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• The Official Unofficial 2023 White Sox Cope Guide
Spring Training is upon us, time to gear up for another summer. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images Here’s our handbook to surviving the summer Happy February, White Sox fans. It’s almost time for Spring Training, and many of you may be wondering how to move on from the nauseatingly mediocre 81-81 season of 2022, after being subsequently bludgeoned by the empty offseason impotence of the front offic...2023
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• NL Central Notes: Cards’ Rotation, McCutchen, Cubs
While the Cardinals are again shaping up nicely to compete for top honors in the National League Central, they’ll be faced with some important decisions a year or so from now. Among their starting rotation, only Steven Matz is signed beyond the 2023 season, with Jordan Montgomery, Adam Wainwright (who will retire), Miles Mikolas and…...2023
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• BCB After Dark: Alway be closing
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which pitcher will be pitching the ninth inning for the Cubs in 2023. It’s another evening here at BCB After Dark: the groovin’ get-together for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. You’re just in time this evening. Come on in out of the cold. And maybe the rain or snow. We’re ...2022
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• Cubs: 2022 season a ‘success,’ according to Tom Ricketts
As the Cubs kicked off this week’s series against the first-place New York Mets in the Big Apple, they sat 24 1/2 games behind the Cardinals in the National League Central and have already been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. Chicago has the eighth-worst record in Major League Baseball and could, conceivably, sneak into the […] Cubs: 2022 season a ‘success,&...2022
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• BCB After Dark: Alway be closing
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which pitcher will be pitching the ninth inning for the Cubs in 2023. It’s another evening here at BCB After Dark: the groovin’ get-together for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. You’re just in time this evening. Come on in out of the cold. And maybe the rain or snow. We’re ...2022
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• NL Central Notes: Sonny, Hendricks, Kim, Cain
Here is the latest out of the National League Central: Reds right-hander Sonny Gray will make his 2021 debut Friday or Saturday, manager David Bell told C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic and other reporters. The Reds have gone without Gray because of a back injury, depriving them of one of their best starters. Their…...2021
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• 9 NL Central pitchers looking for bounce-back years
Nobody knows when the 2020 Major League Baseball season will begin, but we can still look forward to its start. With that in mind, we’ll continue our series on potential bounce-back players from each division, this time focusing on notable National League Central pitchers whose production fell off from 2018 to ’19. Craig Kimbrel, RHP, Cubs: Undoubtedly among the greatest relief pitchers in basebal...2020
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• Baez's bunt, bullpen lift Cubs over Nats in 10th
Javier Baez drove in the go-ahead run on a bunt, one of three hits and three RBIs to help the Cubs to a 10-inning victory over the Nationals. Baez also blasted his 31st homer and doubled in a run for the first-place Cubs, who moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Brewers in the National League Central. Victor Caratini added an RBI single for Chicago, while starter Mike Montgomery went four-plus innings a...2018
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• Jake Arrieta leaves Monday's game with leg injury
The Chicago Cubs were dealt some bad news when starting pitcher Jake Arrieta left Monday’s start against the Pittsburgh Pirates with what the team is calling an “apparent right leg injury.” The injury certainly did not look good for the 2015 National League Cy Young Award winner when it happened. Arrieta had baseball’s best second half ERA (1.59) entering the start. Including Monday’s start, he ha...2017
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• Chicago Cubs: Impact of Jon Lester’s Injury
In the series finale against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, Chicago Cubs ace Jon Lester left the game, having given up seven runs in the second inning, with what was later determined to be a lat strain. The gut reaction for fans was to panic when they heard the news about Lester. The team’s ace, who carried them through the postseason, would be heading to the DL, at a time when the Cubs need him...2017
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• Dodgers turn to Kershaw in opener vs. Crew
To say the injury bug hasn't been kind to the Dodgers this year would be a bit of an understatement. After exiting St. Louis with two more pitchers on the disabled and Justin Turner still not ready to return, they'll face the National League Central-leading Brewers....2017
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Verlander, Sale Talks Could Heat Up Winter Meetings
