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Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are some things that would absolutely, positively improve the team for 2025. I know, I know. The first thing many of you are going to say when you think of “three offseason moves the Cubs need to make” is “Sign Juan Soto.” It seems clear that’s not going to happen. So let’s look at some other things the Cubs might do to put them … [Read more...] about Three offseason moves the Cubs need to make

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Here’s someone who could help the Cubs rotation. Walker Buehler was once one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball. He was the Dodgers’ No. 1 pick in 2015 out of Vanderbilt — the same year his Vandy teammate Dansby Swanson was the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. It only took a couple of years to make him a Top 100 prospect, and … [Read more...] about Cubs free agent target: Walker Buehler

Dee Fondy | Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images They were flailing around again. The Cubs lost a then-franchise record 93 games in 1949. The .396 winning percentage is roughly equivalent to a 98-loss season in a 162-game schedule. Did the Cubs do anything to improve this in 1950? No, no, they did not. They hired Wid Matthews, who had been highly thought of as … [Read more...] about A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1950

Owen Caissie bats for the Cubs during Spring Training 2024 | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Today was the deadline for adding players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft Various deadlines for MLB teams come and go during the offseason, and today was one of those deadline days. Specifically, teams had to add players to … [Read more...] about Cubs roster moves: Owen Caissie & Ben Cowles added to 40-man, Adbert Alzolay & Brennen Davis DFA

There goes another one over the fence from the 1987 MVP. | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Hawk wins the MVP trophy and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful … [Read more...] about Baseball history unpacked, November 18