MLB Playoff Thread October 9: Four Games, Two Possible Eliminations!
MLB Playoff Game Thread for October 9.
Sat, Nov 23
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Chicago Cubs Sign Reliever Phil Bickford
The Chicago Cubs have signed a reclamation reliever type, something they’ll do throughout the offseason and have had great success with in the past.
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Tender Spillover News, Deals Signed, Possible New Targets, Bench Wide Open, and Other Cubs Bullets
I think we’re gonna be putting up the Christmas tree this weekend.
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Farewell, Nick Madrigal – Cubs Are Non-Tendering Him
As expected, today the Chicago Cubs decided to cut ties with infielder Nick Madrigal.
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Hey, That Jonathan India-Brady Singer Trade is Happening After All (Plus Joey Wiemer)
The rumors last weekend had the Reds and Royals talking about , though it was not necessarily close to being done and other teams were still involved.
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Cubs Tender Decisions: Madrigal, Merryweather, More
This is gonna be the running update post as the Cubs’ tender decisions roll in.
Fri, Nov 22
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Do Free Agents Justin Verlander or Max Scherzer Make Any Sense for the Cubs?
Graybeards Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are both free agents this offseason, winding down massive (albeit short) deals originally signed with the Mets back in 2021 (Scherzer: 3 years, $130M) and 2022 (Verlander: 2 years, $86.7M).
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Let’s Speak Plainly About the Types of Starting Pitchers Who Will Probably Be Pursued By the Cubs
For as much as there might still be hope that the Cubs go after a top name starting pitcher like Max Fried – – I think we should probably mentally gear ourselves toward the Cubs more aggressively pursuing other options.
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More on the Plans for the ABS Challenge System in Spring Training
Automated Balls and Strikes (ABS) is coming Major League Baseball in the spring, albeit in a we’re-just-testing-things-out capacity.