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Mike Petriello
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MLB: Cubs
2 Mar
"Ideally," Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer told The Athletic in December, "we need fewer strikeouts, some better decision-making, better contact rates." Fewer strikeouts. Sounds good. In theory. If you're looking for more balls in...
... raig Kimbrel looked spectacular last September, for example, and Jason Adam, Brad Wieck, Rowan Wick and Ryan Tepera have their bat-missing moments, too. But the rig ...
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Michael Ernst
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Chicago Now: Cubs Den
1 Mar
Jed Hoyer has been busy fortifying the Cubs bullpen of late. As camp opened earlier this month we learned setup man Rowan Wick is bothered by an intercostal injury (which ended his 2020 season) and is unlikely to be ready for Opening Day....
... st reliable bullpen options down the stretch last year. I would expect lefty Brad Wieck to receive plenty of opportunity this spring to win his job as a second left ...
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Brett Taylor
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Bleacher Nation
1 Mar
No renewals this year for the Cubs …
... Jr. and Rowan Wick. Left-handed pitchers Brailyn Márquez, Justin Steele and Brad Wieck. Catcher Miguel Amaya. Infielders Nico Hoerner, Christopher Morel and Ildema ...
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Evan Altman
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Cubs Insider
1 Mar
The Cubs have agreed to 2021 contract terms with 19 players on their 40-man roster with 0-3 years of major league service. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The following players have agreed to 2021 contract terms: Right-handed pitchers...
... Jr. and Rowan Wick. Left-handed pitchers Brailyn Márquez, Justin Steele and Brad Wieck. Catcher Miguel Amaya. Infielders Nico Hoerner, Christopher Morel and Ildema ...
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Jordan Bastian
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MLB: Cubs
1 Mar
MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer let it be known before Spring Training that he planned on sitting down with some core players in the coming weeks to see where things stood on the topic of potential extensions. The...
... teele, Keegan Thompson, Duane Underwood Jr., Ildemaro Vargas, Rowan Wick and Brad Wieck. • The Cubs are still gathering more information about the left side injury ...
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MLB: Cubs
28 Feb
MESA - The Chicago Cubs have agreed to 2021 contract terms with 19 players on their 40-man roster with zero-to-three years of major league service. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The following players have agreed to 2021 contract terms:...
... Jr. and Rowan Wick. Left-handed pitchers Brailyn Márquez, Justin Steele and Brad Wieck. Catcher Miguel Amaya. Infielders Nico Hoerner, Christopher Morel and Ildema ...
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Jake Misener
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Fansided: Cubbies Crib
28 Feb
Add another name to the mix of guys reporting to Cubs camp this weekend. After several non-roster invitees joined the big league workouts in recent days an...
... p. Andrew Chafin looks like the likely go-to lefty out of the pen this year. Brad Wieck, who, like Ryan, was essentially a non-factor in 2020, hopes to factor into ...
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Mike Axisa
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CBS Sports
27 Feb
Here is Saturday's hot stove buzz
... all but assuring them bullpen spots. Jason Adam, Jonathan Holder, Kyle Ryan, Brad Wieck, and Dan Winkler are also vying for spots. Angels sign Chavez Jesse Chavez ...
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MLB: Cubs
26 Feb
MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs have pieced together a starting rotation that is built around pitching to weak contact and relying on sound defense. That makes having some swing-and-miss arms imperative for the bullpen. Last season, Ryan Tepera provided...
... Fenter, Dillon Maples, James Norwood, Robert Stock, Duane Underwood Jr. and Brad Wieck, among others, including some non-roster invitees. Rowan Wick (intercostal i ...
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Al Yellon
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SB Nation: Bleed Cubbie Blue
24 Feb
A complete numerical list of this year’s Cubs as they get ready to head to spring training.
... rris (third base coach) 35 Justin Steele 36 Dillon Maples 37 Kohl Stewart 38 Brad Wieck 39 Andrew Chafin 40 Willson Contreras 41 Joe Biagini 42 Jackie Robinson (ret ...
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Athlon Sports
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Athlon Sports
24 Feb
No team in baseball enters 2021 in as profound and difficult a period of transition as the Cubs. Key members of the teams 2016 championship roster......
... Wick LHP Kyle Ryan RHP Brandon Workman LHP Andrew Chafin LHP Brad Wieck RHP Jason Adam RHP Duane Underwood Jr. RHP Dan Winkler 2021 Pr ...
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Brett Taylor
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Bleacher Nation
24 Feb
The Cubs have upwards of 33 arms in Spring Training who could be part of …
... Jason Adam Jonathan Holder James Norwood Kyle Ryan (COVID list) Robert Stock Brad Wieck Here’s where you start to really see what I was talking about up top, not be ...
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Meghan Montemurro
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Chicago Tribune
22 Feb
With the Chicago Cubs conducting their first full-squad spring training workout Monday, it’s an ideal time to project which 26 players will break camp in Mesa, Ariz., and head to Chicago for the season opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April...
... on the 40-man: RHP Dan Winkler, RHP Jonathan Holder, RHP Dillon Maples, RHP Brad Wieck, RHP James Norwood, RHP Manuel Rodriguez, RHP Robert Stock Catchers (2) Cubs ...
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Brendan Miller
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Cubs Insider
21 Feb
If the Cubs are going to make good on the latent competitive advantages of a pitching staff that isn’t very intimidating on paper, pitching coach Tommy Hottovy has his work cut out for him. Backed by a redesigned infrastructure headed up by...
... t’s overall spring training success, Craig Kimbrel‘s velocity and mechanics, Brad Wieck‘s return, James Norwood‘s splitter, and who ends up in starting or swing rol ...