Chicago Cubs
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Jon Lester option declined by Cubs, lefty becomes free agent
Oct 30, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jon Lester's $25 million mutual option for 2021 was declined Friday by the Chicago Cubs, completing a $155 million, six-year contract and allowing the 36-...
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Ross was natural fit as Cubs managerOct 25, 2020 2:00 pm - On paper, this had the ingredients for an awkward situation. David Ross came back to manage a group of players after being their teammate a few years earlier. If not awk...
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Baseball Way Back: Idea of LaRussa return raises memories of past revivalsOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - I used to tell friends I will remain young as long as Harold Baines is still playing. I enjoyed quite an extended youth as a result. Now I'm ready to say I won't be old ...
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Go Figure: Why the World Series MVP Award is up for grabsOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Major League Baseball's biggest stage, the World Series provides the forum for plenty of subplots. But a recurring one that is already heating up centers on who will be ...
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Chicago Cubs need to strike while Darvish, Hendricks are peakingOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Fixing the Cubs' flaws will be difficult, but maintaining the strength won't require any effort. Starting pitching was unquestionably the team's highlight in 2020. Cubs ...
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Hefty contract helps make Heyward a Chicago Cubs fixture in RFOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Cubs position players fit pretty neatly into categories. There are the players who can become free agents after the 2021 season - Kris Bryant, Javy Baez, Anthony Rizzo a...
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Happ carried Cubs offense for much of 2020Oct 18, 2020 11:00 am - It's accurate to say Ian Happ saved the Cubs in 2020. In a year when Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javy Baez and Kyle Schwarber never got rolling, Happ was the offensive s...
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Maybe left field is the spot for Cubs to add a contact hitterOct 17, 2020 10:00 am - Kyle Schwarber set his own expectations high by belting 5 home runs in the 2015 playoffs, including the renowned “Schwarboard” shot that landed on top of the Big Board i...
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Baseball Way Back: Pierce-Ford matchups epitomized Sox-Yankees rivalryOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - I wish I could hate the Yankees. I'm talking about hating the Yankees the way the late Sox pitcher and broadcaster Ed Farmer said he did when growing up a Sox fan in Eve...
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Go Figure: 'Three True Outcomes' take center stageOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - How very "2020 Baseball" of the Houston Astros, belting the first and final pitches for home runs in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series Thursday. Former W...