Chicago Cubs
Overnight Trade! Randy Arozarena to the Mariners
We might be cooking, folks. The Trade Deadline is four days away, but we've already got a significant overnight trade. Outfielder Randy Arozarena is headed to the Mariners: https://twitter.com/Mariners/status/1816705318765965664 Arozarena, 29, was a very good player in 2021-2023, even if...
Brett Taylor
Jul 26, 2024
Chicago Cubs
The Diamondbacks and Marlins Get Together on First Real “Trade Deadline Type” Deal of Trade Season
There it is. The first REAL "Trade Deadline"-y deal of the year. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1816649897870840165 Puk, 29, is controllable via arbitration for two more seasons after this one, which certainly improved his value. But still, that's a strong return for a pretty-darn-good...
Brett Taylor
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
REPORT: Houston Astros Are Among the Teams Interested in Trading for Jameson Taillon
We have seen four teams identified/rumored/speculated as being interested in Jameson Taillon (Red Sox, Yankees, Orioles, Padres), and now you can add a fifth to that group: the Houston Astros. A trio of Rosenthal, Mooney, and Rome report the scoop:...
Brett Taylor
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs Made a Trade! But It’s Not All That Spicy
It's a trade! The Cubs have opened up the countdown to the Trade Deadline! Things are being done! ... er, well, this isn't quite THAT kind of trade actually: https://twitter.com/AndrewDestin1/status/1816587579753435217 The trade is confirmed on the Cubs' transaction log, but...
Brett Taylor
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
5 Cubs Trade Rumors and Bits of Speculation: Yankees, Pirates, ho*rner, Tauchman, Bellinger
CUBS TRADE RUMORS —It's been a weird day in the world of Chicago Cubs trade rumors. No, you didn't miss anything particularly concrete. But I did see their name (and some specific players) brought up a handful of times. And...
Chicago Cubs
Mason Miller Broke a Bone in His Hand at the Worst Possible Time
Although he has five years of team control remaining, the prevailing wisdom on superstar closer Mason Miller is that the Oakland A's would be wise to trade him now while his value is at an absolute peak, lest some injury...
Brett Taylor
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Dylan Cease Just Threw a No-Hitter!
Dylan Cease completed a no-hitter for the San Diego Padres against the Washington Nationals this afternoon! Cease's no-no was just the second in Padres history and the first in 53 years. Acquired in a trade with the White Sox just...
Patrick K. Flowers
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Cubs Farm Report | July 25, 2024: Canario Goes Down in I-Cubs Blowout Loss
CUBS PROSPECTS — Alexander Canrio was hurt in the I-Cubs' embarrassing loss to Indianapolis on Wednesday. Cubs Prospects Report | July 24, 2024 Triple-A Iowa Cubs Prospects Indianapolis defeated the Iowa Cubs with a score of 14-3. Pitcher Dan Straily...
Patrick K. Flowers
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
REPORTS: Depending on Circ*mstances, Garrett Crochet May Demand an Extension from a Trade Partner
Although he is pitching like an ace and is available in trade, it was already not a lock that White Sox lefty Garrett Crochet was going to get an absolutely monster return this Trade Deadline. Why? Because, thanks to injuries...
Brett Taylor
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Two Updated Top Prospect Lists Post-2024 MLB Draft
There are two new updated top prospect lists out this week that incorporate the 2024 MLB Draft class. At Baseball America, the Cubs see a bit of a dip in the top-100 thanks primarily to the addition of several 2024...
Brett Taylor
Chicago Cubs
Nico ho*rner Talks About What Very Likely Lies Ahead for the Cubs
With an 0-fer yesterday against the Brewers, Nico ho*rner's 16-game on-base streak finally came to an end. But it was still a really nice stretch overall. From the Fourth of July to July 25 (76 PAs), ho*rner was hot, slashing...
Michael Cerami
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
One Anonymous Suggestion for the Cubs? Try to Acquire Jasson Dominguez or Spencer Jones from the Yankees
A panel of eight anonymous execs and scouts were empaneled by ESPN to go over the Trade Deadline expectations for six fringe teams, one of which was the Chicago Cubs. The panel ultimately concluded that the Cubs should largely stand...
Brett Taylor
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Cooked, Focus on the Future, Broke Bats, Canario Hurt, RSN Funds, and Other Cubs Bullets
We are just four days away from the start of the Trade Deadline Blogathon, and a friend of the site has made an incredible matching offer: for every dollar raised for Make-A-Wish through the end of the week, David is...
Brett Taylor
Jul 25, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Why We Do the BN Blogathon for Make-A-Wish (Plus an OUTRAGEOUSLY Generous Matching Offer!)
UP FRONT MATCHING NOTE! An extremely generous reader has made an outrageously kind offer, and I want to make sure we really take him up on it:David has offered to match any donations made from now through the end of...
Brett Taylor
Jul 24, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Enhanced Box Score: Brewers 3, Cubs 2 – July 24, 2024
Two runs is a veritable offensive explosion for the Cubs post-All-Star break, and today it was all for naught. You may assign to that whatever level of sarcasm you like. Justin Steele was not necessarily at his best - inefficient...
Brett Taylor
Jul 24, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Seiya Suzuki Gets the 3-0 Green Light and (Home) Runs With It
The Cubs' offense hasn't shown much life this series, but they do have an early lead today. Seiya Suzuki, having scored a run earlier on a two-out Ian Happ single, put another run on the board by himself: https://twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1816191449127375129 That's...
Brett Taylor
Jul 24, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Pre-Gamin’: Cubs vs Brewers (1:20 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread
CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs lineup couldn't muster a single run last night against the Brewers, cementing their status as definite not-buyers at the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline. But there are still games to be played and thus lineups to...
Michael Cerami
Jul 24, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Cody Bellinger Checks Another Box in His Finger Recovery
[ankin_law] Yesterday's big checkpoint for Cody Bellinger (broken left middle finger) was taking on-field batting practice, and, by all accounts, that went really well. https://twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1815855067855217084 The next big checkpoint was to have Bellinger comfortably able to grip and throw the...
Brett Taylor
Jul 24, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Christian Yelich to See Spinal Surgeon, Rest of Season May Be in Jeopardy
Christian Yelich, 32, is in the midst of his best season since the days back when he was a superstar in 2018-19. He isn't homering at the rate he was back then, but his overall performance this season has been...
Brett Taylor
Jul 24, 2024
Chicago Cubs
Lukewarm Stove: Cubs Selling Timeline, Skubal and Taillon, Yankees Needs, Mets Buying What Reds Are Selling, More
[BN_drinks] MLB TRADE RUMORS —At first, I thought the apparent quietness of this deadline was more localized to us (Cubs fans), because we didn't know which way the Cubs would go and therefore hadn't really dug into the collection of...
Michael Cerami
Jul 24, 2024
