Wade Davis Bolsters Flexibility of Bullpen
Before we dive into new Cubs reliever, Wade Davis, let’s talk about new (again) Yankees closer, Aroldis Chapman and what he meant to the Cubs bullpen. Chapman came to the Cubs as a rigid one inning...
View ArticleOur First Cubs Ramblings of 2017
With the Earth having completed yet another orbit around the sun, there really hasn’t been that much to write about with regard to the Chicago Cubs. Other than Ryan logging all the public Hall of Fame...
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Leave Maddon Alone
I wish I had been at the Cubs Convention this weekend. My family and I were making plans to go out of town when the tickets to the Convention went on sale. Things changed, and we are actually in town,...
View ArticleWay Too Early Look At the 2017 MLB Draft
As I continued to stay in my happy place, the baseball world went on and things happened: The Orioles’ 2017 lineup got a whole lot better on Friday morning, as Baltimore made official the re-signing of...
View ArticleThe Cubs’ Title Defense
As we inch closer to when pitchers and catchers report everyone is getting excited to see what will happen for our Defending World Series Champion Chicago Cubs. Talk about an amazing time at the end of...
View ArticleDid You Catch All That? The Continuing Evolution of the Cubs Catching...
With the first pitchers and catchers workout completed, we can take a look back at a few storylines that are emerging in the early days of official Chicago Cubs spring training. You can check out...
View ArticleThe Kris Bryant Extension Watch
The Chicago Cubs drafted Kris Bryant in the summer of 2013, and I’m pretty sure he’s been all that we’ve dreamed of and so much more. Of course, depending on who you talk to, Bryant might get even...
View ArticleThe Cubs’ Financial Flexibility
While the Chicago Cubs continue tuning up for the regular season, when games actually count, I noted that the MLBTR folks had started talking about the free agents come next offseason. MLBTR ranked...
View ArticleThe New Cubs Benchwarmer
In Thursday afternoon’s Chicago Cubs practice game, the regulars rested, but there were some implications for the guys who did play to entertain the crowd. You see, the roster heading to St. Louis in...
View Article2017 Division Preview: 1st Place Chicago Cubs
There is something wonderful about writing a blog previewing a Cubs season that doesn’t include things like a World Series Championship drought. Or an NL pennant drought. Or a division championship...
View ArticleThe Cubs’ Draft Bonus Pool
With the MLB Rule 4 Draft still about a couple months away, we can look back at my previous assessment of the Cubs’ resources for acquiring domestic talent: We can use the previous year’s draft slot...
View ArticleThe Chicago Cubs’ Haul in the 2017 MLB Draft
As you may have guessed from the first two days of the MLB Draft, the Chicago Cubs were pretty big on picking pitchers with high floors and room for growth. We discussed this in the past, and also on...
View ArticleDreamcast 14: It’s Never Too Soon to Talk About the Trade Deadline!
This week, after calling a truce due to conflicting sports loyalties, Rice talks with veteran baseball writer Justin McGuire (@JMcGuireMLB) about baseball (what else?) thanks to the peace offering of...
View ArticleOne Week to Cubs Draft Signing Deadline
Now that Alex Lange is done with the College World Series, he can focus his attention towards signing with the Chicago Cubs as the highest-profile not-so-officially-signed draftee from the MLB Draft...
View ArticleRock Bottom
Just a few days after the beatdown on Bobblehead Day, the Chicago Cubs ended the nominal first half of the season with a clunker against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Last season, the Cubs of course played...
View ArticleRisk, Reward, and Regret
After a crummy first half, we talked on the Dreamcast about how the Chicago Cubs might go about turning their season around to win the division as most of us thought they would this year. I think most...
View ArticleAnd the Cubs Never Lost Again
Well, the second half is underway, and methinks the Chicago Cubs are doing okay for now… #Cubs since All-Star break* 6-0 record* +27 run differential* 16 Home Runs* 2.00 starter ERA* No first inning...
View ArticleAre You Qualified? New CBA Edition
News from the wire about this coming offseason’s qualifying offer: Teams have been told that at the qualifying offer to free agents this offseason will be in the $18 million range, maybe $18.1 million....
View Article#HugWatch Season
The Chicago Cubs again jumped the market on trades this year, landing Jose Quintana in a rare Chicago-to-Chicago trade. Although I feel that the Cubs as currently constructed can get to the playoffs...
View ArticleCubs Make a Trade For Justin Wilson & Alex Avila (UPDATES)
We were just discussing #HugWatch Sunday before the Cubs game, and after the game finished, some minor fireworks started to go off: Sources: #Cubs working hard to land #Tigers’ Justin Wilson. At least...
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