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Cubs avoid Arbitration With All but Arrieta and Coghlan

Jan 15, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Transactions

The deadline for avoiding arbitration has passed, and five of the seven eligible Chicago Cubs are signed to new contracts. Two players, Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta and outfielder/utility player Chris Coghlan w...

Chicago Cubs Continue Season Of Walk Offs

Nick Schaeflein

Aug 25, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central

Call them the cardiac Cubs, call them the never quit Cubs, call them the young Cubs, or just call them the Chicago Cubs. In the month of August, the Cubs have seen all of the planning, all of the rebuilding, an...

Cubs Lose Key Players To Injuries

Josh Eastern

Aug 24, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Injuries

The Chicago Cubs have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the past few weeks posting a 20-5 record in their past 25 games. They've been surging all right, but a pair of injuries to RHP Jason Motte an...

Cubs’ Addison Russell Named Starting Shortstop

Josh Eastern

Aug 11, 2015

Chicago Cubs

When the Chicago Cubs traded Jeff Samardzija last July to Oakland, the return they got was a very good one that included one of the best young infielders in the Minors at the time.The weird thing is that th...

Chris Coghlan: Victim of Circumstance or Performance Regression?

Andrew Denny

May 13, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, National League, National League Central, Opinions & Predictions

Some players mash for a living, others ride the pine, while some seem to dance gingerly in the middle. This is the story of Chris Coghlan: utility bencher for the Chicago Cubs.In a quest to exercise the irr...

Joe Maddon Unveils His First Lineup as Cubs Skipper

Ryan Witry

Apr 5, 2015

Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central

When the Chicago Cubs hired Joe Maddon in December, they hired him for his innovative, unconventional managerial style. Well, they're getting a taste of that tonight. While the lineup figures to be fairly stand...

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