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Going all the way back to mid-July, the Chicago Cubs are 28-25. It sucks that they aren’t in a playoff race, but I mean, this is good stuff. There are positive signs here! The Cubs could wind up finishing the second half with a winning record.
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Still Thinking About That Incredible Christopher Morel Play
I don't want to overreact to a relatively brief stretch of success, and I certainly don't want to jinx anything. But Christopher Morel has looked pretty darn solid at third base the last couple weeks, hasn't he? Maybe some of...
Apr 17, 2024
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 5, Diamondbacks 3 – April 17, 2024
UNCLENCH. They did it. There was 9th inning drama, because of course there was, but Drew Smyly was able to get the job done, pitching for the third consecutive day. Cubs win the game, Cubs win the series. Cubs win...
Apr 17, 2024
Cody Bellinger’s Third Homer of the Year Breaks the Tie in Arizona!
Thank god. I was starting to think Brandon Pfaadt was Cy Young in disguise or something. I can't stand (or understand, for that matter) how this guy carves up the Cubs while getting destroyed by almost everybody else. But at...
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Watch Owen Caissie Launch His First Triple-A Home Run (Off a Lefty, Too!)
Owen Caissie is just one of several Cubs top prospects at Triple-A Iowa this season, but after a monster Spring Training performance (following an equally impressive Double-A debut last season), he's got a lot of eyes on him this summer....
Apr 17, 2024
Cubs Call Up a Couple of Fresh Arms from Iowa
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If you have an MLB.TV subscription: I suggest you try to catch a Baltimore Orioles game soon. The Orioles lineup is chock-full of young talent, and they're absolutely mashing the baseball right now. They're fun to watch if you can...
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Cubs Farm Report | April 17, 2024: PCA Goes Yard, Cade Horton Dominates, More
Pete Crow-Armstrong showed some life on Tuesday with a solo home run for the Iowa Cubs, but it was Luis Vázquez who played hero for Iowa in the end. Plus, Cade Horton dominated for the Smokies once again. That and...
Apr 17, 2024
Baseball America Has Added Another Chicago Cubs Prospect to Their Top-100 List
If you have been paying attention at all, I think it's going to be very easy for you to fill in these blanks: https://twitter.com/BaseballAmerica/status/1780601113198383137 Yes, that'd be Jefferson Rojas, the still-18-year-old shortstop for the High-A South Bend Cubs, currently hitting...
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Rays closer Pete Fairbanks has been an extremely effective reliever the last four years, posting a 2.66 ERA from 2020 through 2023, with a 34.8% K rate and worth 4.1 WAR. But things have started out much more rough for...
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The Detroit Tigers (10-8) and Texas Rangers (10-9) meet Thursday at Comerica Park, with first pitch at 1:10 PM ET on MLB Network. The Tigers are -111 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Rangers are favored against the spread...
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The Boston Red Sox (10-9) face the Cleveland Guardians (12-6) at home at 1:35 PM ET on Thursday.This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Red Sox will send Brennan Bernardino (0-1) to the mound, while Carlos Carrasco (0-1) will...
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