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Bruce Levine hosted another weekly chat, and offered up his thoughts on the Chicago Cubs’ roster and future plans, with a special emphasis on how things might shake out in Spring Training. The highlights:
Augie Ojeda May Well End Up the 25th Man, And Other Tidbits
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- Two NL Central Pitchers Down: Miley and Montas
- Brewers Pitcher Jakob Junis Taken Off Field in an Ambulance After Being Struck by BP Ball
- Nico Hoerner is Back to Being Nico Hoerner
- The Cubs Have TWO of the Early Front-Runners for NL Rookie of the Year
- MLBits: Spencer Strider Speaks (His and Other Pitcher Arm Injuries), Shohei Ohtani’s Latest Milestone, More
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Two NL Central Pitchers Down: Miley and Montas
A couple injuries to note among other NL Central contenders, as each of the Brewers and Reds have taken a hit to their rotation. The presumption for now is short-term on each, but I suppose we'll see. First, you have...
Apr 23, 2024
Brewers Pitcher Jakob Junis Taken Off Field in an Ambulance After Being Struck by BP Ball
A very scary scene in Pittsburgh, where Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jakob Junis, currently on the IL with a shoulder impingement, took a batting practice ball off the neck and went down. Junis was apparently on the ground for a long...
Apr 22, 2024
Nico Hoerner is Back to Being Nico Hoerner
On April 9, I took an early look at Nico Hoerner's apparently evolving approach at the plate, which featured a lot more patience and a lot more big hacks. Effectively, it seemed like he was trying for a little more...
Apr 22, 2024
MLBits: Spencer Strider Speaks (His and Other Pitcher Arm Injuries), Shohei Ohtani’s Latest Milestone, More
There's been much debate about pitcher arm injuries lately, much of it sparked by Spencer Strider's season-ending Tommy John surgery, and Strider spoke to the media for the first time since the injury on Friday. Spencer Strider on pitcher arm...
Apr 22, 2024
Chicago Cubs Sign Lefty Pitching Prospect Mitchell Tyranski
A new signing popped up on the Chicago Cubs' transaction log: lefty Mitchell Tyranski. Tyranski, 26, put up a 3.83 ERA over 42.1 innings at High-A last year in the Dodgers organization, striking out 47 and walking 21. Were you...
Apr 22, 2024
The Cubs Have TWO of the Early Front-Runners for NL Rookie of the Year
We already dove deep into Shota Imanaga's latest impressive start against the Marlins yesterday. And there's been no shortage of love for Michael Busch this season either. But I do want to take this time to illustrate just how good...
Apr 22, 2024
My Expectations and Realistic Hope for the Cubs VERY Tough Upcoming Schedule
Even though Sunday ended in a loss for the Chicago Cubs, we did get some good news in the form of positive injury updates. Ian Happ (hamstring) was available off the bench and could be good to go tomorrow, when...
Apr 22, 2024
Aaron Boone Just Got Ejected Despite Saying Literally Nothing
I know that sometimes there is a history between an umpire and a manager. I know that sometimes a manager can subtly get under the skin of an umpire without doing much that we can see or hear. And I...
Apr 22, 2024
Cubs Farm Report | April 22, 2024: Weekend Wrap
Let's get caught up on all of the action down on the farm in today's Cubs Farm Report. Cubs Farm Report | April 22, 2024 Triple-A Iowa Cubs (13-8) The Cubs were swept in a doubleheader by the Louisville Bats...
Apr 22, 2024
Looking at the Positives, Bellinger and Morel Streaking (in Opposite Directions), and Other Cubs Bullets
What started as a small convo for the bullets ballooned into a deeper dive on Kyle Hendricks, what's going wrong, and where the Cubs go from here. So if you're looking for the Hendricks discussion, that was earlier today. Despite...
Apr 22, 2024
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The Atlanta Braves (15-6) play at home against the Miami Marlins (6-18) on Tuesday. The matchup is set to start at 7:20 PM ET.The Braves will call on Max Fried (1-0) versus the Marlins and Trevor Rogers (0-2).Braves vs. Marlins...
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Apr 23, 2024
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Apr 23, 2024
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