So, About Those Collective Bargaining Talks – Any Progress Coming?
We all know a lockout is highly likely this week, but what about progress in the meantime?
Kris Bryant Reportedly Drawing Recent Interest from the Phillies and Mariners
I didn’t think Bryant would be a guy to sign early, but now I pretty much wonder about everyone.
Chicago Cubs Sign Reliever Locke St. John to a Minor League Deal
A lefty with a little bit of funk to add to the Cubs’ reliever mix.
Nick Castellanos Reportedly Looking for a Deal in the Seven or Eight-Year Range
I love Castellanos’s bat as much as anyone, but that would be a surprising length of a deal.
Today Could Be “Bananas”, Cubs Among the Quiet Teams, Heyward’s Greatest Catch, and Other Cubs Bullets
Will the Cubs participate in the frenzy today?
“Belief” is that Corey Seager Will Sign Today, Too
The free agent shortstop is expected to wind up back with the Dodgers or maybe the Rangers or the Tigers or (insert not Cubs).
The Max Scherzer Stuff is Getting Boiling Hot, and Sounds Like He’ll Sign Soon (UPDATES)
We could get word on Scherzer’s next team as soon as tonight, and it could be a record-breaker.
And Jon Gray is Signing with the Texas Rangers, Which Will Start to Make Us Chippy (UPDATE)
I can still be patient and all that, but this one is annoying.
Kevin Gausman is Signing With the Toronto Blue Jays
Gausman reportedly gets five years and $110 million.
Why Things Are Going Nuts Today, Three Days Before the CBA Expires: Logistics!
Today has been wild and it’s going to get wilder very soon. Like, before Wednesday, it turns out.
Rangers Reportedly Signing Marcus Semien to a Seven-Year(!) Deal (UPDATE)
They were always expected to be big spenders this offseason, but the Rangers are not messing around.
Byron Buxton is Apparently Signing a Long-Term Extension with the Minnesota Twins (UPDATES)
If you were hoping one of the best and brightest would be on the free agent market next year, no dice.
Michael Lorenzen Wants to Become a True Two-Way Player, Cubs Among Reportedly Interested Teams (UPDATE: Angels)
Michael Lorenzen for Cubs rotation AND Cubs outfield?
Stray Madrigal Thoughts, Both Parts of the Pitching Market, Franco’s Deal, and Other Cubs Bullets
It’s good to have a uniquely weird bat in the lineup, I suspect.
Rays Sign Corey Kluber to a One-Year Deal
This would’ve seemed an intelligent risk for the Cubs.
Kevin Gausman “Expected to Agree to a Contract in the Next 2 or 3 Days”
One of the top arms on the market could sign very soon, and that’s going to shake even more loose.
Super Two Cut-Off Means Ramirez Qualifies, Wick Does Not
Newly-acquired outfielder Harold Ramirez will be arbitration-eligible, but reliever Rowan Wick will not.
Mets Moving the Market, Cubs Quiet So Far, Hendricks and Miley, and Other Cubs Bullets
Things are really getting hot, and you wonder when that’s going to spur the Cubs.
New York Mets ALSO Signing Outfielder Starling Marte to a $78 Million Deal
All right, well, they certainly had a plan.
Mets Add Another Position Player, Signing Mark Canha to a Two-Year Deal
The Mets wanted to be the team to jump the position player market, apparently.
Lukewarm Stove: Rays Trade Luplow, Red Sox Signing Wacha, Báez Down to Three(?), Mullins, More
The three “main” teams for Javy Báez, a couple moves going down, and more of the latest from the rumor mill.
Mets Signing Infielder Eduardo Escobar to Two-Year Deal – Wonder About Those Implications
Does this have anything to do with Javy Báez? What does it say about the position player market? And Mets trades?
The Detroit Tigers Have Reportedly Talked Contract with Javy Báez “Within the Last Several Days” (UPDATES)
Are the Tigers trying to get Báez signed before the CBA expires next week?
Chicago Cubs Release Nine Minor Leaguers
It’s the time of year when minor league roster re-shuffling kicks back off.
Wild Trade Proposal Season Continues – Contreras for Luzardo?
I like Jesus Luzardo as a flyer for the Cubs, but in a trade for Willson Contreras? No way.
Cubs Prospect Notes: Velazquez’s Swing Change, Kilian’s Tweaks, Prospects Climbing, Rule 5 Draft, More
I don’t just love how well the Cubs prospects did in the AFL – I love hearing about how they made substantial improvements to their game.
The Busy Days Ahead, the Franco Extension and Young Stars, and Other Cubs Bullets
The lead up to December 1 could be among the busiest offseason stretches we’ve seen in a long time.
Free Agent Righty Jon Gray is Viewed as a “Good Candidate to Sign Within the Next Week”
Is Gray following Steven Matz in signing quickly? Also, if you could get Gray on a similar deal …
Wade Retires, Nico Does Good, Cubs Lose a Scout, and Other Cubs Bullets
A former Cubs closer hangs ’em up.
Cubs Reportedly Among the Teams Interested in Free Agent Marcus Stroman
We’re still a ways from a finish line, but I do love to see the Cubs listed among the Marcus Stroman pursuers.
We Are Now One Week Away from the Expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
The players have four key bargaining priorities that need met by ownership before this fight will be resolved.
And Now George McCaskey Reportedly Addressed Bears Players to Deny the Matt Nagy Firing Report
In things that could’ve been handled yesterday.
Nelson Velazquez Wound Up Ranking Really High on the AFL Prospects List
How about the highest-ranked non-top-100 prospect? That do anything for you?
Matz Aftermath, Rodon an Alternative, Cubs Diversity, and Other Cubs Bullets
What about a different hard-throwing lefty?
The Mets Are BIG MAD About the Cardinals Signing Steven Matz (UPDATES)
Mets Owner Steve Cohen took to Twitter this morning to blast Matz’s agent.
The Bad News is Steven Matz Didn’t Choose the Cubs, the Worse News is He Chose the Cardinals
Matz gets four years from the Cardinals.
MLB is Moving the Tender Deadline Up to November 30
A logistical change that’ll benefit everyone.