Jeff Samardzija

The Chicago Cubs and Jeff Samardzija have been trying to work out an extension for quite awhile now. The main issue for both parties is the money and the length of the possible deal as the right-hander wants to be [...]

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25-year-old Japanese RHP Masahiro Tanaka has officially been posted. Teams who appear to be the early leaders for his services are unsurprisingly the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. Possibly surprising to some, on the other hand, are the Chicago Cubs. Although these teams [...]

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Kenta Maeda

The Chicago Cubs are one of many teams who seem to be waiting out the Masahiro Tanaka situation. With the new posting rules in place, where the max posting bid that MLB teams can make is $20 million, Tanaka’s team in Japan, the Rakuten Golden [...]

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The offseason has been very quiet for the Chicago Cubs. They have made some nice under-the-radar signings for depth purposes (Jose Veras, Wesley Wright and George Kottaras), but the team has been completely quiet when it comes to the big named players. With the [...]

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Jose Veras

The Chicago Cubs have finally made a move that will directly impact the MLB roster next year. Per reports, the team completed a deal to sign former Detroit Tigers closer Jose Veras on a one-year, $4 million deal that includes [...]

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Jonathan Sanchez

The Chicago Cubs made a handful of minor moves in recent days, but the front office is clearly not over adding pieces to the roster towards next season. One area that still needs improvement is the bullpen as the Cubs [...]

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Ryan Kalish

The fact that the Chicago Cubs are in the midst of a rebuilding mode doesn’t mean that the team isn’t making any moves this offseason. The Cubs have already inked deals for George Kottaras and Wesley Wright. While the team [...]

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Shin-Soo Choo

Entering this offseason, Shin-Soo Choo was considered to be one of the best players on the open market. After Jacoby Ellsbury, Choo was considered by most to be the next best outfield option on the open market. I have been touting Choo as an [...]

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Logan Morrison

The Chicago Cubs are entering a key year in their rebuilding process and they could be in place to add some talented pieces to the MLB roster via the trade market. With a lot of talent in the upper levels [...]

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Chicago Cubs No Longer In On Washington Nationals Relievers

The Chicago Cubs’ horrendous bullpen needs much improvement if the team wants to hold their head high in 2014. Unfortunately, the exciting news about the Cubs possibly acquiring Drew Storen or Tyler Clippard from the Washington Nationals on the first [...]

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