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• Lukewarm Stove: Ryan Kalish Making Nate Schierholtz Expendable?

  10 Mar 2014

  

  That's the rumor, according to Jon Morosi. Schierholtz available doesn't surprise me, but the Kalish bit is strong praise.

  (55 Comments)

• Spring Training Miscellany: Cubs 3, Giants 2 – March 10, 2014

  10 Mar 2014

  

  With the win, the Cubs are at .500 on the Spring.

  (23 Comments)

• Lukewarm Stove: Injury Shake-Up, Samardzija, Santana, Diaz, Carpenter, Headley (UPDATE)

  10 Mar 2014

  

  Kris Medlen went down for the Braves, and the severity isn't yet know. The implications could be significant, though.

  (24 Comments)

• Could the Cubs’ TV Deal Look More Like the Dodgers’ Deal Than the Phillies?

  10 Mar 2014

  

  It's hard to see that being true, but even if the Cubs fall in the middle, we're all going to be happy about the huge revenue bump.

  (70 Comments)

• Is the NL Central Really All that Tough? How is the Cubs’ Strength of Schedule?

  10 Mar 2014

  

  By WAR projections, the answers are somewhat surprising.

  (20 Comments)

• Patience Will Remain a Key with Arodys Vizcaino and Other Bullets

  10 Mar 2014

  

  Everyone loves the velocity and the stuff, but he's coming back from serious arm issues. Patience, baby. Patience.

  (69 Comments)

• Spring Training Miscellany: Brewers 8, Cubs 10 – March 9, 2014

  9 Mar 2014

  

  The Cubs won a back-and-forth affair to climb to 5-6 on the Spring.

  (48 Comments)