Weekend Catch-Up: Weird Baseball, Series Win, Rumors Floating, More

The Cubs beat the Diamondbacks twice out of three tries, and a couple interesting rumor-type-things floated out. If you missed anything, catch up …

Friday, June 3

• Friday’s Bullets included bits on Dexter Fowler’s defense, Ben Zobrist’s offense, and much more.
• Javy Baez had himself a game, and is making tremendous progress.
• The Cubs are reportedly still considering their bullpen options, and Andrew Miller’s name came up again.
• Guess who’s really good? Kyle Hendricks.
• Tom Ricketts spoke publicly about the ongoing plaza dispute.
• The draft is coming, and there hasn’t been a ton to say about the Cubs in that respect for obvious reasons.
• The Cubs opened up their weekend set with the Diamondbacks by shutting them out.

Saturday, June 4

• The latest from around the Cubs’ farm system.
• The Cubs’ lead in the NL Central continues to swell tremendously.
• John Lackey was great, which is pretty much the case for the entire Cubs rotation.
• The two teams pulled the trigger – James Shields from the Padres to the White Sox.
• The Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 5-3 to lock up the series.

Sunday, June 5

• The Cubs’ big hits from Saturday’s game were plenty of fun.
• Plenty of encouraging signs from Jason Hammel and Hector Rondon, too.
• Willson Contreras is blazing hot, as are the Iowa Cubs.
• The odd rumor of the weekend had the Cubs among teams interested in Jose Bautista, should the Blue Jays become sellers.
• For the second time in as many starts, the Chicago Cubs did not win when Jake Arrieta started. Which is strange enough, but the game was strange, too.