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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 3

Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images With another strong week, the Brewers now sit in a tie for first in the division Welcome to the third week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado...2025
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• Notes from a wild second week of Padres baseball

Robert Suarez | Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Cold weather and a minor league ballpark The San Diego Padres played their second full week of baseball on the road versus the Chicago Cubs and the Athletics. They split the trip with a 3-3 record but that’s not a reflection of the battle that they came up against. The weather in Chicago was inhospitable to say the least, and they dropp...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 2

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Brewers bounce back with four straight wins but remain second in NL Central rankings Welcome to the second week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without furth...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ on with the Shōta

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Imanaga does it again, and the Cubs squeezed out enough sparks for an Opening Day victory. 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, overh...2025
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• San Diego suffers first loss of season

Randy Vasquez | Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images Padres struggle to find answers against Cubs starter The San Diego Padres took their unblemished record on the road for the first time in 2025. Unfortunately for the team and it’s fans, the Chicago Cubs ended the day with a 3-1 win at Wrigley Field, Friday. Padres starter Randy Vasquez struggled with command in two innings ...2025
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• Game 8: San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Your game thread for April 4, 2025. San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs, April 4, 2025, 11:20 a.m. PST Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL Watch: Padres TV Listen: 97.3 The Fan Projected matchup: Randy Vasquez vs. Shota Imanaga Good morning from Chicago! pic.twitter.com/0adtoDgpyE— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 4, 2025 ️: CHICAGOOOO!Watch liv...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Brad Keller

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Keller has seemingly made the team, against the odds, after reportedly picking up a couple of miles per hour on his heater. I didn’t know a thing about Brad Keller. Most of us didn’t. I knew the Cubs had him, but didn’t know he was a keeper {$} until some of the writers {$} starting insisting it was so, and saying why. Keller strikes out nin...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ time is about to begin

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Many people feel that Thomas Boswell was onto something when he said time begins on Opening Day. 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, ov...2025
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• Cub Tracks goes to eleven

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Cubs win in comeback fashion and the starter relieved the reliever. Good times. 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, s...2025
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• Cub Tracks is ready for spring

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Real games are coming soon. 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 cold-brew...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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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 11, 2025

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Get ready to report. Anne Rogers writes about spring training storylines, including the battle for the fifth spot in the rotation. It seems like the two frontrunners for the fifth rotation spot are Bubic and Marsh. Wright might be a little behind the others in his throwing progression because of his long layoff after shoulder surgery. Lync...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’ let it rain

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. A rain-shortened contest. Nobody hurt. 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 w...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 15, 2023

Do not do this! | Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images Our final Asian Baseball Wrap: NPB Busy week, huh? First, Will Smith comes back. Then the Royals splash some cash at Seth Lugo. To make room, they traded Taylor Clarke to the Brewers and get some minor leaguers back in return. They also signed Chris Stratton (and have not yet made a corresponding move). I don’t think we’ve...2023
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"As the Yankees consider the pitching market, left-hander Shota Imanaga is one of the many hurlers on the team’s radar, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post."

• Notes from a wild second week of Padres baseball
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• San Diego suffers first loss of season
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• Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 3: You keep me hangin’ on

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Cubs had another shaky ninth inning, but a great play by Dansby Swanson nailed down the win. I’m gonna make a little teeny tiny suggestion here. Maybe it’s not such a great idea for the Cubs to keep signing former Astros relief pitchers. We went through a roller-coaster ride with Hector Neris last year until he was let go, and the Ryan Pressly Era hasn’t begun...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 1

Brad Penner-Imagn Images We’re kicking off our own power rankings of the NL Central, because who doesn’t love arbitrary lists? Welcome to our first edition of NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Wi...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Cub Tracks goes to eleven
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Ryan Pressly

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The Cubs’ new closer is only under contract for one year. He might not be back after that, but he can help NOW. 36-year-old Ryan Pressly, No. 55 in your program guide, came to the Cubs after deciding to waive his no-trade clause, from the Houston Astros. Matt Festa was waived and minor league reliever Juan Bello went the other way, with Chicago agreeing t...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ goal tending

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs have their eyes on the ultimate prize. 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 ...2025
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• Cub Tracks can’t wait

Kyle Tiucker in his new white uniform | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The games are about to begin. 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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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 3
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• San Diego suffers first loss of season
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 1
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Brad Keller
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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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• Is the rotation a divisional strength for the Brewers?

Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers and catcher Gary Sanchez | Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Where do the Brewers stack up against their division foes? The Milwaukee Brewers still have some questions, but what about the rotation? This group looks a lot different than it did a few years ago. If there’s any uncertainty about the lineup being an ...2025
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• Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts writes to Cubs fans

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs owner has sent out his annual missive to the fanbase. Every year, Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts sends an email to Cubs fans summarizing the year just completed, and laying out his thoughts about the team going forward. Many of you, if you are a season ticket holder or on another Cubs email list, have probably received this email Friday morning. I ...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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• Cub Tracks’ pitcher clock

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. Is Kyle Hendricks done? Writers consider his plight, and more. 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 co...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ time is about to begin
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: A few final words
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• Cub Tracks’ goal tending
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• Cub Tracks’ camp Counsell
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• BCB After Dark: What big Cubs question remains for you days before pitchers and catchers report?

