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No longer content to simply add former Cubs, the Angels have now begun picking off Jed Hoyer’s potential offseason targets. First, they acquired Jorge Soler from the Braves, which was kind of weird. Then they brought Kyle Hendricks back home on a one-year deal. Now they’ve inked former Braves backstop Travis d’Arnaud to a two-year, $12 million deal. The 36-year-old catcher … [Read more...] about Angels Sign Potential Cubs Target Travis d’Arnaud to 2-Year Deal

The titular topics may not be directly related, but they’re not totally unrelated either. Due to the nature of Roki Sasaki‘s transition to MLB, there are a great number of factors that will all weigh more heavily than money. I’d even go so far as to say every factor will carry a higher priority than money, as the 23-year-old is already choosing to forego a deal that could have … [Read more...] about More on Roki Sasaki Posting Process, Cubs Hire Japanese Firm to Boost Injury Prevention Efforts

I’m feeling pretty mentally drained at the moment, so let’s just attack this in rapid-fire form and get on to the next thing. In addition to talking about how the Cubs can find value at the margins, Jed Hoyer provided health updates on a few young pitchers. Whether and how Ben Brown, Jordan Wicks, and Cade Horton bounce back over the winter will have a significant impact on how … [Read more...] about Quick Injury Updates on Ben Brown, Jordan Wicks, Cade Horton

In a surprise development, the Chiba Lotte Marines announced early Saturday morning (US time) that they will be posting 23-year-old righty Roki Sasaki. Because he is still so young and has not accrued enough experience in NPB, Sasaki is unable to sign a big-league deal and is limited to the rules governing amateur free agents. So we’re talking about a dude who throws 100 mph … [Read more...] about All-World Righty Roki Sasaki to Be Posted, Courtship Should Shape Pitching Market

This is my shocked face. We’ve all known for a while now that the Cubs aren’t going to spend what it’ll take to land Juan Soto, not that it’ll matter if he doesn’t even want to consider Chicago as a destination. A lot of folks are going to want to make this about Tom Ricketts and Jed Hoyer, but it’s really just saving us all the hassle of thinking there was a chance at all. As … [Read more...] about Shocker: Cubs Don’t Intend to Pursue Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes