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When Willson Contreras declines the Chicago Cubs offer…where will he land and which team benefits the Cubs the most in compensation? Plus, we’ll discuss Corey Kluber, Drew Smyly, David Robertson, Jose Abreu and other names connected to the Cubs at the GM Meetings. Luke Stuckmeyer, Cody Delmendo and Ryan Herrera cover it all with guest Eugene McIntosh from The Bigs…

Good morning, CHGO familia. Happy Monday to you all.

It was a hot, long week, and even though the Cubs snapped their 10-game losing streak and took two of three from the Braves, it's tough to say the week was anything less than a disappointment. A four-game sweep at home to the Padres and a third double-digit losing streak in less than a calendar year will do that.

If you look on Twitter, there is a lot of anger in the fanbase. That's understandable. Fans were promised a competitive team this year, and by the looks of things, that's not happening. There were question that needed answers, and the morning of the series finale against San Diego, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer came out to Wrigley Field to answer them.

That 30-plus minute conversation didn't bring with it a whole lot of groundbreaking information, but there were still some insights that I have thoughts about. So without further ado, here is the newest edition of my Monday morning Cubs thoughts.

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It has been about two decades since a Cubs starting pitcher has had such a highly-anticipated debut. Fans were buzzing at Wrigley on Saturday because Kilian is one of the best pitching prospects in the Cubs’ system. And because he came to the organization in the Kris Bryant trade last July. And because team president Jed Hoyer and manager David…...

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Hey, Chicago, what do ya say? We’ve gotta figure out who the Cubs will bring with them to Opening Day. Well folks, it’s a cold April 1 and people are getting pranked all over for April Fools’ Day, but here at the CHGO office, we’re preparing for a completely different holiday coming in just six days. The long wait is…

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