

Johnny Humpries (second from left) had an uneventful career in Cleveland, but reached stardom in Chicago. On this day 84 years ago, the White Sox brought him to town. | Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive The South Siders deal a reliever on the wane for an also-ran ready to blossom 1941 In what turned out to be quite a heist, the White Sox sent pitcher Clint Brown to Cleveland for pitcher Joh...2025
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• What’s left for the Braves after signing Jurickson Profar?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images A big addition leaves the Braves with a few more holes to fill before spring training. The Atlanta Braves finally — finally! — made an offseason splash on Thursday, signing outfielder Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million deal. Profar solidifies the Braves’ outfield picture heading into 2025, where he could form one of the game’s top outfields ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs offer Alex Bregman a pillow?

Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/MLB Photos via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should try to sign Alex Bregman on a short-term deal It’s another Wednesday evening 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 all of you here, safe and sound. Please come in and join...2025
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• Cody Bellinger: ‘I fully believe in myself as a baseball player’

Marquee Sports Network The outfielder was re-introduced as a Cub Wednesday afternoon. The Cubs re-introduced newly re-signed outfielder Cody Bellinger Wednesday afternoon to a group of media that was already quite familiar with him from his year with the team in 2023. And Bellinger referenced last year a couple of times, saying that the team had “unfinished business” from 2023 from missing...2024
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• The Daily Belli watch: 3 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Baseball at Sloan Park on Friday! First, I want to remind everyone that these posts exist mainly as an open thread to discuss baseball every day. They’re not exclusively about Cody Bellinger, and this series is going to end Friday when games begin. Perhaps Bellinger will sign with the Cubs by then, perhaps not, obviously if it happens it’ll be covered here. Sec...2024
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• It's No Joke: The New-Look Cubs Are Ready to Win and Win Big in 2015
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"Scott Boras shames MLB teams for sitting out free agency: 'They're making more, but they're not spending'"

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"It’s just a matter of waiting out the staring contest between Jed Hoyer and Scott Boras."

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"According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Bellinger and agent Scott Boras…"

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"Bryce Harper is expected to return in the early months of 2023, according to his agent, Scott Boras."

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"Scott Boras, one of baseball's most influential agents, said the Atlanta Braves' World Series title was a direct result of tanking around Major League Baseball."

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"Scott Boras honors one of Kobe Bryant's final wishes by hiring Alexis Altobelli for internship"

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"Castellanos is one of the many Scott Boras-repped players populating the upper reaches of the open market."

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"The Padres and agent Scott Boras have “engaged in regular dialogue” regarding Eric Hosmer over the past few days, reports Dennis Lin of The Athletic."

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"With two of his Miami Marlin clients possibly on the trading block, agent Scott Boras says of the team, "we've seen one of our major-league jewelry stores become a pawn shop."

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"It’s a one-year deal (pending physical) for the Scott Boras client, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports adds on Twitter."

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"1 innings in 2015, has seen his agent, Scott Boras, advocating for a limit of 180."

2014
"As Max Scherzer assumes center stage on the MLB free-agent pitching market, agent Scott Boras is skipping the Jon Lester comparisons and likening him to a certain NFL Hall of Famer-in-waiting."

• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade Joe Torre to the Cardinals in exchange for Orlando Cepeda
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 17
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• Today in White Sox History: March 14
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• Padres reportedly sign Jose Iglesias
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• Should the Braves go to the desert in search of pitching help?
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• Outside The Confines: College baseball begins

Jace LaViolette | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The college baseball season started this weekend. Storylines from Spring Training. Who might yet be traded? Plus other baseball news. Good morning. We had real baseball over the weekend, albeit the kind with aluminum bats. Jacob Rudner has 12 takeaways from NCAA baseball’s opening weekend. Rudner also has 18 college pitchers who stood out this...2025
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• The Rundown: Hoyer’s Offseason Solid Despite Missing Bregman, Third Base Shaw’s to Lose, Padres Add Pivetta

The Cubs lost the battle for Alex Bregman because the Red Sox decided it was okay to outbid the nearest team by more than $10 million in AAV. That’s a big win for the third baseman and a gigantic win for Scott Boras. According to reports, Bregman received final offers from the Astros (six years … The post The Rundown: Hoyer’s Offseason Solid Despite Missing Bregman, Third Base Sh...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Spring awakening

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images Pitchers and catchers are showing up to Spring Training, but there is still some unfinished business in the Hot Stove. Remembering a forgotten hero of integration. Good morning. Jeff Passan has an update on where we stand with the remaining business this winter—including Alex Bregman. (ESPN+ sub. req.) A roundtable discussion of the start of Spring ...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ camp Counsell
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• Opinion: Padres should extend Michael King
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade Joe Torre to the Cardinals in exchange for Orlando Cepeda
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• Today in White Sox History: March 14
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• Opinion: Padres should extend Michael King
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• Who will play shortstop for the Brewers in 2025?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The loss of Willy Adames leaves a hole at shortstop; how can GM Matt Arnold fill that hole on a budget? Shortstop Willy Adames, acquired from Tampa Bay in 2021, quickly became one of the best players on the Brewers. After a somewhat down season in 2023, Adames’ 2024 was a different story. He hit .251 with 32 home runs and 3.1 WAR, finishing 10th in NL MVP v...2025
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports An uneven start to the season. I didn’t set out to be a baseball writer. I just kind of fell into it. I was sitting in the same spot that you, the reader, occupied back in 2017 and even before. I loved this space from its creation and was a commenter on a regular basis. When its previous writer rode off into the sunset after the 2016 championship, I was just ...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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• Cub Tracks just wants the year over with

Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. There are a few things to read and talk about. Happy end of year. 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, and then...2023
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• A Cubsmas Advent Calendar: Cody Bellinger was the NL Comeback Player of the Year

Cody Bellinger hits a home run against the Diamondbacks in September | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Will he continue to thrive in 2024 — and if he does, will it be with the Cubs? This is Day 11 of a Cubsmas Advent Calendar. You can read the explanation for the project and Day One here. Yesterday I wrote about the impact Adbert Alzolay’s emergence as a closer had on the 2023 Cubs. I...2023
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• Braves among finalists for Dylan Cease, per report

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images As talks intensify, the White Sox ace could even be dealt before the Winter Meetings. And...Here...We..Go!!!!! With the Winter Meetings just a few days away and many teams ready to start taking care of their major offseason needs, the rumor mill is starting to churn as it routinely does this time of year. Sources: Dylan Cease trade talks have intensi...2023
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• Outside The Confines: The future is foretold by the Cards

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Cardinals make two free agent signings. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been posted. The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes are mysterious. And other news from MLB. Good morning. I hope you are all ready for a great holiday weekend. Normally, when I hear that the Cardinals have a pitcher with the last name of “Gibson,” I get scared. But in this case, the Cardina...2023
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• John Seidler will be the new boss. What’s next for the Padres?

2024 Opening Day at Petco Park | Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The Friar Faithful are unsure what the future holds for their beloved franchise. The San Diego Padres offseason was dormant until the Seidler family provided more boardroom drama than an episode of HBO’s Succession. Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved John Seidler as the team’s control person during their...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Let’s stay together
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• What’s left for the Braves after signing Jurickson Profar?
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs offer Alex Bregman a pillow?
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1
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• Cody Bellinger: ‘I fully believe in myself as a baseball player’
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• The Daily Belli watch: 3 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
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• Matt Harvey Won't Be on Strict Innings Limit, Will Pitch in Playoffs
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• Matt Harvey Appears Ready to Turn His Back on Mets When They Need Him Most
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• Lefty Chen may be best remaining free-agent value
Wei-Yin Chen never gets a lot of press, and Scott Boras' attempt to paint him as a $100 million pitcher seemed surprising. Then again, Chen is the best lefty remaining, and his production compares very favorably with pitchers who just scored huge contracts....2015
• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Kershaw Can Bring 300 Strikeout Feat Back from Dead
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• Market for Scherzer is an unconventional course
The Max Scherzer free-agent market has defied what we think of as normal procedure. The righty's market may currently be in the range between enigma and mystery, but there remains a widespread belief that Scherzer and his agent, Scott Boras, will end up with a contract very much like the one that they want....2015
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• Harvey: Andrews gave me 180-innings limit
Mets ace Matt Harvey spoke about his innings-limit topic prior to Saturday's game at Marlins Park for the first time since his agent, Scott Boras, told CBS Sports on Friday that he shouldn't exceed 180 innings to protect his health....2015
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• Harvey: Andrews gave me 180-innings limit
Mets ace Matt Harvey spoke about his innings-limit topic prior to Saturday's game at Marlins Park for the first time since his agent, Scott Boras, told CBS Sports on Friday that he shouldn't exceed 180 innings to protect his health....2015
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• Scott Boras honors one of Kobe Bryant's final wishes by hiring Alexis Altobelli for internship
Kobe reached out to Rob Pelinka to help a family friend...2020
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• James Wood is scaring pitchers
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• Dylan Cease continuing to evolve in walk year with Padres
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 17
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• Padres reportedly sign Jose Iglesias
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• Pete Alonso reportedly makes major Scott Boras decision amid Mets, Blue Jays whispers

It was reported Tuesday night that Mets owner Steve Cohen "was back in conversation with" representatives for Alonso regarding a potential reunion....2025
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• Scott Boras shames MLB teams for sitting out free agency: 'They're making more, but they're not spending'

Three of CBS Sports' top 10 free agents remain unsigned...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 7, 2025

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Is the off-season 90 percent complete now? Craig Brown reacts to the Cavan Biggio signing. Biggio’s strength as a hitter comes from his strike-zone recognition. In his career, he’s chased on pitches outside of the zone under 16 percent of the time. That’s an elite chase rate. The league average is generally around 28 percent. It’s a fantastic foundation f...2025
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• The Daily Belli watch: 16 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Today I will share a rumor, and tell you why it’s probably nothing. Since we last met here, a day ago, there has been much kerfuffle made about what appears to be a throwaway comment buried way at the bottom of a long Sunday notes column by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale: Several executives think the Philadelphia Phillies could be a sleeper for one of the r...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Convention: It’s all about Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger celebrates a hit in August | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Will it finally move the Cubs front office to make a big deal? A week ago it looked like fans might be bringing pitchforks and torches to Cubs Convention. In fact, 24 hours before the 37th annual winter gathering of Cubs fans kicked off in downtown Chicago I was wondering what the turnout would look like. A st...2024
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• The Rays are willing to trade anyone, even Randy Arozarena

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images As all Rays fans should be accustomed to at this point, every single player on the roster is available for trade, and that includes your favorite player. With the Winter Meetings coming up, that means you’re sure to see rumors — verifiable or otherwise — that the Rays are shopping this player or that. Guess what, those tweets will be accur...2023
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• Outside The Confines: The Tigers claim the voice of the White Sox

Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images This might be the best offseason move yet. Well, one of the biggest moves of the offseason has nothing to do with players, or even with the shuffle of managers. The Detroit Tigers announced today that after Bally Sports Detroit parted ways with Matt Shepard the new play-by-play announcer for the season will be none other than White Sox great ...2023
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