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#Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Under two weeks remain until Opening Day and the Cubs are still jenga-ing.
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The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you how many games at third base will Christopher Morel play.
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After signing a minor-league deal in early March, Garrett Cooper has been making a case for the Chicago Cubs to include him on their Opening Day roster. The veteran has experience at first base and right field, and versatility will likely factor into the Cubs' roster decisions ahead of the March 28 season opener.
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The first in a four-part series. Today we thumbnail the Cubs’ starting outfield and backup candidates.
Halfway through Spring Training, a spot or two in the outfield remain open. Ian Happ, Cody Bellinger, and Seiya Suzuki are the starters, with MIke Tauchman the fourth man and Player X still to be determined.
Alexander Canario would seem to have the inside track as the fifth man, with David Peralta maybe the best sixth option, assuming that the...
The Chicago Cubs trimmed their Spring Training roster with a series of cuts on Sunday. It comes as no surprise regarding some of these players, but players like Matt Mervis and Keegan Thompson will have to continue working their way back to the big-league roster.
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We are 10 days from the season opener at Texas.
Sunday, the Cubs announced more spring roster cuts, reducing the total number of players still in camp to 42.
Let’s have a look at those remaining, and see if we can suss out who’s going to be standing along the baseline at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas for player introductions 10 days from today.
Starting pitchersAs of...
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The Dodgers and Padres arrive in Seoul. Teams are dealing with injuries.
I believe it is the AP style guide that any story about Korea has to have some kind of Seoul/Soul pun in the headlines.
Thomas Harrigan has what you need to know about the Seoul Series. Fabian Ardaya notes that the Dodgers got a rock star-like greeting from the fans when they arrived in Seoul. (The Athletic sub. req.) Karl Ravech and Eduardo Perez will be calling the Seoul Series for...Charlie Lau, coaching with the Yankees in 1981 | Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images
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The Cubs sent more baseballs out of the yard Sunday at Sloan Park.
MESA, Arizona — The Cubs hosted many of the regulars from the defending World Series champion Rangers and put the hurt on them, hitting two home runs and smashing several other extra-base hits in an 8-6 victory. Since March 9, including split-squad games, the Cubs are 8-1. (Not that spring wins and losses mean anything, but wins are always nice.)
In the bottom of the first, Seiya Suzuki,...
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Go get em, Javier.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
MESA, Arizona — Today’s roster moves: Here.
What will become of Drew Smyly with the Cubs this year? He didn’t look good in his Saturday outing in Mesa against the Royals, but per this Meghan Montemurro article in the Tribune, Smyly was satisfied with his effort:
Smyly’s final line from his start Saturday did not look great — five runs on four hits, including two home runs in 4 1/3 innings — but he was pleased with...
Sunday’s game threads are all right here.
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Five more roster cuts were announced Sunday.
The Cubs today reduced the spring roster from 47 to 42 players.
Right-handed pitcher Keegan Thompson and infielder Matt Mervis have been optioned to Triple-A Iowa.
Three non-roster invitees have been assigned to minor league camp: right-handed pitcher Cam Sanders, catcher Bryce Windham and infielder Chase Strumpf.
The Cubs' spring roster of 42 players now consists of 22 pitchers (which includes 5...
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Don’t expect anything different when the season begins.
Christopher Morel has played in 12 Spring Training games this year.
He’s made four errors.
Extrapolate that to a full season and you’d be looking at (checks notes) about 50 errors, which would be... not very good. Overall, in the 12 games he’s had 24 chances and recorded eight putouts and 12 assists to go along with those errors, which is a fielding percentage of .833....
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#Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. It rained baseballs Saturday as the Cubs split their squads but not their lumber. The Royals had some bombs stored, too. Many wow.
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The Cubs smashed five home runs and beat the Royals, and also won a split-squad game against the Angels.
MESA, Arizona — Jordan Lyles has been around a long time, 2024 will be his 14th MLB season. His 5.24 career ERA is the second-worst of any pitcher in the Modern Era (since 1900) with at least as many innings (1,504) — only Jose Lima (5.76) is worse.
That sort of pitching was on display Saturday afternoon at Sloan Park. The Cubs smashed five...
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Go get ‘em, Drew and Ben.
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It’s another split squad day.
MESA, Arizona — A pair of games today, splitting the squad for the second time this spring. The Mesa game begins at 3:05 p.m. CT, the Tempe game at 3:10 p.m. CT. There will be only one set of game threads covering both games.
Here are today’s particulars.
At Mesa:
Cubs lineup:
Let's play two!
Here is today's split-squad lineup vs. the Royals at @SloanParkMesa.
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