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• MLB Rumors: Trade Buzz on J.D. Martinez, Josh Harrison and More
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• MLB Trade Rumors: Analyzing Buzz on Andrew McCutchen, Ian Kinsler and More
2016

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• The Official Unofficial 2023 White Sox Cope Guide
Spring Training is upon us, time to gear up for another summer. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images Here’s our handbook to surviving the summer Happy February, White Sox fans. It’s almost time for Spring Training, and many of you may be wondering how to move on from the nauseatingly mediocre 81-81 season of 2022, after being subsequently bludgeoned by the empty offseason impotence of the front offic...2023
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• BCB After Dark: Alway be closing
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which pitcher will be pitching the ninth inning for the Cubs in 2023. It’s another evening here at BCB After Dark: the groovin’ get-together for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. You’re just in time this evening. Come on in out of the cold. And maybe the rain or snow. We’re ...2022
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Cardinals series preview
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Cubs and their biggest rival play a five-game series this week at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals are the hottest team in baseball right now. Can the Cubs slow them down? For more on the Cardinals, here’s Josey Curtis, manager of our SB Nation Cardinals site Viva el Birdos. With a seven-game winning streak and a 15-3 record in August, the Cardinal...2022
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• DFS: Dude, You’re Getting A (Josh) Bell
With the trade deadline in full swing, division races are an afterthought for many. As teams begin to position themselves as buyers or sellers, a cookie cutout of playoff races starts to take shape. If the San Francisco Giants are sellers, the National League West, much like the National League Central and National League East become two-team races. Please, blog, may I have some more?...2022
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• The Cubs Should Think About Selling High On Patrick Wisdom
With a record of 35-57, the Cubs are 14 1/2 games behind the Brewers in the National League Central and 14 games out of a Wild Card spot. That makes them one of the more clearcut sellers at this year’s trade deadline. Naturally, there were a number of Cubs featured on MLBTR’s list of top…...2022
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• Brewers To Sign Dee Strange-Gordon
The Brewers have agreed to a minor league contract with infielder/outfielder Dee Strange-Gordon, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets. Milwaukee will be the second straight National League Central organization for Strange-Gordon, who spent time with Cincinnati during the offseason and in the spring. The Reds ended up releasing him toward the end of March, and…...2021
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• Why Reds reliever Robert Stephenson is a breakout candidate in 2020
We don’t know if or when the 2020 Major League Baseball season will begin, but should it occur, the Reds will enter the campaign as one of the most interesting teams in the game. You wouldn’t normally say that about a club in the throes of a six-year playoff drought, or one that hasn’t even posted a .500 season during that span, but the Reds made a spirited effort to upgrade their roster over the...2020
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• 9 NL Central pitchers looking for bounce-back years
Nobody knows when the 2020 Major League Baseball season will begin, but we can still look forward to its start. With that in mind, we’ll continue our series on potential bounce-back players from each division, this time focusing on notable National League Central pitchers whose production fell off from 2018 to ’19. Craig Kimbrel, RHP, Cubs: Undoubtedly among the greatest relief pitchers in basebal...2020
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• Pedro Strop says Cubs' efforts to bring him back hampered by cap restrictions
This past offseason was not one to remember for the Cubs, a big-market, high-payroll team that spent a mere $3.5M on free agents after failing to make the playoffs in 2019. The club also lost quite a few of its own notable free agents, including reliever Pedro Strop, even though the right-hander revealed Wednesday that Chicago had interest in retaining him. “They did try hard to bring me back. It’...2020
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• Report: Brewers ‘front-runner’ to sign Gio Gonzalez
The Milwaukee Brewers are reportedly emerging as the favorite to land former New York Yankees left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Wednesday morning that the Brewers “have emerged as the front-runner” for Gonzalez’s services. The 33-year-old veteran had a minor-league contract with the Yankees with an opt-out clause that he used, forcing the Yankees to either ro...2019
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• BCB After Dark: Alway be closing
