It is officially Opening Day, and the Cubs roster is set to kick off the 2023 season. Though most of these spots have been set for weeks, there were a couple of surprises and down-to-the-wire battles that were only just decided. The 26-man roster will obviously not look the same the entire season, but the Cubs are rolling out a…
With only two weeks left until Opening Day, it’s time to provide an updated prediction for how the Cubs’ 26-man roster will look to start the year. There aren’t many changes from CHGO’s initial prediction last week, though the changes that were made do feel fairly significant. The biggest one features the young starting pitcher pictured above: Hayden Wesneski. Back…
Exactly three weeks from today, the Cubs host the Brewers for an Opening Day matchup at 1:20 p.m. at Wrigley Field. Like every year at the end of March, the weather probably won’t be anything special. But as for which 26 players make the trip to Chicago at the end of spring training for that Opening Day contest? That’ll of…
The Chicago Cubs have 38 days to get ready! Two key roster battles should be decided by then. Will it come down to Christopher Morel and Nick Madrigal? Are we overlooking Adrian Sampson in the 5th starter competition with Heyden Wesneski? Plus, Cody needs to “briefly” vent about Willson Contreras, and Ryan Herrera reports from Mesa, AZ with the latest.…
Swung on…belted. Former Chicago Cubs broadcaster Chip Caray is reportedly going to be calling St. Louis Cardinals games. Insert vomit emoji here. Meanwhile, Cubs players are already filtering into the facility at Mesa, Arizona. We get our first look at Nick Madrigal playing third base. Plus, the guys try to help a baseball fan trying to choose between the White…
The Cubs officially introduce Trey Mancini to the media. Ryan Herrera gives us his first impression of the veteran 1st baseman. Plus a prominent writer suggest the Cubs and White Sox get back in the traded business. Anyone up for a little crosstown shuffle? YouTube Replay Show https://youtu.be/o1ejFLtVsAg Subscribe to the Show Follow The Hosts
Nearly two weeks into free agency, the Cubs still haven’t signed anyone. They protected some prospects from next month’s Rule 5 Draft, claimed a pair of infielders off waivers and made decisions on whether or not to tender contracts to their own players, but they haven’t yet made a play on the free-agent market. With so little movement in free…
Today on the CHGO Cubs Show, Chicago Cubs prospect Max Bain joins the show. Bain talks about his experience in the minor leagues and the ups and downs of the 2022 season. Bain also talks about the future of the Cubs organization and some of the other Cubs players in the minor leagues. Also on today’s show, the guys continue…
Happy Monday, everyone.
After a week off due to Labor Day last Monday, we are back with another set of Monday morning thoughts. Because the Cubs are 24 games under .500 with 22 games remaining, there's not a whole lot of game-level stuff to worry about outside of seeing the continued development of a lot of the youngsters on the team.
Today's thoughts, then, are going to focus mostly on this offseason and the storylines for the Cubs in 2023. That's a year when they hope to be much more competitive than they've been this season. That's a year when offseason additions and jumps from the young guys might actually push them to being much more competitive than they've been this season.
So as we get closer to a very important offseason in this rebuild, that's what we should be talking about. And that's where these thoughts from yours truly are centered on.
Let's get into it. Here are some Cubs thoughts for Monday morning.
Back when Cubs manager David Ross was in his playing days as a catcher, he could take a hard hit in a collision at home plate and nobody would’ve batted an eye. Having debuted during the 2002 season, Ross came up years ahead of Major League Baseball adopting rules to limit those collisions in the name of player safety. But…...
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