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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, April 22 edition

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs had a rough week, though there were still some highlights. Since we last met in the “Three up, three down” space here a week ago, the Cubs are 4-3. That’s ... not awful. But it seems a lot worse, doesn’t it? It’s clear that the team misses the offense provided by Seiya Suzuki, who is likely out at least three more weeks. Guys are just going to have to ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 22

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs were tripped up by the Marlins and so, settle for a weekend split. I know I’m having a selective memory problem, but I just feel like every year there is some disappointment involving games with the Marlins. Some of them are obvious. The recent post season loss. The 2003 soul-crushing NLCS loss. Heck, go all the way back to 1997 and they were a...2024
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• Marlins 6, Cubs 3: Where did the offense go?

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images That’s likely not the headline you were expecting to read, but it’s the one we really need to talk about. You guys are all going to want to talk about Kyle Hendricks and what to do with his rotation spot and by all means, feel free. What I want to talk about is how the Cubs bullpen failed to keep the game close and the offense completely vanished after t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Games 20 & 21

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images A disappointing split with the Marlins. Saturday baseball with a quick turnaround to Sunday baseball, so we’re going to roll through this pretty quickly today. The storyline is obvious on this day. The Cubs earned a disappointing split with the Marlins. On the one hand, a split in a doubleheader is pretty much expected. That’s true even when, as it was...2024
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• Cubs 5, Marlins 3: Alexander Canario sparks the winning rally

Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports Let’s not talk about the first game of the doubleheader. Okay, I promise you we will talk about the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, but not until you get a recap of something much better, the 5-3 Cubs comeback win over the Marlins in the nightcap. The Cubs took an early lead in the night game. With one out in the first inning, Cody Bellinger launched ...2024
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• Cub Tracks earns the split

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. Cubs could have had both games, take one, and head for a series win Sunday. 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’ tear...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 22
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 19

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs ambush the Marlins and win 8-3. After a chaotic road trip, a relatively easy win was just what the doctor ordered to start this six game homestand. As is so often the case, the pendulum swings wildly. Despite two more games Wednesday and Friday where the starter failed to even start the sixth inning, the Cubs head into today’s doubleheader with a very ...2024
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• Cub Tracks rides the gravy train home

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Cubs take two out of three from the Diamondbacks and head home after a successful road trip. 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, a...2024
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• Diamondbacks 12, Cubs 11: This space intentionally left blank

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images I can’t even... Whatever that game was, I did not like it one bit. Well, perhaps that’s too harsh. The Cubs scored a lot of runs! They got a key grand slam from Ian Happ! They were one out away from victory... Nope. Sorry. Going back to “did not like it one bit.” The Diamondbacks beat the Cubs 12-11 in 11 innings Tuesday night in Arizona, and while we can fi...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Professor become emeritus?

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who should Jameson Taillon replace in the rotation and what should be done about Kyle Hendricks Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the swinging-est spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Glad you could stop in this evening. New friends and old, you’re all welcome, There’s no cove...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 16

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Erasing 2023? The Cubs swipe one in Arizona. I was watching this game and thinking what a great time it has been to be a Cubs fan over these last 10 years. Even before the Cubs pulled off this win, just seeing this team playing really good baseball yet again. It’s really been fun to watch. Those of you who are under 30 probably don’t have much memory of the...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ the thrill of the Chase

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. A pitcher’s duel created drama in the desert. The Cubs emerged victorious. 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, ove...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 13

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Too many walks allowed, too few hits doom Cubs in Seattle. Two weeks do not make a baseball season by any means. However, I chuckle every time I hear someone say that the Cubs didn’t really do anything in the offseason. Certainly, running it back with a team that didn’t reach the playoffs and hoping that internal growth seems like a silly plan. That said, ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 11

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images An excellent bounce-back game. The Cubs have started this season about as hot as I can remember any team since the 2016 team. The Opening Day loss was a close one, marred by Justin Steele’s injury. That hiccup in the sequencing on the pitching maybe cost them a win in that one. They got smoked in game two. In the nine games since then, they are 7-2 wit...2024
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• Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5: At last, a win in Canada
Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Cubs ended a 14-year losing streak north of the border. TORONTO — It required six relievers (seven, if you count Luke Farrell on what was a bullpen day) and some timely hitting, but Wednesday night the Cubs ended a losing streak in Canada that had lasted more than 14 years. Sure, it was only a five-game Canadian losing streak (three in 2014, the first ...2022
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"Nico Hoerner told Cubs."

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"Mike Tauchman led off with a walk and Nico Hoerner was hit by a pitch."

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"Nico Hoerner, finally healthy, is having the best year of his brief MLB career."

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"Additionally, Chicago placed infielder Nico Hoerner on the 10-day IL due to right oblique tightness and recalled righty Cory Abbott to start…"

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"The Chicago organization was also tied to Scooter Gennet recently, and Bastian notes that they’re considering left-handed options at second base to pair with right-handed-hitting options like Nico Hoerner and David Bote."