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which pitcher will be pitching the ninth inning for the Cubs in 2023. It’s another evening here at BCB After Dark: the groovin’ get-together for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. You’re just in time this evening. Come on in out of the cold. And maybe the rain or snow. We’re ...2022
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• Cardinals Not Planning To Sell
At 44-47, the Cardinals currently sit in fourth place, nine games behind the Brewers for the National League Central lead. But the Cardinals aren’t ready to tear it down and start shedding trade assets. It’s not at all likely that the Cardinals become sellers this July, despite their current place in the standings, per The…...2021
• Pirates' Will Craig on blunder: 'I guess I'm going to be on the blooper reels for the rest of my life'

The Pirates began Friday evening 18-31 and in dead last in the National League Central standings, but it's hard to imagine things will get any worse during what's likely to be another lost season than this....2021
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• Why Keuchel is a perfect fit for Reds
The Brewers shook up the National League Central by dethroning the Cubs as division champions last season, but in 2019, the club that may make a surprising move up the Central standings is none other than the Reds. Could one of their next offseason moves involve free-agent left-hander Dallas Keuchel?...2018
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• First-Round Order For 2019 MLB Draft
Both the National League Central and NL West were decided Monday, a day later than expected, with the Brewers defeating the Cubs and the Dodgers upending the Rockies in Game 163s. As a result, not only is this year’s playoff picture clearer, but we now know the full first-round draft order for 2019. The Orioles…...2018
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• First-round order set for 2019 MLB Draft
Both the National League Central and NL West were decided Monday, a day later than expected, with the Brewers defeating the Cubs and the Dodgers upending the Rockies in Game 163s. As a result, not only is this year’s playoff picture clearer, but we now know the full first-round draft order for 2019. The Orioles were the runaway “winners” for the top choice, setting them up to pick No. 1 for the fi...2018
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• Tigers drop 2018 finale as Turnbull struggles
MILWAUKEE -- The Tigers' attempt to play spoiler this weekend in the National League Central did not go well. The result of Spencer Turnbull's attempt to play himself into the conversation for a rotation spot next season remains to be seen. The rookie right-hander kept Christian Yelich quiet but couldn't stop the Brewers from closing Detroit's season with an 11-0 loss on Sunday at Miller Park....2018
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• Error helps Brewers shave magic number to 3
An Eric Thames triple that skipped past Cardinals right fielder Jose Martinez in the eighth inning, followed by an errant pickoff by Cards reliever Bud Norris gave the Brewers the go-ahead run they needed to overcome Josh Hader's rough night in a 6-4 win at Busch Stadium. Milwaukee closed to within 1 1/2 games of the National League Central-leading Cubs and pushed another game ahead of the Cardina...2018
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• Lester exits injured as Cubs fall to Crew
The Cubs not only lost a game and some ground in the National League Central standings to the Brewers on Monday night, but they may have a bigger issue because ace Jon Lester had to leave early when his back tightened up....2018
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• Cubs off defensively as Brewers pour it on
The Cubs' defense has been stellar, but miscues contributed to four runs, which was all the Brewers needed on Tuesday night to inch closer in the National League Central standings....2018

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• Luis Castillo's changeup has been absolutely lethal for Reds
The Cincinnati Reds revamped their roster over the winter with hopes of competing in a very deep National League Central in 2019. Unfortunately for Cincy, entering Thursday’s games the Reds are in last place and six games out of first with a 5-12 record. Only the Miami Marlins have more losses in the Senior Circuit (4-15). One guy has far exceeded expectations in the early going, though: starting ...2019
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• Weaver chased in 5th, 'pen falters in Game 1
An opportunity for the Cardinals to creep closer to the Cubs in the National League Central dissolved within a matter of five pitches on Saturday. The sequence saw a promising offensive opportunity quashed, to which the Cubs channeled the momentum into a two-run inning that sent things in the wrong direction for the Cardinals. They never recovered in a 7-2 loss in Game 1 off their Wrigley Field do...2018
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• Goldschmidt, Carpenter are both looking for answers
Predicting the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League Central and West divisions, respectively, in 2018 would’ve been far from a hot take as recently as a couple months ago. After facing off in the NLCS as division winners last year, their rosters appeared primed to do more of the same this season.The Cubs are in better shape than the Dodgers right now (and there’s still a...2018
