After the Cubs whiffed on Dylan Cease and Tatsuya Imai, the Cubs’ path for a “big” offseason has narrowed dramatically. And based on the latest Alex Bregman rumor, that gate is about to shut a little further.
Check out what Buster Olney and Jesse Rogers had to say about the biggest free agent still connected to the Chicago Cubs this offseason.
Alex Bregman Rumors
Starting with Olney, who has the key update :
The Boston Red Sox want Bregman and have signaled a willingness ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| about 2 months ago
| 4 reads
With the holiday season over, Major League Baseball gets back in the swing of things this month with several deadlines coming up, which will be followed by the opening of spring camps next month. We’re only 46 days away from the Cubs Spring Training opener against the White Sox, Feb. 20 at Sloan Park. So, […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| about 2 months ago
| 2 reads
Cub Tracks was, as far as I know, the first place that the Cubs brass were compared to Ferengi. I see that comp often, these days, in my perusal of zillions of inane articles that result in these pages. By now, it’s become too obvious, though no less accurate. Jed Hoyer’s dismissal would have helped […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 2 reads
It’s a new year here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Welcome back. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. There’s no cover charge. We can check your coat. There are still a few tables available. Bring your own beverage. BCB After […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 4 reads
On the first day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meAn Anthony Rizzo retirement for the ages, On the second day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meA $2 scorecard On the third day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meThree Schwarbombs in the first All-Star Game Home Run Swing-Off On the fourth day of […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 3 reads
Taylor Davis had become a folk hero to Cubs fans when he hit a game-tying grand slam against the Cardinals in a game in May 2019. That’s always fun to re-watch, so here it is [VIDEO]. Your browser does not support the video tag. Davis played in just 20 games over parts of three seasons […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 3 reads
It’s a huge bummer that things simply did not work out for Caleb Kilian with the Chicago Cubs. He was a modest prospect at the time he was acquired in the 2021 Kris Bryant trade, but pretty quickly saw his stuff take a step forward. He blew up in the Arizona Fall League, and made it to the big leagues the following year. He dominated for a little bit of one game, the hopes got very high, and then it all kinda fell apart.
Over the next few years, Kilian made it back to the big leagues a co...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 2 months ago
| 4 reads
I probably fall somewhere in the middle on the Cynical Scale when it comes to “Team X is interested in Play A” rumors, knowing that there is typically a minimal measure of truth to them, but also that there is almost always an agenda behind (1) the rumor getting out and (2) how the rumor is framed by the originating source.
For that reason, I try to walk myself – and you – through a report in a way that contemplates a number of layers, without simply buying or dismissing it whole cloth.
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 2 months ago
| 5 reads
Today, we stand 80 days away from the Cubs’ Opening Day game March 26 against the Nationals at Wrigley Field. That’s 11 and a half weeks, which is plenty of time for the Cubs to sign or trade for new players, and I am reasonably certain they will add one or more such players, even […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 6 reads
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. A good day for center fielders, several sad passings, and other stories. Today in baseball […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 6 reads
On the first day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meAn Anthony Rizzo retirement for the ages, On the second day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meA $2 scorecard On the third day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meThree Schwarbombs in the first All-Star Game Home Run Swing-Off On the fourth day of […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 4 reads
This Cubs offseason has stunk — no doubt about it — but the Bears are sustaining me. It’s been half a decade since our football team sniffed the playoffs … and a lot longer since we actually thought they had a shot at doing anything with their opportunity. So as I sit here today, bummed and annoyed by the all too familiar lack of aggression from the Cubs front office, I am perked back up by Caleb Williams chasing franchise history at Soldier Field this afternoon and continuing that momentum in...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 2 months ago
| 6 reads
1960s era Cubs shortstop Don Kessinger is instantly recognizable in this photo. The Facebook page where I found it helpfully identified the other three people in the photo. The Cubs are obviously playing the Phillies. No. 6 is Cookie Rojas, later a Cubs coach. The other Phillies player is Don Money, and the umpire is […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 1 read
Well, it looks like Alex Bregman or bust now. It’s easy to be discouraged by the lack of progress on the team-building front. These are not good times. I remember when the ballboy (actually clubhouse attendant Francisco “Chico” Herrera) played left field for the Dodgers. The Cubs might want to field Fabian De Hoyos. He’s […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 4 reads
On the first day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meAn Anthony Rizzo retirement for the ages, On the second day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meA $2 scorecard On the third day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meThree Schwarbombs in the first All-Star Game Home Run Swing-Off On the fourth day of […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 2 reads
BCB reader Clark Addison sent me this photo just because he thought it was funny, showing umpire Bruce Froemming in the middle of expectorating. He didn’t expect me to want to sleuth it, but… come on now, you know me pretty well by now. I had to do it. So what do we know about […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 5 reads
The Magic 8-Ball really don’t think that Nolan Arenado is going to be traded to the Cubs. I don’t give them good odds of landing Bo Bichette, either. Slightly better odds of Alex Bregman manning the Chicago third sack. I half-suspect the Cubs are done adding. Anyone they add is likely to be wearing a […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 3 reads
On the first day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meAn Anthony Rizzo retirement for the ages, On the second day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meA $2 scorecard On the third day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meThree Schwarbombs in the first All-Star Game Home Run Swing-Off On the fourth day of […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 1 read
Let’s just say that Daniel Descalso was no one’s favorite Cub. He was signed after the Cubs traded Tommy La Stella to the Angels for a minor leaguer who never pitched in a single game in the Cubs organization, much less in the majors. Then TLS went on to have a monster first half in […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 9 reads
In some years, I post an article toward the end of the year revisiting my bold predictions for the Cubs for that season. Why didn’t I do that in 2025? Well… here are my five bold predictions for the year just completed. I got close on one of these, at least. The Cubs did win […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 0 reads
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. RIP Bill Veeck*, and other stories. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Ray Jacobs, Nick Dumovich, […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 1 read
On the first day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meAn Anthony Rizzo retirement for the ages, On the second day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meA $2 scorecard On the third day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meThree Schwarbombs in the first All-Star Game Home Run Swing-Off On the fourth day of […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 2 reads
News item: So, okay, the guy who could have really helped the Cubs rotation isn’t available anymore. And here’s the money for Tatsuya Imai: Yes, the Cubs could easily have afforded that. Maybe it wasn’t totally about money — remember, Imai had said at one point that he wanted to challenge himself by NOT signing […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 5 reads
On the first day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meAn Anthony Rizzo retirement for the ages, On the second day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meA $2 scorecardAnd an Anthony Rizzo retirement for the ages On the third day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meThree Schwarbombs in the first All-Star Game Home […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| 2 months ago
| 3 reads
MLB Rumors: Kirby Yates and the Anaheim Angels have agreed to terms on a one year, $5 million deal, while fellow righty reliever Hunter Harvey and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms on a one year, $6 million deal, with $1.5 million in incentives, per reports. In addition — and potentially related to the […]
From Lone Star Ball
| 2 months ago
| 9 reads