While Cubs fans fulfill their holiday shopping lists with World Series-themed T-shirts and mugs, the front office is assessing what it needs to do to repeat as champions. Heading into the Winter Meetings, which open Monday, the Cubs are focused on finding complements for their young players. Read More Here (4)
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Jay excited to mentor Almora, join Cubs
Jon Jay called his union with Chicago a “perfect match,” in part because the Cubs are World Series champions, with most of their core coming back to bid for a repeat in 2017. Read More Here (1)
Peace & glove: Owners, players reach CBA deal
Major League Baseball’s players and owners have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement, sources tell MLB.com’s Richard Justice. The new agreement calls for a five-year deal, according to multiple reports. Neither side has confirmed a new agreement is formally in place, but representatives from both camps emerged visibly pleased and shook hands in public […]
In-market deals? Chicago clubs address report
The Cubs have made no secret that they are open to adding another premier starting pitcher, so is a trade for crosstown ace Chris Sale on the table? No, according to ESPN.com’s Buster Olney, who wrote Tuesday that “the White Sox have told the Cubs they won’t deal with them.” Presented with that assertion on […]
Cubs hurlers expected to be offered contracts
Friday is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players, and the Cubs have four pitchers who fall in that category and who are expected to be offered contracts. Read More Here (3)
Hoyer: Cubs not closing door on Fowler return
Even after sealing a one-year deal with free-agent center fielder Jon Jay, the Cubs are not quite ready to mark the end of the Dexter Fowler era in Chicago. Read More Here (3)
Epstein's 'simple' Draft strategy continues to pay off
It’s not too soon to see what the top of the 2014 Draft — when the Mariners made the conventional choice with the sixth overall pick and selected Alex Jackson, a widely praised high school catcher with the ability to hit — says about how the game is changing. It also reveals a little bit […]
Todd Ricketts nominated for deputy commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Todd Ricketts — brother of Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts and a member of the team’s board of directors — as deputy commerce secretary. Read More Here (4)
Inbox: Will Fowler re-sign with Cubs?
Will Dexter Fowler re-sign with the Cubs this offseason? Beat writer Carrie Muskat answers this question and more from Chicago fans. Read More Here (12)
Baez reportedly to play for Puerto Rico at Classic
Cubs infielder Javier Baez plans to play for Puerto Rico in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday. Read More Here (11)