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• Josh Harrison is helping spark the Pirates offense to historic heights
Not too long ago, many people were wondering what the Pittsburgh Pirates were doing (myself included). After trading franchise players like Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole, it would’ve made sense to hear them come out and say they were embarking on some kind of short rebuild. They didn’t do that, though.General manager Neal Huntington said on multiple occasions that the Pirates aren’t trying to t...2018
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• Bucs' 8-run 1st slows Cards' postseason push
An opportunity to tighten things atop the National League Central all but dissolved for the Cardinals before the first inning even came to an end on Saturday. The Pirates pounced on starter Lance Lynn for eight instant runs that pushed them toward an eventual 11-6 win and snapped the momentum St. Louis had been building amid a four-game winning streak....2017
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• Lynn, Cardinals miss chance to gain ground
An opportunity to tighten things atop the National League Central all but dissolved for the Cardinals before the first inning even came to an end on Saturday. The Pirates pounced on starter Lance Lynn for eight instant runs that pushed them toward an eventual 11-6 win and snapped the momentum St. Louis had been building amid a four-game winning streak....2017
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• Cardinals carry momentum into series with Nationals (Jun 30, 2017)
ST. LOUIS -- Other than a six-game winning streak in early May that landed the Cardinals in first place in the weak National League Central, St. Louis' season has been mostly devoid of accomplishment....2017
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• Champs are in: Cubs clinch NL Central crown
The road wasn't as smooth this time around, but the destination was surely as sweet. For the second straight season, the Cubs are National League Central champions....2017
• Wacha, Cards can't deny Cubs Central title
The road wasn't as smooth this time around, but the destination was surely as sweet. For the second straight season, the Cubs are National League Central champions....2017
• Cubs rob HR for final out, end Cards' hopes
A day after clinching the National League Central crown at Busch Stadium, the Cubs finished off their season dominance over the Cardinals by officially knocking them out of playoff contention....2017
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• Cards fall to Cubs in 11; playoff hopes dashed
A day after clinching the National League Central crown at Busch Stadium, the Cubs finished off their season dominance over the Cardinals by officially knocking them out of playoff contention....2017
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• Q quiets Crew; Cubs cut Central number to 2
The defending National League Central champions took another step forward on the path to repeating as division champs as the Cubs took a 5-0 win over the Brewers on Sunday at Miller Park....2017
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• Bryant's HR in 10th puts Cubs 4 1/2 up on Crew
This was not the postseason, but it sure felt that way Thursday night at Miller Park as the Cubs and the Brewers traded late-inning blows in Milwaukee's most charged September ballgame in years. Javier Baez hit a tying two-out single in the ninth, Wade Davis escaped a bases-loaded jam to force extra innings and Kris Bryant's two-run home run in the 10th sent Chicago to a 5-3 win in the opener of a...2017
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• Cubs' fast start helps magic number drop to 1
The Cubs are one step closer to repeating as National League Central champions after taking a 10-2 win over the Cardinals on Monday night at Busch Stadium....2017
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• Cubs' fast start too much for Weaver, Cards
The Cubs are one step closer to repeating as National League Central champions after taking a 10-2 win over the Cardinals on Monday night at Busch Stadium....2017
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• Cubs ride Castro's 2 HRs, cut into Cards' lead
The Cardinals' bid to secure a playoff spot will have to wait. Starlin Castro smacked a tiebreaking two-run home run in the fifth and launched a three-run shot in the sixth to power the Cubs to an 8-3 victory over the National League Central leaders in front of 40,846 at Wrigley Field on a feisty Friday afternoon....2015
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• Lynn, bullpen wild as Cardinals fall to Cubs
The Cardinals' bid to secure a playoff spot will have to wait. Starlin Castro smacked a tiebreaking two-run home run in the fifth and launched a three-run shot in the sixth to power the Cubs to an 8-3 victory over the National League Central leaders in front of 40,846 at Wrigley Field on a feisty Friday afternoon....2015
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• Cubs net Central title, 3rd straight October trip
t's time for the Cubs to party like it's 2016. The Cubs clinched their second straight National League Central Division title on Wednesday, beating the Cardinals, 5-1, to advance to the postseason for a third straight year....2017
