We saw the 2026 MLB Draft Lottery just a few short days ago, and now teams know where they will be selecting in the first round. Let’s look at the prospects we could see going in the first round to teams like the White Sox, Cardinals, and more with an early 2026 MLB Mock Draft.
2026 MLB Mock Draft: Round 1
The Chicago White Sox won the 2026 MLB Draft Lottery a few days ago, and we will see them select No. 1 overall in next year’s draft. In our latest MLB mock draft, they go with the ...
The Phillies have checked the biggest item off of their offseason to-do list, as they have ensured that Kyle Schwarber will be back in Philadelphia for 2026 and beyond. There still is a lot of work to do, namely answering the J.T. Realmuto question and remaking the outfield, but retaining Schwarber or finding a replacement […]
All good things must come to an end. But even if they do, there are good things to glean from those things that come to an end. At least that will be my stances after the Chicago Bears’ 5 game winning streak came to a halt at a frigid Lambeau Field. A game that saw […]
So the vaunted Winter Meetings turned out to have been a massive time-suck, completely useless from my point of view. It wouldn’t be a surprise for me at this point if the Cubs signed nobody at all. It’s going to take a hell of a lot to mollify me or even to start to allay […]
The Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears face off in Week 15 of the 2025 season, with the teams going in different directions. The Bears got their quarterback in the 2024 NFL draft and found a head coach to help him this last offseason, much like the New England Patriots. The Browns hope Shedeur Sanders can […]
It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the swinging-est afterparty for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. Come in out of the cold. We’ve got a fire going in here. There is no cover charge. We still have a couple of tables […]
The Chicago Blackhawks bounced back into the win column on Wednesday night with a 3-0 victory against the New York Rangers at the United Center.
After a scoreless opening frame, the Blackhawks struck first with a shorthanded tally about seven minutes into the second. Louis Crevier chased down a cleared puck and powered his way to the net to finish it off. Credit goes to Ilya Mikheyev, who forced the turnover that started it all, and Matt Grzelcyk, who launched the clearing pass that sprun...
Turnovers, special-teams disasters, and no finish doom the Rangers in Chicago, as even Shesterkin’s heroics can’t save an ugly 3–0 defeat.
While the Red Sox traded for one pitcher and lost another in the major league phase of Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft, they also made three additions in the minor league portion. In addition to acquiring Ryan Watson from the Athletics and losing Jedixson Paez to the White Sox, the Red Sox selected left-hander Caden Vire … Continue reading "Who did Red Sox add in minor league phase of Rule 5 Draft?"
Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they as they get you ready for week 15 of the 2025 Chicago Bears season! Grab a cold beverage and join Ryan and Bryan as they drown their sorrows (with beer) following the Bears’ loss to the […]
The Winter Meetings, broadly speaking, were a bust. The Chicago Cubs were far from the only club that didn’t complete any deals, and even today’s massive Pete Alonso signing by the Orioles wasn’t quite enough to salvage the week. There’s still a whole lot left of this baseball offseason, and it might be a while before it all shakes out for the Cubs and for most other teams.
There was one spicy report that dropped at the end of the day, though, and it was about that Alonso signing.
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As the Chicago Bears prepare for their 14th game of the season against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, the first official team injury reports for week 15 have been released. The Bears had a walk-thru practice on Wednesday, so player participation listed on the injury report is an estimation. Altogether, just two Bears were listed […]
The first Chicago Bears injury report of the week is here. And with the Cleveland Browns coming to town after Chicago’s heart-wrenching loss to the Green Bay Packers, I was curious to see how many battered bodies appear on the injury report. Unfortunately, there are some familiar faces
Chicago Bears Injury Report — Dec. 10, 2025
Here is a full look at the initial Bears injury report of Week 15:
#Bears Injury Report The Chicago Bears conducted a walk-thru on Wednesday, participat...
The Red Sox lost pitching prospect Jedixson Paez to the White Sox in the major league phase of Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft. Paez was taken by Chicago with the second overall pick. The White Sox will now be tasked with keeping the right-hander, who turns 22 next month, on their active roster for the entire … Continue reading "Red Sox lose pitching prospect Jedixson Paez to White Sox in Rule 5 Draft"
Get ready to hammer the unders for the passing game this coming Sunday, Bears fans. Because it’s going to be cold. According to WGN, this weekend’s upcoming matchup between the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns could be one of the coldest games in recent history at Soldier Field. The noon kickoff could see temperatures as […]
With two open practice squad spots, it felt like it was only a matter of time before the Chicago Bears would fill (at least) one vacancy. And according to the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs, they are set to do so with the addition of linebacker Ty Summers.
Here is the reporting from Biggs, who provides a little bit of background on the coming transaction:
#Bears signed LB Ty Summers to the practice squad. This is the sixth team the former TCU product has been with. Originally a 7th rou...
Leave it to Ben Johnson to say the right thing at the right time.
The first-year Chicago Bears head coach has quite the task in front of him. On the one hand, he needs to rally the troops after a gut-wrenching loss against the Green Bay Packers in a rivalry game that took an emotional and physical toll on a team trying to establish itself as a contender this season. Learning from that loss won’t be easy, but it is necessary in order to move on to what is on the horizon. And on the other h...
The annual Rule-5 Draft passed this afternoon, with the Seattle Mariners neither making any selections nor losing any eligible players in the major league portion. 13 players were taken in total, with only the Chicago White Sox making two picks. The Mariners 40-man roster remains at 38. While Seattle was not willing to make any […]
2025 MLB Rule 5 Draft Primer / Preview
12/10 UPDATE : PLAYERS SELECTED BY CUBS IN MAJOR LEAGUE PHASE OF 2025 RULE 5 DRAFT : NONE CUBS MINOR LEAGUERS SELECTED IN MAJOR LEAGUE PHASE OF 2025 RULE 5 DRAFT : NONE PLAYERS SELECTED BY CUBS IN AAA PHASE OF 2025 RULE 5 DRAFT : Adam Stone , RHP (selected for AAA Iowa from New York Yankees Lo-A Tampa roster) Zane Mill s, RHP (selected for AAA Iowa from St. Louis Cardinals AA Springfield roster) Devin Ortiz , INF (se...
It’s been a very quiet Winter Meetings for the Chicago Cubs, and that mostly carried right on through the MLB Rule 5 Draft today.
In a relative surprise, the Cubs did not take anyone in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft. Normally, a team passing in the Rule 5 is almost definitionally not a surprise. But with nine(!!!) open spots on the 40-man roster and a desperate need to start adding potential relievers, I’d assumed the Cubs would grab a flier to compete in Spring Training for ...
The Cubs made news in this year’s Rule 5 Draft by not doing very much at all. This year, I was reasonably certain the Cubs would select someone to add to their major league roster in this annual draft. They’ve got plenty of room on the 40-man roster, which contains only 31 players right now. […]
The White Sox took two more Rule 5 fliers on Wednesday, plucking Jedixson Paez from the Boston Red Sox and Alexander Alberto from the Tampa Bay Rays for the cost of a couple of stadium hot dogs. It’s the classic scratch-off ticket move: you might hit big, but could end up with nothing but mustard […]
The Week 15 game between the Cleveland Browns and the Chicago Bears will air on FOX at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday. Announcers: Kevin Kugler & Daryl Johnston Ohio Coverage: All of Ohio will get to see the game. In Northeast Ohio, the game will air on WJW (Channel 8.1). National Coverage: Nationally, there is […]