Grading the Cubs starters: Midterms
A look at Cubs’ starting pitching from the first half of 2018. It’s the halfway point of the 2018 season so now’s a pretty good time to check in again...
Daily Archive: July 2, 2018
4 Questions Cubs Must Answer as Trade Deadline Approaches
With the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline firmly in sight, the national media focuses largely on big names like Manny Machado and Cole Hamels. But given the Chicago Cubs finite...
After scoring 46 runs in 4 games, theories abound for reasons behind Cubs’ surging offense
The wind had blown out only five times in 35 games at Wrigley Field before last weekend, leading Joe Maddon to wonder aloud about a long, cold Chicago spring that...
Notable International Prospect Signings
With the 2018-19 international signing period kicking off today, there will be dozens of six- and seven-figure bonuses handed out to teenage prospects, primarily out of Latin America, filtering in...
Cubs Land No. 5 Prospect, Spend Big on First Day of International Free Agency
As a result of penalties from their international spending spree in 2015, the Cubs had been limited the past two summers in how much they could spend in total and...
Cubs Quick Hits: Ian Happ’s Evolving Plate Approach Yielding Big Results
Ian Happ is surprising me. Not that I didn’t think the youngest position player on the team would successfully adjust to early performance issues, I just didn’t think it would...
We traded Manny Machado to every team. Here’s who he helps most
All 29 other teams would get better with the O’s star added to their roster, but the Machado bump could put these contenders over the top. …Read the Rest Source::...
Do You Wanna Build a Snowman? Cubs Working Together, Riding Huge Innings in Offensive Outburst
It was hot as hell this weekend in Wrigley, but the Cubs managed to find a patch that was still frozen over from the 2016 World Series. How else do...
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Tigers series preview
This Tigers team has struggled much of the year. The Cubs haven’t played the Tigers since 2015. So I asked Ashley MacLennan, who writes articles for us here and who...
Cubs to ink No. 5 int’l prospect Gallardo
The Cubs’ desire to sign above-average athletes with above-average baseball skills is one of the main reasons why they have been so successful on the international market. …Read the Rest...