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Apologies for being redundant with this news, but it makes more sense to do a new post than to update an old one what with the way the almighty algorithm drives everything. The Cubs made an obvious move to protect Owen Caissie from the Rule 5 Draft by adding him [...]

With Tuesday being the deadline for Major League Baseball teams to add eligible prospects to the 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 draft, t [...]

Today the Chicago Cubs made their Rule 5 Draft protection decisions, adding Owen Caissie and Ben Cowles to the 40-man roster. To open up spots, the Cubs designated Adbert Alzolay and Brennen Davis for assignment. The Cubs will have seven days to trade, waive, or release (non-tender, in this case) [...]

The Cubs made a series of roster moves ahead of today’s deadline for protecting players from the Rule 5 draft. Per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune on X, the club has selected outfielder Owen Caissie and infielder Ben Cowles. To open roster spots for those two, outfielder Brennen Davis [...]

Owen Caissie bats for the Cubs during Spring Training 2024 | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Today was the deadline for adding players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft Various deadlines for MLB teams come and [...]

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The Chicago Cubs are expected to designate former closer Adbert Alzolay for assignment on Tuesday, likely ending the injured right-hander's time with the team. [...]

Per a Mark Feinsand report, Nick Martinez will be the only outgoing free agent who accepts the Qualifying Offer by today’s deadline. That means every other free agent who got the offer from his former team has rejected it, and now hits free agency attached to draft pick compensation: SS Willy Adames, [...]

This was almost certainly going to happen at some point in the offseason, the only question was whether the Cubs would wait for Friday’s non-tender deadline. As Jesse Rogers reported, the team is likely to designate Adbert Alzolay for assignment in order to free up space on the 40-man for [...]

The only question was when it would happen. Unfortunately, because he underwent Tommy John surgery and will not be pitching competitively again until late next season if everything goes perfectly, Adbert Alzolay was never going to remain on the Cubs’ 40-man roster all offseason. The only question was whether they [...]

The Cubs are likely to designate former closer Adbert Alzolay for assignment, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPN (X link). That’ll open a spot on the 40-man roster as Chicago keeps prospects out of the Rule 5 draft. Alzolay underwent Tommy John surgery in August and is going to miss most [...]

Dee Fondy | Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images They were flailing around again. The Cubs lost a then-franchise record 93 games in 1949. The .396 winning percentage is roughly equivalent to a 98-loss season in a 162-game schedule. Did the Cubs do anything to improve this [...]

Although the Chicago Cubs will need to make moves on the big league roster heading into 2025 if they want to put themselves in the best position to compete, there are undoubtedly also things they can do behind the scenes to have an impact in 2025 and beyond. Hiring pitching specialist [...]

The Chicago Cubs must add top outfield prospect Owen Caissie to the 40-man on Tuesday - but we could see other roster moves, as well. [...]

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Here’s someone who could help the Cubs rotation. Walker Buehler was once one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball. He was the Dodgers’ No. 1 pick in 2015 out of Vanderbilt — the same year his Vandy teammate [...]

There’s nothing of value here other than having a little fun, and it feels like a time when maybe we could use some levity. Lee Seung-hoon 1st pitch vs. Pete Crow-Armstrong’s inside-the-park hr. [image or embed] — Rob Friedman (@pitchingninja.bsky.social) November 19, 2024 at 11:45 AM (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); [...]

Over the weekend, high-ranking officials from the New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and one “mystery team” met with free agent Juan Soto. Yesterday, the Yankees joined that group. And today, the Dodgers will get their shot. Absent from that collection of suitors, of course, is the [...]

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Stats, analysis, commentary. Just not from Kevin Broom. The Washington Wizards lost to the New York Knicks yesterday, 134-106. Here are the Four Factors, and below, we will discuss the good, bad and ugly. The good The Wizards had [...]

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images The Swiss Army Knife had a stat line not seen in nearly 50 years. Sunday afternoon inside the Caesars Superdome, the New Orleans Saints picked up their second straight win as they defeated the Cleveland Browns 35-14. The defense made a [...]

The Chicago Cubs’ radio booth of (HALL OF FAMER) Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer will be sticking around for a while longer. The good news, via the Sun-Times: NEWS: #Cubs radio voices Pat Hughes & Ron Coomer agreed to multiyear deals with the club last week, the Sun-Times has learned.— Jeff [...]