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The Chicago Cubs are in Competitive Stagnation

Jun 9, 2020

Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The 2020 Chicago Cubs are your classic example of a team relying on a proven core in its prime to spark a bounce-back season. The likelihood of that desired outcome? Faint, and it's because the Cubs are in comp...

Javier Baez is Beginning to Grow Into an All-Star

Daniel Shepard

Apr 17, 2018

Chicago Cubs, Statistics

Javier Baez was selected ninth overall by the Chicago Cubs in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. At just 18 years old, the Cubs knew Baez would not be a factor to crack the major league roster for some time....

Javier Baez is Criminally Underrated in Fantasy Baseball

Cody Goggin

Jun 20, 2017

Chicago Cubs, Fantasy

Disclaimer: I am a St. Louis Cardinals fan about to praise a Chicago Cubs player. It feels so wrong, and yet, I feel confident that I’m right here. Javier Baez is considered a mid-low tier fantasy option on the...

Chicago Cubs Wish List for 2017

Jeremy Frank

Nov 11, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Features, Offseason

If you've been living under a rock since last March, I have something to tell you: the Cubs won the World Series, and 103 games in the regular season… what more is there to ask from such a young, talented team?...

Chicago Cubs Continue Dominating Start

Nick Schaeflein

May 9, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Headlines

And on the seventh day they rested. With a league best 24-6 record after their first 30 games, that is really the only negative that you say about the Chicago Cubs right now. This current 2016 team has shown th...

Javier Baez is Quietly Coming Alive

Zach Bernard

May 6, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Features, Opinions & Predictions

The 2016 Chicago Cubs have thus far been amazing. Jake Arrieta remains historic in his consistency, the offense can’t stop scoring runs (Addison Russell, Jorge Soler and Jason Heyward haven’t even started hitti...

Ben Zobrist’s Versatility Softens the Blow of Kyle Schwarber’s Injury

Gabriel Bogart

Apr 11, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

Even if you're a St. Louis Cardinals or Pittsburgh Pirates fan, you cringed at Kyle Schwarber's injury. Nobody wants to see players go down with what could potentially be a career-threatening injury. At least, ...

Six Most Important Utility Players for 2016

Patrick Brewer

Mar 28, 2016

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The utility player. At the same time beloved as they are relatively ignored. Outside of Ben Zobrist, many utility type players rarely get their due. These are the players who give the starters rest days, scoop ...

Is a Padres-Cubs deal still possible?

James E. Clark

Mar 1, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres

Photo Credit: Rich Pilling/ Getty Images North America For quite some time there have been rumors swirling about a potential trade between the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres. The Cubs are looking for som...

How should the Cubs use Javier Baez in 2016?

Joshua Sadlock

Dec 29, 2015

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

Thanks to Ben Zobrist, it is unclear where (and how often) Javier Baez will take the field for the Chicago Cubs in 2016. Baez, who struggled mightily after his first callup in 2014, striking out 95 times in 52 ...

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