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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 [...]
The Cubs will have about a month of free agency between the end of the World Series and the end of the current CBA, during which time they will have to determine whether to tender contracts to 12 arbitration-eligible players. That deadline falls on the last Friday before Thanksgiving, which is November 20. The threat … The post Cubs Have Decisions to Make on 12 Arb-Eligible Players appeared first on .
No, the Phillies aren’t playing today in the NLDS in Los Angeles, but baseball rolls on. All four series begin today with Chicago going to Cleveland for the first game, Atlanta taking on Los Angeles after that, New York going to Tampa Bay and San Diego headed to Milwaukee for the nightcap. All four series […]
A year ago, the Chicago Cubs eliminated the San Diego Padres from October baseball with a 2-1 victory in the Wild Card round. This year, the Padres have flipped the script. Riding on a hot streak, they will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series. Now, a former MLB player has backed the […] The post “Hottest Team is the Best Team”: Padres Handed Bold Message Ahead of Brewers Clash appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Milwaukee Brewers will meet the San Diego Padres in the NLDS after Milwaukee posted the best overall record in MLB during the regular season. San Diego enters the series after finishing the year on a strong note and knocking out the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card round. A major part of the Padres’ [...]
Today’s Reflections There’s not much to say about Game 2 or the Wild Card Series overall. Nico Hoerner was the only hitter to consistently rise to the challenge of the Padre pitching. Hoerner went 2-for-4 in each game with a double and RBI in Wednesday’s game. Seiya Suzuki was 2-for-7 with a run scored over […]
In Chaim Bloom’s end-of-season press conference, he was firm on his stance that the Cardinals would not take any shortcuts in building a team that could contend for division titles and World Series championships. Watching the Cubs get swept out of the playoffs in two games was quite enjoyable, but was also a good reminder […]
The Cubs’ season came to an unceremonious end on Wednesday. Chicago was easily swept out of the Wild Card Series by San Diego. They lost by a combined 12-1 margin over the two contests. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer met with reporters (including ESPN’s Jesse Rogers and Vinnie Duber of The Chicago Sun-Times) as […]
Cubs president Jed Hoyer made pitching acquisitions his top offseason priority after Chicago was swept by the Padres in the wild card round.
Hoyer took responsibility for assembling a below-replacement-level bullpen
The Milwaukee Brewers are set to play the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series. Milwaukee finished the regular season with the best record in all of baseball. However, San Diego played well to end the season and the team currently has momentum after defeating the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card […] The post Brewers’ Pat Murphy says obvious truth out loud about Padres series appeared first on ClutchPoints .
In one of the least surprising revelations of the still-early offseason for the Chicago Cubs, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer knows they need to improve their pitching staff going into 2027.
The Chicago Cubs picked the worst possible time for their offense to disappear, posting a historically bad number in their playoff exit.
Fixing the rotation tops Hoyer’s winter to-do list.
The San Diego Padres made quick work of the Chicago Cubs, but the next assignment comes with a much higher degree of difficulty. The Milwaukee Brewers await in the NLDS, with Games 1 and 2 in Milwaukee before the series shifts to Petco Park. San Diego enters with an offense that looks capable of carrying […] The post 4 bold predictions for Padres-Brewers NLDS clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Well, that was not the Wild Card round we wanted. This Cubs team provided the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in 2026. We’ll think of this as the year of the walkoff, brought to you in no small part by a pitching staff that was decimated by injuries. Pete Crow-Armstrong notching the […]
The Chicago Cubs’ playoff run came and went after falling 2-0 in the Wild Card series against the San Diego Padres. With the team out of the postseason, President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer revealed where he failed the roster this season. During his end-of-year press conference, Hoyer admitted his moves to improve the bullpen […] The post Cubs’ Jed Hoyer reveals where he did ‘poor job’ with roster construction appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Jed Hoyer held his annual postseason press conference on Friday afternoon, which the Cubs’ media release somewhat hilariously listed as October 1, and the content was just about as exciting as wet cardboard. It’s really not even worth covering, but I didn’t have anything better to do than watch Marquee — which I plan to … The post Jed Hoyer: Pitching Must Improve, Home Playoff Games Are Good appeared first on .
You know how you felt about this year’s Chicago Cubs. They had a great offense, tops in many categories in Major League Baseball. They had a great defense, leading MLB in almost every category The pitching, yikes, it was pretty bad. I’ll have more to say tomorrow when I post my final 2026 Cubs pitcher […]
The Chicago Cubs’ season ended after an ugly two-game stomping at the hands of the San Diego Padres in the opening Wild Card series at Petco Park. More News: Chicago Cubs need to target these free agent San Diego Padres While people may wax poetic about the Cubs’ 2026 run, noting how they battled through [...] The post Chicago Cubs won’t even try to land big fish free agent, per insiders appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Chicago Cubs turned in a miserable collective performance in the Wild Card series against the San Diego Padres and, as a result, were eliminated in two games. Unfortunately, given the pitching woes of this year’s team, the disappointing end to the season wasn’t exactly unexpected. More News: Chicago Cubs rout in San Diego offers [...] The post Chicago Cubs need to target these free agent San Diego Padres appeared first on ChiCitySports .
Hopefully you all follow along and have seen the Game 162 Heroes and Goats and you already knew how the final standings ended up, at least at the top and bottom. Kudos to you if you knew by the end of the first inning on Sunday that Alex Bregman had likely secured the Rizzo. In […]
Entering the playoffs, the Chicago Cubs were expected to be led by their offense. But those plans didn’t come to fruition as they were outscored 12-1 by the San Diego Padres, getting swept out of the Wild Card Series. One of Chicago’s biggest culprits was Pete-Crow Armstrong. He is the favorite to win NL MVP [...] The post Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong drops somber take on early playoffs exit appeared first on ChiCitySports .
It’s time to look back at Chicago Cubs player performances over the 2026 season. For the purposes of this exercise, the regular season is all I’m going to consider. I don’t think the clear underperformance of two postseason games moves the needle on any of these players. A reminder that these grades are 100 percent […]
The San Diego Padres rode their momentum from a strong finish in the regular season to a two-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card Series at Petco Park. The two teams met a season ago and engaged in a three-game series that saw the Padres score just five runs. San […]