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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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• Brock Beauchamp (North Side Ball*): Chicago Cubs 2025 Offseason guide: Important Dates, Schedule, & Calendar. “… a comprehensive look at the Chicago Cubs 2024-2025 offseason schedule…”
• Rich Eberwein (Cubbies Crib*): 3 things Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer must to do keep his job. “3. Make the playoffs.”
• Marquee Sports Network*: Cubs Weekly Podcast: 2024 awards and debating 5 hot button issues.
• Jake Misener (Cubbies Crib*): High-profile relievers still implode, but that doesn’t mean the Cubs don’t need them. “… they’re going to need a shutdown pen ready to slam the door…”
• Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): Cherry-picking production to find Cubs 8 more wins via internal improvement alone. “It’s not that the Cubs are simply hoping they get a couple-three players to bust out, it’s that they — and most other teams — will need that in order to win in a big way.”
• Andy Martinez and Tony Andracki (Marquee Sports Network*): Yin and Yang: Catching is a top priority for the Cubs this offseason. “… it feels to me like the Cubs will want to add to the catching position in some capacity this winter.”

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