Bruce Miles
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Strop set to start season as Chicago Cubs closerMar 24, 2019 1:00 am - The Chicago Cubs' closer situation appears to have settled down, at least for now. Backup closer Pedro Strop recently tweaked his hamstring, but that seems to be healing...
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Around the Horn: Cubs' bullpen is a moving targetMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - Our annual caution about the bullpen applies more than ever when it comes to the 2019 Chicago Cubs. That caution goes: The bullpen a team begins the season with is neve...
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Quintana says Cubs have 'best rotation' he's played forMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - A couple years ago, left-hander Jose Quintana entered the season on the front end of the Chicago White Sox' pitching rotation. This year, he is the nominal No. 5 guy fo...
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It's never too late to learn for Chicago Cubs' HendricksMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - Having just turned 29, Kyle Hendricks is hardly an old man, even by baseball standards. In fact, he's still the youngest member of the Chicago Cubs starting rotation. Le...
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A healthy Yu Darvish could solve a lot of the Cubs' problemsMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - What Kris Bryant is to the Chicago Cubs offense, Yu Darvish is to their starting-pitching staff. It's fair to say that the 32-year-old Darvish is the linchpin of the Cu...
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Chicago Cubs' Hamels looking for many more years on moundMar 17, 2019 1:00 am - Cole Hamels turned 35 this year, but that doesn't mean he feels he's in the twilight of his career. To hear the Chicago Cubs left-hander tell it, the sun is still shinin...
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Lester still ace of Chicago Cubs rotationMar 14, 2019 1:00 am - Starting from No. 1, if you write down the names of the Chicago Cubs' starting rotation, it looks about as good as any in the National League: • Left-handed ace Jon Lest...
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No DH yet, but Chicago Cubs have plenty of flexibilityMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - The good news for the Chicago Cubs is that they will be able to use the designated hitter in their season-opening series at Texas. The bad news is that their DH use goes...
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Jason Heyward's solid in RF, but Cubs still await big offense from himMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - After the Chicago Cubs were knocked out of the 2017 postseason, I asked team president Theo Epstein what right fielder Jason Heyward had to do to become the player the C...
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Will Almora make more starts in center for Chicago Cubs this season?Mar 11, 2019 1:00 am - Is this the year Albert Almora Jr. starts virtually every day in center field and gets 600 plate appearances? It's still early, but he's doing all he can in Cactus Leagu...