Cubs Stuff

Opening Day is less than three weeks from now. Based on the work underway in both Mesa and Tokyo in the World Baseball Classic, the North Siders look primed to start the 2026 campaign. [...]

Don’t give up any pitch tips or team secrets, Daniel! Working today to close out Team Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic win over the Netherlands, Chicago Cubs closer Daniel Palencia was pitching to Milwaukee Brewers star catcher William Contreras. The two shared a perfunctory hug after the final out, which was a [...]

Too often the forgotten man in the Chicago Cubs’ pitching mix, Javier Assad just puts his head down and succeeds. Whatever the role, whatever the timeline, and, today, whatever the format. Assad was tapped to start Team Mexico’s opening game against Great Britain today in the World Baseball Classic, and [...]

Episode 52 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! This week, Brett and I start with a conversation about the World Baseball Classic, what it means to us, who/what we’re really rooting for, and what we hope to see from specific Cubs. After that, we get into the modestly [...]

The Chicago Cubs signed former Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Kyle Wright relatively late in the offseason. By the time Wright accepted a minor league deal from the Cubs, it was already clear that they were going to go at least nine deep in starting pitchers this spring, with Justin Steele [...]

I really wish the sun were a little more visible today, but I’ll gladly accept temps in the 60s and even 70s all day and through the evening. It helps that it’s Friday and I took PTO so I could bring my daughter back home from college and just sort [...]

We have seen pre-2026 farm system rankings from ESPN, The Athletic, and Baseball America, all of which generally tell the same story: the Chicago Cubs don’t have an abysmal farm system, but there is a pretty clear trend back after a number of graduations, trades, and underperformances. MLB Pipeline is [...]

Although I am staunchly in favor of the new automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system, there is one element that makes me a little nervous. Maybe nervous is the wrong word. I guess I just wonder how it’s going to feel, and I worry that it’ll be kinda not [...]

Former Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon hates many of the changes made by Rob Manfred in recent years, lamenting a loss of strategy in the dugout. [...]

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There aren't many Chicago Cubs spring training games being broadcast this season, and that could be one of the reasons why it's been a quiet camp for the Cubs. [...]

The Cubs' top pitching prospect has made two Cactus League appearances, with the eyes of Statcast locked on his intense stuff. It's easy to see what makes him great—and what will make fans wait. [...]

The Americans begin their title quest against Brazil as action in the other three groups begins. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is ready to do damage for the Dominican Republic, another tournament favorite.View the full article [...]

The Cubs welcomed the Diamondbacks to Sloan Park on Thursday afternoon with many of their projected  starters in the lineup. The home team scored early and often en route to an easy victory. Michael Busch hit a double to begin the bottom of the 1st and scored on an RBI triple [...]

As an avid MLB The Show player, March is always an exciting time of year because the new iteration of the game drops. That's the case again this year, with MLB [...]

Which Chicago Cubs prospects will make a name for themselves during the 2026 Spring Breakout game? [...]

Ian Happ turned heads earlier this week with a message that sounded like an early farewell to the Chicago Cubs. Happ is a free agent next offseason, and unlike [...]

Every week during the college season and high school circuit, at least one MLB draft prospect puts together a performance that forces scouts to pay closer attention. This week, that player is prep right-hander/third baseman Coleman Borthwick. What He Did This Week Borthwick was unhittable in Hoover, Alabama, last weekend at the [...]

The college season is now fully underway, high school seasons are ramping up, and the 2026 MLB Draft board is already starting to evolve. When the Version 1.0 Big Board dropped, it served as a snapshot of where the class stood at that moment — an early read on the industry [...]

Following all-day meetings on Wednesday, I was part of a volunteer group that portioned out dry pasta at a local food bank. All told, we were able to bag something like 1,400 meals in a little over two hours. It was well worth the effort, and incredibly eye-opening to think [...]