Cubs Stuff

Javier Assad has to feel like he deserves better. He's run a 3.43 ERA in 331 career big-league innings, but as he prepares to represent his country in the World Baseball Classic, he knows there's a chance he'll return to a Cubs team without room for him. [...]

Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer hopped on a couple podcasts this week, speaking with both ESPN and the New York Post in quick succession. I’ve embedded both interviews below for your full consumption, but wanted to touch on some of the highlights from my watch/listen: In national interviews, [...]

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For the first time in recent memory, the beef won’t be the most Italian thing about a Cubs home game. That’s because Team Italy is visiting Sloan Park for a tune-up ahead of World Baseball Classic pool play. In addition to Giaconino Lasaracina and Claudio Scotti, the squad boasts Kyle [...]

This is just so ugly. It’s bad enough when a guy tests positive for a performance-enhancing drug in this day and age, but to do it twice? That’s one of those “if this is true, that’s unbelievably shameful” situations. The report, from Jeff Passan at ESPN, is that Atlanta Braves [...]

The 2026 World Baseball Classic officially kicks off tomorrow night, when Chinese-Taipei (Taiwan) faces Australia at 9pm CT. The full broadcast schedule is here, and I also included it at the bottom of this post. Teams have assembled, they’ve been working out together and playing some exhibition games, and there’s [...]

Let’s all open by repeating the following mantra: Spring training results don’t matter. Good, now do it again and again until you believe it. Even those who maintain a proper perspective when watching spring games aren’t immune to getting a little squirrely when the stats stay ugly as the sample [...]

On the verge of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which Chicago Cubs players are hot and cold in spring training? [...]

While former Chicago Cub fan favorite and current Team USA manager Mark DeRosa wouldn't reveal his starting lineup for Game 1 of pool play against Brazil on Fri [...]

The focus for now is on the 2026 Chicago Cubs, but part and parcel of that focus – especially this time of year, when extension discussions can happen – is thinking about how the year could play out in ways that impact 2027+. The 2026 Cubs are relatively loaded, but [...]

These Cactus League numbers from 2025 should help Chicago Cubs fans who are already hitting the panic button step back from the proverbial ledge this spring. [...]

Colin Rea's flex role is vital to the Cubs' success in 2026. [...]

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If he could stick at catcher, he'd be a borderline superstar. Even as a designated hitter, though, Moisés Ballesteros could be the X-factor of the 2026 Cubs. [...]

The arrival of Alex Bregman has raised the bar for the Chicago Cubs. Here are 5 bold (but still somewhat plausible) predictions for the 2026 season. [...]

The Cubs made a trip to Goodyear for a contest against the Reds on a bright and sunny Monday afternoon that proved difficult for the outfielders. Things started well as the road team took an early lead, but the fun would be short-lived as the home side went off for [...]

Following Pete Crow-Armstrong's comments on the Los Angeles Dodgers' fanbase, former Chicago Cubs prospect Jackson Ferris fired back in his latest remarks. [...]

With Moises Ballesteros getting off to a delayed start at Cubs camp, and only just this weekend making his Spring Training debut, it’s extra nice to see him slapping a couple hits already today. He remains the front-runner for regular starts at the Designated Hitter spot, and although you don’t [...]

If you missed any of MLB Network’s visit to Chicago Cubs Spring Training, they have posted the entire segment on YouTube. Pop it on after the Cubs game today, or maybe two-screen it during commercials. It includes interviews with Alex Bregman, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Dansby Swanson, Cade Horton, and Craig Counsell (who [...]

It’s pretty cool when it’s in the 60s and sunny one day and then you get a few inches of snow the next, just before it’s going to get as high as 70 a few days later. My son’s school had a two-hour delay this morning, but all the snow [...]