Shota Imanaga pitches at Wrigley Field in September | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Pitchers and catchers report in 3 days Welcome to your late week, late night indie coffee shop where we can pour your coffee with Irish whiskey or without out while you banter about the Cubs. Be sure you bus your tables so we don’t leave a mess for Josh. It’s been chilly and a bit slippery...2025
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• Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts writes to Cubs fans
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• Shōta Imanaga and a baseball moment of zen

Shota Imanaga delivers a pitch against the Guardians on Monday night | Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let’s take a moment to appreciate the little things I’m not gonna lie to y’all, baseball in 2024 has been quite the roller coaster for this Cubs fan. There are moments that have thrilled, like Michael Busch’s perfect walk off in the rain. There have been moments tha...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ let it rain
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• Cub Tracks’ where the great ones run...

Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Cubs thump the Rockies. More players cut. Taillon has a back issue. 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, s...2024
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 0: Shōta Imanaga shines in the rain

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs got the game in and got a great pitching performance. Let me get this out of the way first. Last Friday I wrote this article saying the Cubs should postpone Opening Day — right then. The forecasts were dire. But they got the game in, though it rained pretty hard from about the seventh inning on. So, mea culpa, they played, got Opening Day in — ...2024
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• Cubs 8, Dodgers 1: Two out of three is... actually really good

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs waited out rain and pummeled the visitors from L.A. The Cubs beat the Dodgers convincingly Sunday afternoon, 8-1, taking two of three from the team that was supposed to just rip through everyone this year and dominate the sport on the way to a World Series championship. Oh, that’s not how it works? Right, exactly: That’s not how it works. And t...2024
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• The Cubs have signed Shōta Imanaga

Shōta Imanaga pitches for Japan during the WBC championship game last March | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images At last, the Cubs have entered the 2024 free-agency chat. The Cubs were the last team to add a major leaguer to their 40-man roster this offseason with the waiver claim of catcher Brian Serven from the Rockies. Oh... you didn’t really think this article was about that, did you? ...2024
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• Cubs 8, Marlins 3: Jameson Taillon dazzles in season debut

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images And the Cubs put together a solid, varied offense and won again. Every Cubs fan was, I suspect, waiting to exhale when Jameson Taillon made his 2024 season debut Friday afternoon. Coming off a back issue and with only two rehab starts, what would Taillon look like? If Friday’s outing is any indication, it looks like we’re getting the Taillon of the second...2024
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• Cubs To Sign Shota Imanaga
The Cubs are in agreement with NPB left-hander Shota Imanaga on a deal, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today (X link). The contract is pending a physical. More to come....2024
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• Latest On Shota Imanaga
3:55pm: Chris Cotillo of MassLive reports that the Sox are considered a “long shot” to get Imanaga. 3:45pm: Star NPB left-hander Shota Imanaga will see his 45-day posting window come to a close on Thursday, meaning it’s only a matter of days before the 30-year-old will decide on his first big league team. Bidding for…...2024
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• Cubs 12, Pirates 0: Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge combine on a no-hitter

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images It’s the first no-hitter thrown by the Cubs at Wrigley Field in over half a century. You know, the Cubs might not make the postseason this year — and despite this 12-0 win over the Pirates they didn’t gain any ground on the Mets and Braves — but we will all have one wonderful, indelible memory to share all winter after Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Port...2024
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• Yankees Interested In Shota Imanaga
As the Yankees consider the pitching market, left-hander Shota Imanaga is one of the many hurlers on the team’s radar, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Imanaga would essentially be a backup plan if the Yankees can’t sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who has long been cited as one of the Bronx Bombers’ top…...2023
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• Game 8: San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 1
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• Cub Tracks’ re-Opening Day

Tater | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. It begins again, and this time, it counts. And it’s real, and it’s spectacular — this year’s model, that is. 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 ...2025
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• Shota Imanaga’s Opening Day Start Leads 5 Positive Takeaways from Tokyo Series
Just like that, the Tokyo Series is over and the regular season is on a temporary hold while spring training picks back up for a few more days. While it was neat to watch the Cubs play under such unique circumstances, the viewing experience was otherwise quite miserable for fans of the home team. Thankfully, … The post Shota Imanaga’s Opening Day Start Leads 5 Positive Takeaways from T...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Brad Keller
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• Shota Imanaga’s Record-Breaking MLB Moment Surprisingly Leaves Cubs Fans Frustrated in Opening Day Loss
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga was the Game 1 starter in the Tokyo Series. What happened that left Cubs fans speechless?...2025
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• Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 3: You keep me hangin’ on
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• Cub Tracks fills in the blanks

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The surging Cubs face the Royals in a rare spring training night game tonight. 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 ...2025
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• Cubs 9, Athletics 2: The bats come alive...

David Banks-Imagn Images ... and Shōta Imanaga strikes out a whole bunch of A’s. In the end, the final 13 games of the Cubs’ 2024 season might not mean much. Any postseason hopes hang by a very thin thread. Nevertheless, it’s always nice to see the Cubs smash baseballs all around and out of Wrigley Field, especially with recent batting struggles at home. Monday night, an 18-hit attack led ...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ spring in, fallout

Al Yellon Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Pitchers and catchers reporting day Wednesday. Most position players are in camp as well. 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 ba...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ end of an era?

SI Model Chase throws out the first pitch. | Photo by David Banks/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. SI on the skids, Hader sets a record, Stroman bites the apple, and other stories. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and...2024
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• Cub Tracks ‘ how tweet it is

Shota Imanaga — lots to like so far. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. The Cubs’ new pitcher is already popular. The Cubs Convention is ON. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, groun...2024
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• Mets Interested In Jung Hoo Lee
Most of the offseason buzz surrounding the Mets has focused on their pursuits of pitching, but USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports that the Amazins also have “strong interest” in outfielder Jung Hoo Lee. Between New York’s known interest in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga, and now Lee, it is clear that the Mets are taking a…...2023
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