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"The Cubs selected versatile Nico Hoerner of Stanford 24th overall in the MLB Draft on Monday."

• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 22
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• Cubs 3, Diamondbacks 2: A little bit of everything

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Good pitching. Good defense. A record-tying homer. A daring rush across the plate. And more! Chase Field has been a house of pain for the Cubs over the years. Before Monday night’s 3-2, 11-inning Cubs win over the Diamondbacks, it had been nearly two years since the Cubs won in Phoenix. That might not seem so long ago, but in that May 2022 game, Rafael Orteg...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Rookie of the year?

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which Cubs rookie will be the most productive by season’s end. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Everyone is welcome tonight, new friends and old. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. There are still a few go...2024
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• How the 2024 Cubs’ 40-man roster was put together

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Let’s have a look at the guys currently on the 40-man. There are many ways for baseball executives to acquire players to play on their MLB rosters: Amateur draft, free-agent signings, trades, even sometimes finding a gem in the independent leagues. Let’s look at the Cubs’ current 40-man roster (as of this morning) and how each player was acquired by the t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 12

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Cubs get pounded by the Padres in the series finale. Well, that one wasn’t much fun. Even as frustrating as the Monday loss was, there was a lot of fun to be had in that game. This one, not so much. In trying to find positives, I’ll at least point out that thanks to a Michael Busch homer, the game was tied heading to the bottom of the fourth and wi...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 11
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• Cubs 5, Padres 1: A ‘Slam Diego’ for Christopher Morel

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The Cubs evened up their series with the Padres. With one swing of the bat, Christopher Morel let the Padres know that Monday’s game wasn’t going to define this series. Morel’s fifth-inning grand slam gave the Cubs a 5-1 win and each team has one win in the three-game set. The game breezed scoreless for four innings, with Ben Brown and Joe Musgrove matc...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 22
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• Marlins 6, Cubs 3: Where did the offense go?
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Games 20 & 21
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• Cub Tracks earns the split
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 19
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 17

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Cubs pitching staff fails in a 12-11 loss. Those of you who are regulars here will have heard me say this many times. Al is going to do an in depth recap of every game. That’s going to be the best space to micro-analyze the decisions that added up to the final result. Here, I usually try to pull the camera back just a bit and look at larger trends and st...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 16
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 15

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs edge the Mariners and escape Seattle with two wins. I’m never going to tell you how you should feel. For my money? Splitting the first two series on this trip? It’s not bad. Certainly, we lived it so we know that a fourth win out of those six games was totally possible. But, these were two different teams. Both teams played well against the Cubs. By ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 14

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Shōta and some homers for the win. That’s more like it! The Cubs have been a little sloppy over the last few days. But a whole lot more of it came together Saturday night. Shōta Imanaga was slightly less dominant that he’d been in his first two starts, but was still very good. The offense wasn’t quite as relentless as it has been at times. But, they slugged t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 13
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• Cub Tracks’ the thrill of the Chase
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• BCB After Dark: Rookie of the year?
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• The moments that paved the way for a Padres 8-0 comeback victory

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images There was a lot before Fernando Tatis Jr.’s home run that set up that moment Fernando Tatis Jr.’s home run last night was the highlight most fans are going to remember from the San Diego Padres wild 9-8 comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs and understandably so. It was the face of the franchise wearing Tony Gwynn cleats hitting what end...2024
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• Cubs 9, Rockies 8: Sweep!

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs fought off the weather and a Rockies rally to complete the three-game sweep. The weather outside was frightful. And, for a while, so was the Cubs’ bullpen. But in the end, the Cubs hung on Wednesday night for a 9-8 win over the Rockies, their fourth straight victory. It rained — and snowed — most of the day in Chicago and the start of the game w...2024
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• BCB After Dark: How is Lt. Dans doing?

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks for your evaluation of Dansby Swanson after a year and a week. It’s another Wednesday evening at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. The weather out there is miserable, but we’re so glad you made the effort to get here. If you have a coat or ...2024
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• An updated look at the 2024 Cubs payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Here’s how the team stands at the beginning of the season. Let me stipulate something right now, before we get into the “Cubs should have signed Jordan Montgomery!” argument again. It’s clear that ownership has, at least for the time being, established a payroll level for the Cubs that will not go over the first level of luxury tax, which this year is $237...2024
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• Cubs 3, Brewers 2: The comeback Cubs do it again

Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win! Wednesday’s game at Wrigley Field reminded me why I love baseball so much. Gorgeous weather. Meaningful baseball between two rivals for a playoff spot. Back-and-forth, great pitching, lousy pitching, good f...2023
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 6: Seven in a row!
Edwin Rios | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs have been on a winning tear in the Cactus League. Adrian Sampson and the Cubs did not start this game well, trailing 6-2 after just three innings. But a few of the sub Cubs had nice days at the plate and that resulted in a 9-6 Cubs win over the Rangers, the team’s seventh straight victory. Wins and losses, obviously, mean nothing in Sp...2023
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• Cubs News: Cubs sign Cody Bellinger

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The long-awaited deal has happened as Cody Bellinger returns on a three-year deal with opt-outs The Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger have agreed to a three-year, $80 million deal for the outfielder/first baseman to return to Chicago, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. BREAKING: Centerfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a three-...2024
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• The Cubs should sign Nico Hoerner to a long-term deal
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports This could save the team lots of money in the long run. Nico Hoerner, finally healthy, is having the best year of his brief MLB career. In 101 games and 387 plate appearances, he is batting .304/.351/.429 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 12 stolen bases. He’s also solidified a claim as the Cubs’ starting shortstop, playing solid defense at th...2022
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• Cubs 10, Pirates 1: Takin’ care of business

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Cubs got another strong team effort and won the series in Pittsburgh. When the Cubs departed for the just-completed seven-game road trip to Detroit and Pittsbugh, my feeling was that they needed to go 5-2 to keep pace with, or improve their position on, other postseason contenders. With Sunday’s well-played 10-1 win over the Pirates, the Cubs did just ...2023
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• Cubs 8, Braves 6: Swingin’ in the rain

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs bats came alive on a really bad weather day at the ol’ ballpark. It rained all morning and afternoon in Chicago, and at Wrigley Field, and I’ll have a bit more to say about that later. Keeping with the spirit of the day, the Cubs rained down hits and home runs and evened up the series against the Braves with an 8-6 victory. The Cubs did not was...2023
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• Cubs 4, Rockies 3: Sweep!

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs just need to keep winning, and good things will follow. Another day, another comeback win for the Chicago Cubs, and they continue to control their own destiny for the postseason. Patrick Wisdom’s two-run homer in the sixth gave the Cubs the lead, and they held on for a 4-3 win over the Rockies, sweeping the three-game series. The one-run win moved the ...2023
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 24, 2024
RPs w/ Rosterable Ratios (+ Two NL Hitters) Relief pitching is a combustible commodity (they're the RBs of fantasy baseball) but using late picks on the proper RPs can help to fortify your pitching. RPs with high SwStr%* and K/9 can add helpful 2x a week dominance. A Rosterable Ratio RP may not provide many saves, but they can add surprisingly high strikeout totals and sneaky wins here and there t...2024
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• I’ll Buy Your Mirror, Nico
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) Little Nico Hoerner said he could play middle or corner or any of the field's orifices, After a meeting in David Ross's office. He stuck out his thumb, Indicating hitchhiking or he could play with aplomb, And said, "Eric Sogard sucks, so here I am.'" Not sure that's how the poem...2021
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• Marlins 6, Cubs 3: Where did the offense go?
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• Cubs 5, Marlins 3: Alexander Canario sparks the winning rally
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins Game 1 preview, Saturday 4/20, 1:20 CT

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for two in a row over the visitors from Miami. SITE NOTE: As is traditional for doubleheaders here — and yes, I know the Cubs haven’t had one at Wrigley Field since August 2022 — there will be only one StoryStream for both games. After Game 1, a preview for Game 2 will post about an hour before game time, with pitching info and perhaps some highligh...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 19
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• Cubs 8, Marlins 3: Jameson Taillon dazzles in season debut

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images And the Cubs put together a solid, varied offense and won again. Every Cubs fan was, I suspect, waiting to exhale when Jameson Taillon made his 2024 season debut Friday afternoon. Coming off a back issue and with only two rehab starts, what would Taillon look like? If Friday’s outing is any indication, it looks like we’re getting the Taillon of the second...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 17
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• 2024 NL Central Preview: A division where it is truly anyone’s game

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports From Chicago to even Pittsburgh, the NL Central is truly up for grabs in this upcoming season. Let's not beat around the bush, here: The National League representative for this season's World Series very likely won't come out of the Central Division. While it's certainly true that we do live in a baseball world where anything is possible as long as you make t...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ spring in, fallout

Al Yellon Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Pitchers and catchers reporting day Wednesday. Most position players are in camp as well. 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 ba...2024
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• BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10

James Triantos | Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images There are some high ceilings on the players in the bottom half of the top 10. Now we are getting into the really special prospects today. All five of these prospects would be in the Cubs’ top five in other years. I really went back and forth on whether to rank Owen Caissie or Kevin Alcántara higher. Honestly, I am still n...2024
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• Cub Tracks ‘ how tweet it is

Shota Imanaga — lots to like so far. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. The Cubs’ new pitcher is already popular. The Cubs Convention is ON. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, groun...2024
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