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It’s no secret that the Brewers have had a stranglehold on the NL Central over the last few years, but their divisional dominance is nearly unrivaled across baseball in that time. Since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Theo Epstein’s last as president of baseball operations on the North Side and the last time the Cubs got a taste of the playoffs, Milwaukee has led the … [Read more...] about Since 2020, Brewers Have Led NL Central 169 Days Longer Than Other 4 Teams Combined

This particular connection has been circling the drain for a while now, but it’s gained traction of late as the Padres continue to show a strong willingness to shed payroll ahead of spring training. Between that and the obvious connection of Dylan Cease to his former team, it makes sense that we’d hear about the Cubs being interested in acquiring the righty. The problem has … [Read more...] about Cubs Have Reportedly Checked with Padres on Dylan Cease

Family was at the center of Ryan Pressly‘s decision to accept a trade to the Cubs, and that even carried over to his introductory press conference on Wednesday. The reliever actually joined the Zoom call from his car as he waited in the parking lot before heading into a parent-teacher conference for one of his kids, which is pretty cool. There wasn’t much revelatory about the … [Read more...] about Ryan Pressly Excited for Fresh Start at Wrigley, Entering Camp Competing for 9th Inning

The Cubs agreed to a deal with utility infielder Jon Berti several days ago, but adding him meant clearing space on the 40-man roster. They created room by designating 25-year-old infielder Luis Vázquez for assignment. A glove-first player whose bat had come around over the past two seasons, Vázquez was pushed out of favor by the rise of several other prospects and the … [Read more...] about Cubs Announce Jon Berti Signing, DFA Luis Vázquez

Now that Sammy Sosa and Derrek Lee have been inducted into the Cubs’ Hall of Fame, I thought it would be fun to create the franchise’s All-Quarter-Century team. Most of the names included played on the 2003 and ’16 teams, and some are surprises. The list is based on statistics only, so though I believe Aroldis Chapman is the best closer Chicago has had since the 2000 season, he … [Read more...] about CI’s Cubs All-Quarter-Century Team