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Justin Steele’s Cut-Ride Fastball, Drew Smyly’s ‘Unicorn’ Churve Keying Success
Justin Steele is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA while striking out nearly one batter per inning, and he’s doing it…
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Hayden Wesneski Running Away with Rotation Race, Cam Sanders Making Case for Bullpen Role
Though I have been riding the Adrian Sampson train for a while now, it’s become exceedingly clear that Hayden Wesneski…
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Adrian Sampson Among MLB’s Most Successful Starters Throwing High Heat
I spent all last season waiting for the other shoe to drop on Adrian Sampson, for his carriage to turn…
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Mark Leiter Jr. Rejoins Cubs on Minors Deal
It looked like Mark Leiter Jr. would be pitching for a different organization after he rejected his outright assignment, but…
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Cubs Were MLB’s Worst Team at Generating Strikes with Elite Velo Last Year
We’ve known for years now that the Cubs need to add both strike throwers and hard throwers, preferably by finding…
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Yo, Adrian! Sampson Should Be Able to Leverage Revamped Repertoire to Repeat Success in 2023
One of the most pleasant surprises from an otherwise forgettable 2022 Cubs season was the emergence of Adrian Sampson as…
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Cubs Sign Hard-Throwing RHP Jordan Holloway to Minors Deal
According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Cubs have signed former Marlins righty Jordan Holloway to a minor league deal with…
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Kyle Hendricks Bullish on Ability to Rebound, Earn $16M Club Option for 2024
Kyle Hendricks won’t be ready for Opening Day 2023, but he’s still hoping to do enough this season to merit…
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Kyle Hendricks 6 Weeks into Throwing Program, Sounds Like April Is Optimistic Target for Return
Kyle Hendricks is coming off the worst season of his career, which immediately followed what had been his worst season,…
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Jameson Taillon, Tucker Barnhart Developing Early Bond Over Margarita Pics in Return to NL Central
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m going to be leaning pretty heavily into both Tucker Barnhart and…
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