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Cubs Reportedly Showed Interest in Guardians’ 1B Josh Naylor During Winter Meetings
Now that the biggest contract in professional sports history has been agreed to — pending an official announcement, anyway —…
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Shohei Ohtani Joins Dodgers for 10 Years, $700M (Updated to Include Value Calculations)
Holy shit. Might do more analysis on this at some point, but no way in hell were the Cubs gonna…
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Making a Case for Optimism Regarding Matt Chapman’s Offense
It’s all about results at the end of the day, so there’s reason to eschew peripheral data in favor of…
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Report: Shohei Ohtani Decision ‘Imminent,’ Could Come Friday
Multiple reports have said Shohei Ohtani was likely to announce his new team shortly after the Winter Meetings ended, with…
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Jeimer Candelario Signs 3-Year, $45M Deal with Reds
Since the Cubs have remained mostly silent so far this offseason, the only impact on their 2024 chances has come…
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Cubs Select 2B Hayden Cantrelle, Lose 4 Others in MiLB Portion of Rule 5 Draft
The Cubs did not select any players in the major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft, nor did they…
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Cody Bellinger Reportedly Seeking $300M, Could Be ‘Scott Boras Winter’ for Cubs
Even if they somehow manage to land Shohei Ohtani, a reality that seems less likely by the hour, the Cubs…
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Cubs Indeed Seem to Be Pivoting from Ohtani, Payroll Could Still Exceed CBT Threshold
Word out of the Winter Meetings Tuesday was that the Cubs were pivoting from Shohei Ohtani and possibly even Yoshinobu…
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Jed Hoyer Has ‘Stern Words’ for Reporter, Says ‘Nothing to Report’ on Shohei Ohtani Pursuit
Update: Following Ohtani’s announcement, Bob Nightengale penned an excellent column in which he called out the way he and other…
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Dave Roberts Confirms Shohei Ohtani Meeting to Reporters
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts either didn’t get the memo about secrecy or he’s simply compelled by a desire to be…
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Christopher Morel Reportedly Mentioned in Tyler Glasnow Trade Talks, Cubs Discussing Options with Rhys Hoskins
I wrote on Monday that there’s no way the Cubs would consider trading Christopher Morel to the Rays straight-up for…
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Report: Cubs’ Optimism Regarding Shohei Ohtani Has ‘Significantly Waned’
No one seems to have much beyond informed speculation when it comes to Shohei Ohtani, so apply all necessary caveats…
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Former Top Cubs Prospect Brailyn Márquez Signs with Astros
Few prospects have rocketed up the charts as quickly as lefty flamethrower Brailyn Márquez, who shot to the top of…
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Cubs Looking at Matt Chapman, Still Have Interest in Rhys Hoskins While Awaiting Shohei Ohtani Decision
The Cubs will remain focused on Shohei Ohtani until he makes the decision that is keeping all of baseball in…
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Carter Hawkins Addresses Media in Nashville Since Jed Hoyer Isn’t at Winter Meetings Yet
Jed Hoyer is the primary mouthpiece for the Cubs front office with GM Carter Hawkins serving as sort of a…
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Braves Not Pursuing Shohei Ohtani After All, Interest in Dylan Cease Overblown, Never Close on Aaron Nola
Contrary to a report from MLB Network’s Jon Morosi that the Braves were involved in the Shohei Ohtani race, an…