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    Starlin Castro’s Lineup Spot 35 Comments

    Contest reminder: Don't forget to enter our contest to win The Essential Games of the Chicago Cubs DVD set. It runs through Sunday. This has nothing to do with talent, as Castro ...

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    Projecting the 2012 Cubs: Center Field 34 Comments

    Marlon Byrd is entering the final year of his contract and will earn $6.5 million in 2012. He's been a very good producer for the Cubs relative to what he's been paid. He's ...

    DeRo’s Ghost pt. 3 

    DeRo’s Ghost pt. 2 

    Bunting tournament?

    How does losing Pujols and Fielder affect the Cardinals and Brewers? 166 Comments

    The short answer to this question is that it doesn’t affect them that much. If the Cardinals were willing to spend $22.5 million on Pujols (10 year, $225 million offer) they still ...

    Some more thoughts on the Matt Garza trade 74 Comments

    Even though the Cubs are more known for their failures, mistakes and screw-ups, every once in awhile you have to give them credit. We probably should do so more than we have, but the ...

    2012 NL Central Champion Cubs, part 1 42 Comments

    As much as I’ve written about the need to rebuild, it’s not going ot happen. The Cubs have some decent players on their roster and some you’d really like to get rid ...

    Series preview: World Champions (21-16) at Chicago Cubs (16-20) 139 Comments

    Team Overview Team stats (and NL ranks) wOBA: .297 (15th)UZR: -8.1 (12th)DRS: -6 (6th)SP FIP: 3.22 (3rd)SP xFIP: 3.47 (4th)RP FIP: 2.79 (3rd)RP xFIP: 3.14 (2nd) Batters Player wOBA ZiPS ...

    11 Cubs Sure To Disappoint 115 Comments

    I should have written this about ten days ago, but I didn’t so I’m going to do it now. Early season stats mean absolutely nothing to me so there’s no risk of them ...

    Quade realizes the Cubs have no speed, backs off aggressive baserunning talk 88 Comments

    It’s nice to see the team back off from another dumb policy. At the beginning of spring training (and IIRC the offseason) Quade said that the Cubs were going to be more aggressive ...