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• Cubs win slugfest to move within 2 of Bucs
After three intense one-run games in a key series between National League Central contenders, the Cubs afforded themselves some breathing room on Thursday at PNC Park. Anthony Rizzo's two-run homer touched off a six-run, seven-hit fifth-inning flurry and the Cubs stormed to a 9-6 win over the Pirates, tightening the NL Wild Card standings....2015
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• Rizzo's 4 hits help Cubs snap 5-game slide
The Cubs have watched their 12 1/2-game lead in the National League Central shrink, but at least they will enjoy the All-Star break on a winning note....2016
• C-Mart runs into trouble as Cards drop opener
The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
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• Brett Phillips, Domingo Santana, More to Brewers: Trade Details, Scouting Report
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• Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Strategy, Primer for April 28
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• 3 Reasons the Reds Should Consider Trading Johnny Cueto This Spring
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• Chicago Cubs: Cubbies Will Be Competitive in 2015, but 2016 Is Their Year
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• Cubs' Hype-Filled Roster Still at Least a Year Away from MLB Success
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• St. Louis Cardinals Rumors: Playing Fact or Fiction with the Latest Talk
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• NL Central Notes: Cards’ Rotation, McCutchen, Cubs
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• Jayson Tatum reacts to getting wish granted by hometown Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals have blown past the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central division. They have put themselves into position for a deep playoff run and possibly contend for yet another World Series title. It’s not only the baseball world that noticed how well the Cardinals have been performing. Boston Celtics superstar Jayson […] The post Jayson Tatum reacts to getting...2022
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Cardinals series preview
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• Brewers, Cardinals to tangle for leg up in NL Central
The stakes in the National League Central Division get higher starting this weekend as the Milwaukee Brewers visit the St....2022
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• DFS: Dude, You’re Getting A (Josh) Bell
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• Brewers RP Williams punches wall, breaks hand

The Milwaukee Brewers, champions of the National League Central, will likely be without top setup reliever Devin Williams for the playoffs after the right-hander broke his pitching hand after punching a wall in anger Sunday....2021
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• Why Reds reliever Robert Stephenson is a breakout candidate in 2020
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• Pedro Strop says Cubs' efforts to bring him back hampered by cap restrictions
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• MLBTR Poll: Who’s The NL Central Favorite?
With the exception of the Reds, who have made several notable moves, this hasn’t been an action-packed offseason in the National League Central. Cincinnati was a fourth-place team a season ago and is currently mired in a six-year playoff drought, but the club has made an earnest attempt to transform itself into a playoff contender…...2020

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• Five most shockingly inept MLB teams early in 2017
As is typical, many of the 30 MLB teams have offered some April surprises. Some have been positive. If you claim that you saw the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers topping the National League Central or the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies topping the NL West, we’re going to call you a liar.Of course, while some are offering positive surprises, others are shockingly horrible.Who hasn’...2017
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• MLB rules Cardinals must send two draft picks to Astros
Major League Baseball ruled on Monday that the St. Louis Cardinals must send their first two picks in the 2017 MLB Draft to the Houston Astros as a result of the team’s hacking scandal. It’s a major ruling that will help offset what the league views to be a competitive disadvantage that impacted the Astros when they were rivals of the Cardinals in the National League Central before their move to t...2017
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• MLB Rumors: Top 2016 Trade Reports on Sonny Gray and More
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• MLB Trade Rumors: Buzz on James Shields and More Ahead of Deadline
2016

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• Ryan Braun Trade Rumors: Latest News, Speculation on Brewers OF
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• MLB Rumors: Analyzing Latest 2016 Trade Chatter
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• MLB Trade Rumors: Latest on Chris Archer, Jonathan Lucroy and More
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