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The Wild Card Series came and went this year without much intrigue. The Yankees blew the Red Sox out of the water, the White Sox stuck the final stake into the dying heart of the Astros, and the Padres embarrassed the Cubs. None of those series were competitive, but there was one that at least […]
Late Friday, MLB Trade Rumors posted their annual salary projections for arbitration-eligible players for next year. It will be interesting to see how many of these players wind up being signed before the owners’ lockout, which will almost certainly happen after the Dec. 1 expiration of the MLB/MLBPA collective bargaining agreement. It seems likely that […]
A familiar face was at Soldier Field on Sunday, as Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs watched the Chicago Bears beat the New York Jets, 23-12. Playing in their second game without Caleb Williams, who is week-to-week due to a hamstring injury, the Bears leaned on their defense to improve to 3-1. They limited the […] The post Pete Crow-Armstrong rocking Caleb Williams jersey at Solder Field is pure aura farming appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Rey Sanchez*, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1945 – Claude Passeau of the Chicago Cubs pitches a one-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers, 3 – 0, in Game 3 of the World Series, and 1947 – Left fielder Al Gionfriddo […]
The Cubs season via the lifecycle of a bear. The post Requiem for a Team: Chicago Cubs appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
The Chicago Cubs will be in the unique position this offseason of being able to rebuild almost their entire pitching staff. More News: Chicago Cubs may bring back veteran free agent outfielder after all All five of their end-of-season starting pitchers will be heading off into free agency (Matthew Boyd, Shota Imanaga, Kevin Gausman, Clay [...] The post Chicago Cubs: Shota Imanaga says goodbye, but could he be back? appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Chicago Cubs are facing some big questions this offseason—like how to deal with the impending loss of their entire end-of-season starting rotation, a third of their bullpen, their starting catcher, and both corner outfielders. More News: Chicago Cubs: Hoyer hints at one free agent he maybe won’t try to re-sign And they simultaneously have [...] The post Chicago Cubs may bring back veteran free agent outfielder after all appeared first on ChiCitySports .
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker is red hot, and some Chicago Cubs might have another reason to feel irritated.
The St. Louis Cardinals are on the rise as a future contender in the National League, while the Chicago Cubs appear to have missed their window and are fading.
*means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments. Analysis of Jed Hoyer’s press conference: Off-Season Remarks: Ian Happ Discussions: Stats and Feelings: Cubs’ MiLB Prospects for 2027: Food For Thought: Clint & The […]
Ian Happ left Wrigley Field without knowing if he had just played his final game as a member of the Chicago Cubs. The veteran outfielder is entering free...
Now that the 2026 season is over, the Chicago Cubs have now played 10 seasons since they slayed the goat in 2016. That World Series core was young, and it looked like they would reign supreme for the next 5-10 years. Unfortunately, as we know, things did not play out that way. The World Series [...] The post Chicago Cubs: A decade of falling short appeared first on ChiCitySports .
Caleb Thielbar will be a free agent this offseason. The Twins should avoid reuniting with the southpaw.
If the San Diego Padres were looking for a better way to announce themselves this postseason, they wouldn’t be able to find one. The Friars swept the Chicago Cubs at home, outscoring them 12-1 and limiting the Cubs’ offense to just eight hits. It was an all-around dominance that the Padres haven’t approached before. This […]
The Chicago Cubs should spend this offseason fixing the pitching problems that made an explosive offense carry too much responsibility. The Cubs won 89 games, led the majors in runs, and reached October behind Pete Crow-Armstrong’s breakout season and Alex Bregman’s arrival. Then the San Diego Padres swept the Cubs out of the National League […] The post 3 trades Cubs must make this offseason after early postseason exit appeared first on ClutchPoints .
After being swept by the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs have seen their 2026 season come to a close. The franchise is now beginning to think about changes to their 2027 roster. One clear area of improvement necessary is in the Cubs bullpen. Numerous players Chicago invested in over the offseason didn’t pan out [...] The post Chicago Cubs’ Jed Hoyer admits massive mistake for 2026 season appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Cubs and Phillies are done for 2026 after losing in the Wild Card round. How did the managers do?
The Chicago Cubs enter the offseason with plenty of uncertainty surrounding what their roster will look like in 2027. LHP Shota Imanaga, OF/DH Seiya Suzuki, OF Ian Happ, RHP Kevin Gausman, LHP David Peterson, and OF Michael Conforto are all set to become free agents the day after the World Series. The Cubs also have [...] The post All 12 Chicago Cubs projected 2027 arbitration salaries appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Chicago Cubs did make a valiant effort at righting their sinking pitching ship at the trade deadline. Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer went out and acquired Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes, Ryan Zeferjahn, and Braxton Garrett at the deadline. They had also traded for David Peterson a bit earlier. More News: Chicago Cubs [...] The post Chicago Cubs: Hoyer hints at one free agent he maybe won’t try to re-sign appeared first on ChiCitySports .
Speculation is mounting over the pending free agency of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal and Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki.
The Chicago Cubs have a lot of work to do this offseason. And, obviously, that work will center on pitching. More News: Chicago Cubs won’t even try to land big fish free agent, per insiders Cubs pitching was inconsistent at best and flat-out horrid at worst. They gave up the most home runs in the [...] The post Chicago Cubs president: “We’re leaning on our defense too heavily…we can’t catch homers” appeared first on ChiCitySports .
This is not going to be as fun as the position player article. This, you likely already know. And this is why: I’ve shown you that chart before, but it’s worth repeating here. The Cubs, by fWAR, had one of the worst pitching staffs in all of Major League Baseball. The only reason they were […]
Heading into the National League Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs the belief was that Michael King would start Game 1, Nick Pivetta would start Game 2 and Walker Buehler would start Game 3 if he was needed. The San Diego Padres ensured he would not be needed with a two-game sweep of the […]
This season didn’t end the way the Chicago Cubs wanted. While they achieved the original goal of returning to the […]
The Milwaukee Brewers will begin their National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. Milwaukee, of course, has yet to play in the postseason thanks to having a first round bye. San Diego swept the Chicago Cubs 2-0 in the Wild Card Series earlier this week. As the Brewers prepare for [...]