One New Rumor Connects the Cubs to Jon Gray, But Another Wonders If He’s Available At All
We’ve got ourselves a bit of a roller coaster here.
Jeff Passan Doesn’t Close the Door Entirely on the Cubs Going After Anthony Rendon
It is *of course* extremely unlikely, and comes with all kinds of moving parts, but it’s still interesting to hear.
Might the Cubs Pursue an Adam Frazier Trade in Search of a High-Contact Bat?
If the Pirates unload, Frazier is certainly a different *type* of hitter than the Cubs feature.
Getting to Know New Cubs Scouting Director Dan Kantrovitz
By all accounts, the Cubs made a very good – and “annoying” to the Cardinals – hire.
Drew Pomeranz Should Be the Cubs No. 1 Free Agent Relief Target This Winter
Youth, upside, expected price tag, durability … Pomeranz is the guy.
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The Bulls Battled, But Came Up Short: Bucks 124, Bulls 115
That one doesn’t sting quite as much.
Lukewarm Stove: Padres Prospects, Gray Drawing Interest, Bumgarner Noise, Donaldson, Betts, More
The GM Meetings are winding down, and the rumors are kicking up.
Lukewarm Stove: Padres, Braves, and Dodgers Sniffing Around the Cubs, Ozuna, Darvish, More
The Cubs might not have a shortage of possible trade partners.
Cubs Reportedly Set To Name Former A’s and Cardinals Executive Dan Kantrovitz as New VP of Scouting
The Cubs front office is undergoing massive changes.
Lukewarm Stove: Padres Looking to Trade NOW, Yanks in on Top FA Starters, Wheeler, Boyd, Ozuna, More
The latest from the rumor mill, including a possible perfect trade partner for the Cubs.
How About This Trade Target for the Cubs? Rockies Righty Jon Gray
Let’s see if the Cubs can recapture some magic and unite with a pitcher they could have drafted six years ago.
Lukewarm Stove: Rays a Match for Contreras? Cardinals Out on Top FAs? Blue Jays Catchers? More
The Rays could kill three birds (catcher, right-handed power, cost-control) with one Cubs stone (Willson Contreras).
I Love This Guy: Yu Darvish is Back With More Left-Handed Antics
I love this guy.
Lukewarm Stove: Gregorius, McNeil, Hamels, Betts, Lindor, Bumgarner, More
Gregorius might not be a perfect plan for the Cubs at second base. Hamels will take one-year deals. Who is ready to dream on a Lindor addition?
Lukewarm Stove: Angels Busy Offseason, Cole, Red Sox, Boras, No Guarantee for Shogo? More
The latest from the rumor mill around baseball …
MLBTR Free Agent Projections and Predictions Not Too Aggressive for Cubs – Gibson and Harris
These are not the names you’re looking for. But we should discuss.
This Is Literally the Worst Call in the History of Baseball
I have never seen anything like it in my life.
Lukewarm Stove: Yankees Talking Luxury Tax? Strasburg Demands, Rendon Likes Nats, Starter Market, More
The offseason is here, with various decisions and calculations underway.
REPORT: Stephen Strasburg Plans To Opt-Out and Is Seeking *At Least* $175 Million in Free Agency
Show him the money! Show him the money!
Let’s Build a Low-Risk, Short-Term, High-Upside, Free-Agent Bridge to Nico Hoerner at Second Base
Didi Gregorius and Scooter Gennett offer some low-cost upside as a bridge to Nico Hoerner.
Lukewarm Stove: How Far Would You Go for Rendon? Marte-Cubs Mentions, Grandal, Sogard, More
From the rumor mill, and the price tag on Rendon.
Lukewarm Stove: Starling Marte as a Cubs Trade Target? Tsutsugo Implications, Betts, Brewers, Iglesias, More
The Pirates could be looking to move a ton this offseason, and Marte could make sense for the Cubs.
Francisco Lindor Trade Rumors Are Kicking Up, and Eventually They’ll Touch the Cubs One Way or Another
One way or another, Francisco Lindor trade rumors will impact the Cubs. And we can dream on it being a very direct impact.
Jed Hoyer Speaks: The Manager Cubs Want Ross to Be, Contractual Challenges on the Roster, More
Jed Hoyer wants David Ross to bring the Cubs back together.
Joe Maddon’s New Dream is to Beat the Cubs in the World Series
I have a very similar dream! That, and much more of note from Joe Maddon’s introduction with the Angels.
Lukewarm Stove: Trading Quintana Is Risky, Re-Signing Hamels/Strop, Urias’ Availability, Cole, Akiyama, More
Lots to get into from the rumor mill, including the considerations that go into moving Jose Quintana.
Padres Reportedly Hire Jayce Tingler as Manager
Another front office type.
There Was More Absurdity in the FIRST GAME of the KBO World Series Than a Typical Season
That’s just what I needed on Wednesday.
Lukewarm Stove: Competition for Cole? Strasburg Extension? Bradley Jr., Lindor, Much More
Cole and Strasburg would make for a very fun top of the pitching market. Also, Bradley, Jr. as a trade target? Eh …