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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. Billy Williams* makes it into the Hall, and other stories for the discerning reader. Today in […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 0 reads
The Chicago Cubs have added outfielder Justin Dean to the 40-man roster, claiming him off of waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he just picked up a ring. Although it has hardly been a concern that rose to the level of anything on the Major League roster, it’s been hard not to notice the extreme need in the outfield at Triple-A Iowa. Thanks to graduations and trades, the Cubs entered the offseason with just one minor league outfielder on the Iowa roster. That outfielder, Parker Ch...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 6 days ago | 3 reads
It’s Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the hippest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. Come on out of the cold. We can check your coat for you. There’s no cover charge. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 0 reads
The Cubs added a spare-part outfielder, Justin Dean, on a waiver claim from the Giants today. Dean is 29 and made his major league debut last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and appeared in 18 games, recording one stolen base and going 0-for-2 in his only plate appearances of the season. As part of […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 4 reads
The Cubs added a spare-part outfielder, Justin Dean, on a waiver claim from the Giants today. Dean is 29 and made his major league debut last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and appeared in 18 games, recording one stolen base and going 0-for-2 in his only plate appearances of the season. As part of […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 1 read
I think, by now, most Cubs fans are sober to the fact that whichever version of Alex Bregman we get over the life of his contract (or even just in 2026) is NOT going to be the version the league saw in 2018 and 2019, when he was a legitimate MVP candidate. Over those two seasons, Bregman hit a combined 72 home runs while slashing .291/.409/.561 (162 wRC+) and walking (15.4%) more than he struck out (12.0%). Elite stuff. Since then, however, he’s been a lot closer to All-Star level, r...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 6 days ago | 1 read
In our last installment, we talked about Anthony Rizzo’s appearance against the Braves April 28, 2021, and his famous strikeout of Freddie Freeman. He wasn’t the only Cubs position player to pitch in that game. After Rizzo’s K of “Frederick” (as Rizzo once called him during a rundown on the bases when he, Rizzo, was […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 3 reads
Another day, another Tyler signed to a minor league. Yesterday it was journeyman reclamation project Tyler Beede , while this one is more of a true prospect/development-project type: The Cubs have signed RHP Tyler Ras to a minor league deal. Ras spent time in the Rockies and Astros organization since being drafted in the 14th round back in 2021. Originally a Cubs 33rd round pick in 2018, he is coming off a Pro Day with Tread. pic.twitter.com/GOkYc3AL51 — Greg Huss (@OutOfTheVin...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Immediately after the Cubs signed Alex Bregman to a five-year, $175M deal on Saturday night, the Nico Hoerner rumors resurfaced. Jeff Passan said it. Keith Law said it. Jon Morosi said it. Media outlets in New York started drumming up the Yankees’ interest. The Giants had been teased. And so on. Whether we like it or not (we do not), we can’t keep denying the existence of Nico Hoerner trade rumors. And unfortunately, today, they’re getting a little louder, with a more specific note from a...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Just last week, I took a “way too early” look at a possible Cubs Opening Day roster. Today, we stand 72 days from that (hopefully not too cold) Opening Day game Thursday, March 26 against the Nationals at Wrigley Field — and two significant changes have happened since then. So let’s take another look at […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 1 read
Sources say the Cubs are stockpiling Quad-A type pitchers. Corbin Martin and Tyler Beede are reportedly in the organization now. Cub Tracks is happy to mea culpa after the big-boy signings last week. The position here was never that the Cubs were ‘cheap’ — indeed, it was that they didn’t want to win as badly […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 7 days ago | 0 reads
For weeks, baseball insiders have been saying that the free agent market has been slow moving. However it only takes one big move to potentially jump start things, and we may have gotten that in the Chicago Cubs signing free agent 3B Alex Bregman to a 5 year, $175M deal. Where does that take us? […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 7 days ago | 2 reads
It’s a new week here at BCB After Dark, the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. We’ve got a fire going in here. There’s no cover charge. We can check your coat for you. The hostess will seat you now. Bring […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 7 days ago | 0 reads
