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The Cubs’ roster moves yesterday saw Adbert Alzolay and Brennen Davis taken off the 40-man roster in favor of Owen Caissie and Ben Cowles, who needed protection from next month’s Rule 5 Draft. Caissie was an obvious prediction, and Cowles fell into that 50/50 group, at least to outsiders. To [...]

Mike Tauchman | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Nov. 22 is the deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible and pre-arb players. After Tuesday’s two Cubs DFAs (Adbert Alzolay and Brennen Davis) to make room for two players (Owen Caissie and Ben Cowles) the team [...]

Kids are gonna be kids, but when it comes to my attention that a group of them were making “short bus” jokes within earshot of my wonderful daughter who just happens to have developmental disabilities, I am reminded how much more work we all have to do. Inclusion is more [...]

The addition of outfielder prospect Owen Caissie to the Chicago Cubs' 40-man roster on Tuesday was a reminder that the Cubs will need to be creative this offsea [...]

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images The Rookie and Manager of the Year Award winners were announced. Some ballpark and broadcasting news. The Hot Stove is moving slowing, And other MLB news. Good morning. It’s award-season. I know I’m tingling with excitement. The Pirates’ Paul Skenes [...]

Happy birthday, Sam Fuld! | Photo by Michael DeHoog/Sports Imagery/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Sam Fuld, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a [...]

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot asks you about free agent left-hander Tanner Scott We’re so glad to see you at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in [...]

Major League Baseball free agency's past two weeks have been defined by owners scheduling meetings with superstar free agent Juan Soto as Soto and his agent, Sc [...]

A pair of the Chicago Cubs’ top prospects are one step closer to the major leagues. The deadline for teams to add eligible players to their 40-man rosters to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft next month came Tuesday night, and Owen Caissie was an obvious choice. The Cubs made [...]

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 [...]