Cubs Stuff

Brewers vs Dodgers — The Milwaukee Brewers are marching towards the World Series, and no one seems keen on stopping them. They dominated in the regular season, won the NLDS in four games, and are one win away from sweeping the Dodgers out of the NLCS, which can happen tonight. [...]

How would you summarize the season for the Chicago Cubs? [...]

Jake Bauers has been a hero during the Milwaukee Brewers' playoff run, and could be positioned as Chicago Cubs' target this offseason. [...]

The Brewers are on the cusp of moving on to the World Series, where they’ll be favored to win for the first time in club history. As painful as that will be for Cubs fans, it shouldn’t be a surprise. After all, the Cubs have been staring at the Brewers’ [...]

Major international news this week, as Japanese high school pitcher Shoki Oda, is forgoing the amateur draft in Japan in favor of signing immediately with a Major League Baseball organization. We have essentially never before seen a top Japanese talent go this route. Although a number of top prospects have [...]

“Look me in the eye and tell me that I’m satisfied.” – Unsatisfied by The Replacements It’s Pick on Jed Hoyer Day in the Canter household, and though I’ve tried to avoid writing this column, it’s all I’ve got. I also lack the irrepressible optimism that many of my colleagues at [...]

The playoffs march on without the Cubs as MAGA Matt trade rumors flood the blogs amidst outrage over his upcoming appearance at a fascist rally. Meanwhile, billionaire team owners attempt to hold down wages of workers as the CBA expiration looms. And a whole lotta laughs… Brought to you by ⁠⁠Penguin [...]

Pete Crow-Armstrong is going to be nominated for – and freaking better win – any and all “best player” type awards this year. So it isn’t necessarily a huge celebration for every finalist list he makes. Still, it has to be nice to be recognized by your fellow players for the [...]

Whenever Javier Assad wasn't on the Cubs' big league pitching staff in 2026, everybody should have been asking "Where's Javier Assad?". [...]

Guardians vs Rays — It might not be Skubal vs Misiorowski, but today’s ALCS Game 3 pitching matchup between Gavin Williams and Griffin Jax is a good one. More on those guys following the lineups. I don’t really have a dog in this fight, but I’m curious if any of [...]

If the Seattle Mariners are willing to trade George Kirby this offseason, the Chicago Cubs will likely come calling. [...]

The Chicago Cubs were believed to have an interest in Casey Mize ahead of the trade deadline, but if one contract prediction is true, they should stay away. [...]

Alex Bregman finished 2026 as a top-10 player in Major League Baseball. Getting there wasn't easy, though. [...]

The Chicago Cubs will be focused on pitching this offseason, and it likely will start in free agency. [...]

Ryan Flaherty could be positioned to return to the Chicago Cubs' coaching staff after the Phillies decide to run it back with Don Mattingly. [...]

Rawlings announced its 2026 Gold Glove Award finalists on Wednesday, and the Cubs were predictably represented well. They have finalists at five different positions, including all three outfield spots, and should take home the hardware in a few of those. Winners will be announced on November 1, a month before [...]

As with many other free agents at the top of nearly every Cubs fan’s wish list, Tarik Skubal is going to draw a lot of attention over the next several months. Or many only the next several weeks, though it’s hard to imagine the lefty signing a deal in what [...]