The Chicago Cubs are really cooking now on the reclamation additions for the bullpen competition. We just discussed the Tyler Beede signing , who was joining Jeff Brigham and Collin Snider in the bullpen reclamation group, and now there’s already a new name to add to the mix. Former Astros/Diamondbacks/Orioles righty Corbin Martin, come on down: Heavy cut four-seam sits 95 mph. Orioles nixed his sweeper for a “death-ball” curve early last season (which became his best Stuff+ pitc...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 7 days ago | 0 reads
We’re just four days from Cubs Convention in downtown Chicago and the Cubs have a lot to celebrate. They signed Alex Bregman to a five-year, $175 million deal this weekend and traded for starting pitcher Edward Cabrera a few days before that. It’s also the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Cubs World Series championship team, […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 7 days ago | 0 reads
The annual Cubs Convention will be held his weekend, Friday through Sunday, Jan. 16-18, at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. Hopefully, the Cubs will have announced the Alex Bregman signing by then and he’ll make his first appearance as a Cub. Beyond that, at this year’s convention many events will be focused on the club’s 150th […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 7 days ago | 0 reads
With the signing of Alex Bregman by the Cubs to a five-year, $175 million deal, reported Saturday though not yet officially announced by the team, I thought it was time to take another look at the team’s payroll and luxury tax figures for the upcoming season. Based on reporting on Bregman’s deal, this is not […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 7 days ago | 0 reads
Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms on a five year, $175 million deal, per multiple reports. There are no opt outs on the deal, but the third baseman does get a full no-trade clause. There is also reportedly $70 million in deferrals, though the exact details of the deferrals have not […]
From Lone Star Ball | 7 days ago | 1 read
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. Happy birthday to Bill Madlock*, it’s drafty in here, and other stories for the discerning […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 8 days ago | 0 reads
Former LSU great Alex Bregman is now a very, very rich man. The former Tiger is trading in his Red Sox for Cubbie Blue as Bregman signed a five-year $175 million deal with the Chicago Cubs Saturday night. A three-time All-Star, Bregman opted out of a $40 million player option with Boston to hit free […]
From And The Valley Shook | 8 days ago | 0 reads
“We don’t start stuff, but we will stop stuff; we will end stuff.” That quote from World Series winning Cubs manager Joe Maddon after a September game against the Cardinals sticks with me 11 years later. And that it resurfaced from my memory banks after a Bears-Packers thriller makes sense. After all, the Packers did a lot of talking in the days leading up to Saturday’s game against at Soldier Field in Chicago. But it was the Bears, with their play on the field, who came away with the fin...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 8 days ago | 1 read
BCB reader Joe Coney sent me a number of photos to sleuth and I decided to start with this one, a great look at the board from the 1970s. So what are we looking at here? The Cubs are, obviously, playing the Expos. It’s the top of the seventh inning — in fact, that half-inning […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 8 days ago | 0 reads
Last night, while the Bears were engineering one of the greatest playoff comebacks in league history, the Chicago Cubs were making one of the biggest free agent signings in franchise history, handing Alex Bregman a five-year, $175 million deal, complete with a full no-trade clause and something like $70 million in deferrrals (bringing the present day value of the contract down to around $150M). We got into the signing last night , the deferral details this morning , and the celebratory re...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 8 days ago | 0 reads
What a night! On January 10, the Chicago Bulls, the Blackhawks , the Cubs , and the Bears all grabbed a win of their own. The city is riding a wave of euphoria it doesn’t quite know how to handle, but it’s handling it with a lot of smiles and plenty of flexing on social media. I don’t know about you, but the way the Bulls won last night was the real surprise. What a 2-hour span for the Windy City. Have yourself a night, Chicago! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/DLENZKgNmx — SportsCenter (@S...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 8 days ago | 1 read
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Alex Bregman signed a 5-year, $175 million contract with the Cubs. Apparently, $70 million of it is deferred. Bergman will be 32 this coming season. The deferral makes the value somewhat less than $175 million but he won’t be having to buy value meals at McDonald’s any time soon. I’m […]
From Bluebird Banter | 8 days ago | 1 read