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Marlins Add Tazawa, But Still Have a Gaping Hole in the Pen

Dec 16, 2016

The Miami Marlins signed free-agent reliever Junichi Tazawa to a two-year deal on Thursday worth $12 million, in an effort to make up for striking out on big market relievers such as Aroldis Chapman and Kenley ...

Cubs avoid Arbitration With All but Arrieta and Coghlan

David N. Wilson

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...

Wada to Replace Wood in Cubs Rotation

Robert Villarreal

May 18, 2015

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

Just as my Baseball Essential colleague Nick Shaeflein suspected in his article yesterday on Travis Wood moving to the pen, Tsuyoshi Wada (whose last start date matched that of Travis Wood) will replace him in ...

Travis Wood Being Moved To Cubs Bullpen

Nick Schaeflein

May 17, 2015

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

On Saturday afternoon, Travis Wood earned his first career save by throwing a perfect ninth inning to close out the Chicago Cubs' sixth straight win. After having the bullpen taxed the previous day, it was init...

Maddon Rolls Out Chicago Cubs Starting Rotation

Ryan Witry

Apr 3, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, National League Central

As Joe Maddon's Cubs near their opening night on Sunday against the Cardinals, the final pieces of the roster puzzle appear to be falling into place. While the top two starters of their rotation have been set i...

Cubs’ Fifth Rotation Spot: Wood’s to Lose?

Robert Villarreal

Mar 9, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

The Chicago Cubs are finding themselves to be in a position that they haven't been in for quite some time, they're stacked. For the better part of a quarter century the "Loveable Losers" (A moniker which I trul...

Could the Texas Rangers Be After Cubs’ Travis Wood?

Chris Wicker

Mar 7, 2015

Features, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers took a huge hit today, as the team announced ace stating pitcher Yu Darvish has a sprained UCL. Darvish is considering Tommy John Surgery, which would ultimately end his season. Either way, Da...

Predicting the Chicago Cubs Opening Day Roster

Chris Wicker

Feb 15, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Opinions & Predictions

With spring training right around the corner, I thought I would predict the Chicago Cubs opening day roster before anymore moves and injuries. Here I go: Starting Lineup: 1) Dexter Fowler-CF 2) Chris Coghl...

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