Cubs Stuff

I won’t belabor my feelings on the extent to which Roki Sasaki to the Dodgers is probably already a done deal – you can read more on that stuff here and here – but will instead focus on at least a couple places saying MAYBE he REALLY will consider other [...]

Getty Images Another quiet year for Cubs deals. The biggest Cubs news of 1953, though they didn’t know it at the time, was the MLB debut of a skinny, 22-year-old shortstop named Ernie Banks on Sept. 19. Banks would go 0-for-4 in that debut game, [...]

It’s been roughly 48 hours since I wrote something about Roki Sasaki, which means I may have to pump out at least two pieces about him today. Seriously though, it’ll be nice when there’s more Cubs stuff to cover. And hey, maybe they’ll be legit suitors for the Japanese phenom, [...]

Steinbrenner Field during Spring Training 2024 | Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The home of Yankees Spring Training will host the Rays next year. Since Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida was seriously damaged last month by Hurricane Milton, the Tampa Bay [...]

A little over a month ago, Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, was destroyed by Hurricane Milton. And while we did learn yesterday that the field can be fixed (… for the small price of $55 million), it is never going to happen in time for the 2025 [...]

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet figures to be near the top of the list in terms of trade candidates this offseason. There is a growing expect [...]

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Cubs should be looking at FA catchers, and here is one. The Cubs will be seeking a catcher this offseason to pair with Miguel Amaya. In fact, they will need to sign or trade for someone at this position, I’d [...]

Before we discuss the Chicago Cubs and their refusal to join the sweepstakes for Juan Soto this offseason, we must rewind the tape to last offseason when Shohei [...]

Tentatively, I loved what we saw from Nate Pearson after the Cubs picked him up at midseason from the Blue Jays. The former top prospect, who’d struggled to find his footing (and health) in the big leagues, sometimes starting, sometimes relieving, and generally always battling home run issues, was kind [...]

Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the 2023 World Baseball Classic | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images There are a lot of positives in the Cubs’ favor. It’s been widely assumed that whenever the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s NPB post Roki Sasaki so he can come [...]

Gotta be on the road for several hours today for a kiddo appointment, so you can assume something major will happen at the absolute most inconvenient time for me. It would figure, because it’s been quiet so far (it often is until after the Qualifying Offer decisions are made final [...]

One of the most significant factors in the Chicago Cubs' failure to make the postseason in 2024 was the score of injuries that plagued much of the roster. On t [...]

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Will Sanders – Picture by Todd Johnson When I decided to originally do this post, I got really excited about guys who I think could really pop in 2025 and break out. And in saying that, there are several ways you can take that phrase. Breaking out means different things to [...]

Red Sox right-hander Nick Pivetta was one of the more surprising recipients of a $21.05MM qualifying offer earlier this month, but he’s likely to reject the offer in search of a multi-year deal, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan, who suggests that “at least” a three-year deal should be waiting for the [...]

Evan Aschenbeck – Pic va TAMU There are going to be a lot of moving parts when it comes to relievers in 2025. There are several guys coming back from injury, there are a few guys moving up, and there could be a few guys breaking out. And, like always, the [...]

Picture by Todd Johnson It did not take very long for the off-season to begin in earnest as there was a lot of news this week about the minor league system. The Tennessee Smokies released the rebranding, which I’ll talk about in a little bit. As well, the Cubs announced that [...]

Hello, hello, Chicago Cubs fans. Welcome back to another edition of the CHGO Cubs Weekly newsletter. A year ago Wednesday, the Cubs shocked the baseball world by becoming the team who lured Craig Counsell away from Milwaukee. It really was the ultimate surprise. Counsell was rumored to either return to the Brewers [...]

The Rockies announced that they have claimed right-hander Jimmy Herget off waivers from the Cubs. The latter club had designated him for assignment last week. The 31-year-old Herget split the 2024 season between the Braves and Cubs, spending the bulk of the year in the Atlanta organization. He notched 12 1/3 [...]

Drew Gray – Picture by Todd Johnson 2024 was an interesting year for starting pitching. There were a lot of injuries that resulted in the Cubs going out and acquiring several pitchers, most of whom were minor league free agents, and some more who were undrafted free agents. In addition, the [...]