Weekend Catch-Up: Cardinals Move, Brewers Rumors, Heyward MVP, Big Fight Coming, More

The weekend was without a major free agent signing (what else is new?), but there is a whole lot going down behind the scenes to discuss.

Friday, January 19

• A very cool development down on the farm, as the Cubs have added a second rookie league team.
• The Cubs have announced their Spring Training broadcast schedule.
• The pace-of-play fight is kicking up, and here are the details of what the league wants and what the players rejected.
• The Cubs have reportedly signed a speedy outfielder to a minor league deal.
• A huge fight is brewing in baseball, and this slow offseason is just the start.
• Mike Matheny sure does like to talk about how underrated his Cardinals are … every single year.
• A trio of concerts are coming to Wrigley Field.
• The Cardinals sent Randal Grichuk to the Blue Jays.
• The latest from the rumor mill to wind down Friday, including the Cardinals’ next moves, Harper’s other options, and much more.

Saturday, January 20

• Addison Russell is working specifically to stay healthy this season, and hopefully that bat breaks out.
• Jason Heyward has the confidence going, and predicts that he, himself, will be the Cubs’ 2018 MVP. Is that even possible?
• We’re still trying to parse Yu Darvish’s market, including the three teams that “seem” still in it.

Sunday, January 21

• A lot more discussion in the Bullets on Sunday about the factors playing into where the market stands right now, including Scott Boras’s prominent role.
• The Brewers reportedly were close to an unspecified trade Sunday night, but, since this is THIS offseason, nothing actually happened.
• Unrelatedly(?), the Brewers reportedly made an offer to Yu Darvish.