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Through the first two weeks of the 2025 season, it's clear that the Chicago Cubs will need to sign Kyle Tucker to a contract extension before he reaches free ag [...]

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Yankees’ leadoff man has been unexpectedly clutch for the team. The Yankees are a team built on a lot of money and superstar power, but still, no one would have pointed at Paul Goldschmidt in the lineup and thought [...]

Emmett Ashford | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The first black MLB umpire, Emmett Ashford*, debuts, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to [...]

Think you can figure out what Cubs player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. Good morning! We’d like to introduce you to our brand new Bleed Cubbie Blue In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Cubs player in [...]

Justin Steele with the scoreboard in the background on Monday | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images One of the Cubs’ best pitchers has hit the IL. Welcome to your late night, indie coffee shop and bar where we’re serving up all the drinks you [...]

Cristian Hernandez | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Lots of good pitching tonight. South Bend and Myrtle Beach win. Iowa loses 1-0. I’m sure you’ve seen this article about left-hander Tom Cosgrove and right-hander Caleb Kilian. In any case, Cosgrove reports [...]

As the Chicago Cubs push on without Justin Steele, they'll need Matthew Boyd to keep up his impressive start to the season on the mound. [...]

The Cubs are trading for Tom Cosgrove, sources have confirmed to Cubs Insider. Cosgrove appeared in 18 games with the Padres last season, posting a 5.83 ERA in 14.2 innings. He’s a left-handed reliever with an odd arm angle, providing depth as the season keeps rolling. Tom Cosgrove, 75mph Frisbee [...]

The Chicago Cubs are off to a 9-6 start to the season and currently sit in first place. Today, we’ll break down their hot start and look ahead to the Cubs’ critical West Coast swing. We’re also discussing Dansby Swanson’s recent power surge. Subscribe to The Rant – Chicago Cubs Podcast [...]

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images The Cubs have a new lefthander. The Cubs announced late Thursday that they had acquired lefthander Tom Cosgrove from the Padres for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa. To make room on the 40-man roster for Cosgrove, Caleb Kilian [...]

The Padres announced that they’ve dealt reliever Tom Cosgrove to the Cubs for cash considerations. Chicago designated righty Caleb Kilian for assignment to create a 40-man roster spot. San Diego had designated Cosgrove for assignment over the weekend. More to come. [...]

Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images Here are the results of this week’s SB Nation reacts survey. Earlier this week, I posted this survey, sponsored by FanDuel, asking you about the over/under for Cubs wins this year. FanDuel set the bar at 88.5 [...]

The biggest news from the baseball world of late is Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s $500MM extension with the Blue Jays, which will keep him in Toronto through the end of the 2039 season. Guerrero and Kyle Tucker were widely viewed as the top free agents of the coming offseason. Now that [...]

Craig Counsell's Chicago Cubs have gotten off to a hot start in 2025 - and the latest MLB power rankings definitely took notice of that fact. [...]

“You look at me, you’ve got nothing left to say. I moan and pout at you until I get my way.” – Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie & The Blowfish A sweep, a sweep, my kingdom for a sweep. Why are they so hard to come by for Chicago’s [...]

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images (Photo illustration by Mike Bojanowski) ... largely because of one change in the way one MLB team is referring to itself. Several years ago, I wrote this article proposing that the Cubs change the Wrigley Field scoreboard to show team names instead [...]

The Cubs are off today, one of many this month of April which includes every Thursday up until their road finale against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on May 1. This after 15 games which includes a tough “home” (Japan)/road trip and a tough home stand prior to a tough road [...]

After a relatively strong start to the season with three-straight series victories, the Chicago Cubs are heading into the summer with some deicions to make with [...]

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images It was a bummer of a day as the Cubs lose 6-2. The start to this season has been so exceptional that this game is a weird feeling. The Cubs did show a brief sign of life in the [...]

The Cubs are a very nice 9-6 on the season, with most of their losses bearing at least a small measure of disappointment. They blew a lead in the series finale against the Diamondbacks in their first domestic series, then blew chances to sweep both the Padres and Rangers. They [...]