I honestly cannot believe the last thing I wrote on this blog was a comparison of Alec Mills to Kyle Hendricks. Nothing against Alec Mills in the least, I believe the comparisons […]
State of the Cubs heading into Spring Training 2018
Alec Mills, and the inevitable comparison to Kyle Hendricks
In a normal offseason, the Cubs trading a somewhat highly regarded prospect such as Donnie Dewees to the Royals for Alec Mills wouldn’t have gone under the radar as much as it […]
Eddie Butler is the latest lottery ticket acquisition for Cubs
The best time to play the lottery is when you either have nothing to lose, or when the odds are stacked in your favor. In the case of acquiring starting pitcher and former […]
Cubs sign aging but elite reliever Koji Uehara
Koji Uehara is 41-years-old and will be 42 a month into the 2017 season, but that didn’t stop the Cubs from agreeing to sign him to a one-year, $6 million dollar contract. […]
Cubs make out well by trading Jorge Soler to Royals for closer Wade Davis
The Cubs and Royals have agreed to a trade that would send Jorge Soler to Kansas City in exchange for closer Wade Davis, but is currently pending physical exams. My first reaction […]
White Sox acquire superstar of the future in Yoan Moncada as Chris Sale heads to Boston
The White Sox actually did it. Chris Sale has been traded to the Red Sox as GM Rick Hahn mercifully steers the Sox onto a defined path moving forward. What the White Sox […]
Assessing the potential return from Nationals amidst Chris Sale trade rumors
Chris Sale may actually be traded, if reports are to be believed, and if it happens I will be the first to eat my words and say I was wrong. I truly […]
Cubs Rumor Roundup: Shohei Otani, White Sox, Blackmon, Arrieta
Buster Olney has been dishing out some juicy rumors this week, first saying that the White Sox would not be engaging in any trade talks with the Cubs, saying “the White Sox […]
Ex-Cardinal Jon Jay signs with Cubs, how will he fit in platoon with Albert Almora?
I was afraid this would happen when I saw Jon Jay was available, knowing that the Cubs would be looking to add a part-time, left-handed bat in center field. At the time […]
Cubs success provides prime opportunity for White Sox to rebuild
I turned on the radio in the car yesterday and heard Spiegel and Goff, two of my favorites in Chicago sports radio, and Matt Spiegel was talking about an article by Jayson Stark on […]
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