MESA, Ariz. — With pitchers and catchers reporting to Cubs spring training Wednesday, team president Jed Hoyer and general manager Carter Hawkins addressed the media to officially kick things off. Though the rest of the position players aren’t required to report until Monday, Hoyer estimated that all but 8-10 players had already made their way down to camp. What’s more,…
Pitchers and catchers officially report to Mesa, Ariz., for Cubs spring training on Wednesday, which means baseball season is officially here. The Cubs have built important depth in the rotation and have some interesting bullpen names to look at, but there are still a number of questions that need to be answered this spring. But that’s why camp lasts six…
Football season is over, and it is officially baseball season. Though we’re a little under six weeks away from Opening Day, the preseason kicks off with the beginning spring training this week. Despite another disappointing season in 2022, hope springs eternal. Cubs fans watched as the team committed over $300 million to free agents this winter, and they hope that…
Remember a few years ago when trade rumors between the Cubs and the Tigers circulated around Michael Fulmer? Fulmer, who had just been named the American League Rookie of the Year in 2016, was viewed as a cost-controlled workhorse who could yield a return of Kyle Schwarber. However, just three years later, Tommy John surgery kept him out for the…
With the official report date for Cubs pitchers and catchers just five days away, the club is bolstering its bullpen by adding Michael Fulmer, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported Friday. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1624139224281714697?s=20&t=2QtZzN6gEt5ku2ZZXxoI9w Fulmer began his career in 2016 as a starter for the Tigers, missed the 2019 season due to Tommy John surgery and became primarily a reliever in 2021. In…
There’s no reason for the Cubs to make things complicated this spring. While they’ll build Keegan Thompson up as much as they can throughout camp, they should make it clear early on that Thompson is looking at a year in which most of his time will likely be spent coming out of the bullpen. That’s not any sort of knock…
With the 2023 Major League Baseball season only 51 days away, on Tuesday, the Cubs released the schedule of promotional items set to be given away at home games throughout the year. These items include bobbleheads of Cubs legends, various special-edition hats, items only available through special ticket offers and more. Here is the full promotional item schedule for 2023:…
The end of the 2022 season didn’t go as Justin Steele would’ve liked, but you can’t deny the impressive results. Without pitching the entire last month of the season due to a lower back strain, and even with a 4-7 record that doesn’t look good at first glance, Steele took a big step in his development. By the end of…
It’s not hyperbole to say Dexter Fowler may be the most important leadoff hitter in the long history of the Chicago Cubs. Other past leadoff hitters have arguments, too. But Fowler was the leadoff man when the Cubs won not just the biggest championship in franchise history, but the biggest championship in Major League Baseball history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DzcTtAiv3Q In that 2016…
When we look back on the 2016 Chicago Cubs, Dexter Fowler is not the first name most fans will remember. He might be the most important, though. That season was storybook, of course. Kris Bryant had an MVP season. Anthony Rizzo was considered one of the best first basemen in the NL. Jake Arrieta won the NL Cy Young award…
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