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Jake Misener
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Fansided: Cubbies Crib
17 Jan
The Chicago Cubs have done, quite literally, nothing to improve their prospects for 2021. It's been one loss after another, all offseason long. If you, lik...
... each deals with Javier Baez, Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras Chicago Cubs: David Bote has an uncertain role heading into 2021 Yeah, not even close. Kluber got $11 ...
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for Sat, Jan 16
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Tim Stebbins
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NBC Chicago
16 Jan
The longer LeMahieu been gone, the more apparent his loss has been to the Cubs.
... tters to sign extensions are Starlin Castro (2012), Anthony Rizzo (2013) and David Bote (2019). Even though it felt like LeMahieu was bound to return to the Yankees ...
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Gordon Wittenmyer
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NBC Chicago
16 Jan
Happ’s case marks only the third time since 1993 the Cubs will take a player to an arbitration hearing, but they reached agreements on the deadline day for filing with four significant players: Kris Bryant ($19.5 million), Javy Baez ($11.65 million),
... dd from the outside. All but Jason Heyward (2023), Kyle Hendricks (2023) and David Bote (2024) are signed only through this season — providing as much roster flexib ...
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Jake Misener
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Fansided: Cubbies Crib
16 Jan
In the last decade, the Chicago Cubs have been incredibly diligent when it comes to avoiding arbitration, only doing so once under Theo Epstein. His succes...
... the conclusion of the 2021 postseason. More from Cubbies Crib Chicago Cubs: David Bote has an uncertain role heading into 2021 Cubs Rumors: A Willson Contreras tra ...
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for Fri, Jan 15
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Michael Canter
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Cubs Insider
15 Jan
Though there is no Cubs Convention this year, I think it’s appropriate to celebrate the beginning of the new baseball season, something the annual fan fest has always represented. Like the entire world, the North Siders are in a temporary state of...
... started right now, David Ross would probably have to give a full-time gig to David Bote at second base and Nico Hoerner might be spending a lot of time in the outfi ...
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Jordan Bastian
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MLB: Cubs
13 Jan
One of the underlying forces driving the current direction of the Cubs has been the lack of extensions for their core group. It is a situation that has necessitated a year-by-year approach that is now closing in on a finish line of sorts. Friday...
... cture. And peering ahead to '22, there are only three guaranteed contracts ( David Bote, Kyle Hendricks and Jason Heyward ) currently locked in. Bote and Hendricks ...
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Brett Taylor
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Bleacher Nation
13 Jan
The Cubs still have significant holes on the roster, which does matter, even in a …
... ut as we’ve over-discussed, . That’s just a terrible plan. And thinking that David Bote should definitely be the everyday starter there on day one is also a dodgy p ...
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Michael Consolo
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Fansided: Cubbies Crib
12 Jan
Here are a few options for the Cubs in replacing Kyle Schwarber in left field. The house cleaning continued this weekend for the Cubs as Kyle Schwarber ink...
... t get traded, this team should consider playing him in left more frequently, David Bote at third, while adding another signing along with Phil Ervin. One option to ...
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Al Yellon
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SB Nation: Bleed Cubbie Blue
11 Jan
And some thoughts about why the team is headed the way they are.
... 00 Zach Davies $9,000,000 $9,000,000 Willson Contreras $5,600,000 $5,600,000 David Bote $3,000,000 $3,000,000 Yu Darvish $3,000,000 $3,000,000 Ian Happ $2,500,000 $ ...
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Jake Misener
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Fansided: Cubbies Crib
3 Jan
The latest DJ LeMahieu rumors have to be driving Cubs fans absolutely mad. There's no chance in hell you'll see the Cubs connected to any DJ LeMahieu rumor...
... F Kris Bryant – LF Anthony Rizzo – 1B Willson Contreras – C Javier Baez – SS David Bote – 3B Jason Heyward – RF Kyle Hendricks – P Now, does that fix all the Cubs’ ...
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Evan Altman
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Cubs Insider
2 Jan
We’re only on Day 2 of a new year and already we’ve run out of things to write. Actually, it’s precisely that time of the baseball offseason at which the news has reached cold molasses levels of sluggishness, which means either rehashing or finding...
... rs, there isn’t much margin for error. Hoerner was a Gold Glove finalist and David Bote is an excellent defensive second baseman, so Cronenworth would probably be a ...
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Brett Taylor
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Bleacher Nation
2 Jan
The utility man wasn't ever a serious part of the trade talks on Darvish …
... y, you’re covered at second so that you don’t *have* to make Nico Hoerner or David Bote the starter there if you would like them in other roles (Hoerner at Iowa, Bo ...
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Todd Johnson
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Cubs Insider
1 Jan
With Jason Heyward and Ian Happ as the only returning players on the roster, the Cubs outfield is still very much up for grabs at this point. Manager Davis Ross has several options with Kris Bryant, David Bote, and Nico Hoerner, but the Cubs need to...
... rabs at this point. Manager Davis Ross has several options with Kris Bryant, David Bote, and Nico Hoerner, but the Cubs need to fill out the roster to have an every ...
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Leigh Oleszczak
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Fansided: KC Kingdom
1 Jan
The Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs are heading in different directions. In 2015 and 2016, the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs each ended long cham...
... , but those players would likely be kept anyway (Wilson Contreras, Ian Happ, David Bote to name a few). One of the few players I’d be okay seeing Kansas City look t ...