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WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. No artificial intelligences were deployed, employed, entranced, or embalmed in the commission of this missive (apparently I might be training some though). Cub Tracks eagerly awaits the advent of robotic umpires and has already amended the three laws. The going is weird. Cub Tracks turned pro a long time ago.

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There sure is a lot of A. I. bushwah out there. Four companies hog the googlespace. Makes writing this thing take twice as much time as it used to. Would be thrice the time but I don’t read articles from those sources at all any more.

Between those and the writing-for-clicks people, there isn’t much ground. But that’s the hill CT holds.

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• Tony Andracki (Marquee Sports Network*): Cubs starter Justin Steele has a clear goal for the offseason. “It’s that “when healthy” part he would like to clean up.
• Nick Deeds (MLB Trade Rumors*): The surprise ace of last year’s free agent class. ”That hurler was Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga… “
• Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): Cubs, Rays could be trade partners again as Tampa looks to deal from rotation depth. “… it makes sense that they’d be eyeing some Cubs prospects who might not have a clear path to playing time in Chicago.”
• Sahadev Sharma (The Athletic {$}): The Chicago Cubs will once again search for the right bullpen pieces. “… I feel like that’s something I didn’t do a good job of last offseason,” Hoyer said.”
• Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Bellinger’s status and more offseason questions for Cubs. “Consecutive 83-win teams, we have to push beyond that,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said.
• Jordan Campbell (Cubbies Crib*): Brent Rooker could be the answer to the Chicago Cubs’ biggest offseason need. “One thing is clear for the Cubs, Bellinger can’t be the priority of this offseason as he was last offseason.”

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