All of the Stuff

The Wizards somehow found themselves in the Lonzo Ball conversation without even trying. [...]

The offseason has more or less come to a close at this point. While a handful of players remain available in free agency and there’s always a chance of a surprise trade or two throughout Spring Training, the vast majority of the heavy lifting has been done. As Spring Training [...]

Trae Young may have just highlighted a prime target for the Wizards this offseason. [...]

LeBron James may have just shed new light on why the Wizards could be dangerous next season. [...]

The Cubs announced they’ve hired Dixon Machado to manage their Arizona Complex League affiliate. That seemingly brings an end to his playing career after 17 seasons in pro ball. Machado spent the majority of that time in the minors. He played nearly 1300 minor league games, more than half of which came [...]

The Blue Jays announced that they have claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. Chicago had designated him for assignment a few days ago when they signed Shelby Miller. Toronto has placed Bowden Francis on the 60-day injured list to open a spot for this claim. Cowles, 26, is [...]

Anthony Davis has finally arrived in Washington to begin his new chapter. [...]

It’s common for baseball teams to spend the winter focusing on new acquisitions and then pivot to extensions during spring training. Nothing seems urgent with a couple of Cubs, as outfielders Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki both tell Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times that they have not yet heard [...]

The Cardinals are known to be looking for outfield help, and preferably a right-handed bat given previous statements from president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom.  Adding a free agent is still a possibility, though Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Cards “have not expressed much interest [...]

The Cubs officially announced their signing of right-hander Shelby Miller today, and in a corresponding move designated infielder Ben Cowles for assignment. Cowles, who celebrates his 26th birthday today, has not yet made his MLB debut. He was a tenth-round pick by the Yankees back in 2021 and climbed his way [...]

FEBRUARY 15: The Cubs made Miller’s deal official today, and designated Ben Cowles for assignment. FEBRUARY 13: The Cubs and right-hander Shelby Miller are finalizing a multi-year, major league contract, reports Robert Murray of Fansided. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers reports that a deal is in place and that Miller is guaranteed $2.5MM over [...]

In the aftermath of the Alex Bregman signing, one of the immediate questions was whether it changed how the Cubs would proceed with Nico Hoerner. Bregman pushed second-year infielder Matt Shaw into a utility role, but he'd be capable of stepping in at second base. The Giants, Red Sox and Mariners were [...]

Right-hander Kyle Wright is joining the Cubs on a minor league deal with an invite to big league camp, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The CAA client is looking to make it back to the majors for the first time in three years. Wright is a former fifth [...]

With very little having been done since the Cubs got their last couple big pieces (there were a few minor league signings that were intriguing for the bench though), it would appear that the club is ready to just enter spring training as is, which honestly isn’t a disastrous plan [...]

This coming July, we already found out that Jeff Kent will be joining the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. Manny Ramirez is going to drop off the ballot, and some other steroid era guys are running out of time as well. But based on the ballot tracking all winter, it seems [...]

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The Cubs‘ Achilles Heel was plainly obvious at the end of the 2025 season, especially in the playoffs. So much so that, three months later, team president Jed Hoyer is still talking about it. During Saturday morning’s panel at the 2026 Cubs Convention, Hoyer said that it was the injuries [...]

Everyone has a story for where they were when they found out the Cubs had signed Alex Bregman last Saturday. Most of the players, like the rest of the city of Chicago, were somewhere watching the Bears game. Jameson Taillon was at home, not far from where Bregman lives, and [...]

I swear to some deity if the Cubs trade Nico Hoerner or whatever right after I publish this… Anyway, we talked on the last pod about the addition of a couple of key pieces (berselius wrote it up here) and we now have a pretty good look at the roster that [...]

Saturday nights have been good to Chicago sports fans lately. Especially so this weekend. As the Bears were initiating what has become their patented fourth quarter comeback, news broke that the Cubs had signed veteran third baseman Alex Bregman. According to multiple reports, the Cubs inked Bregman using a strategy they [...]