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MLB Draft recap: Cubs embrace spin, power in 2026 Draft
The 2026 MLB Draft is now over and if they all sign, there will be 21 new members of the Cubs family. Scouting director Dan Kantrovitz said before the draft that the Cubs would work on the weakness on the pitching side of the Cubs farm system and boy, did they ever. With 21 picks […]
2026 Cubs mid-season grades
What if I had told you on Opening Day that all of the following would happen to the Cubs before the All-Star break? Why, you’d probably have said that team would be in last place in the NL Central and on their way to a 90-plus loss season, right? All of those things DID happen. […]
Chicago Cubs news — Bregman, Busch, Boyd, Assad
Today’s Reflections *The Bregman Weekend* I don’t like to name games, and this probably won’t catch on, but it was a Big Weekend for Alex Bregman. There were articles talking about him going into a deep dive during the All-Star break to fix all that is broken just a few days ago. It turns out […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: Did you watch the Home Run Derby?
It’s All-Star Week at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat. Your name is on the guest list. The dress code is casual. We’ve still got a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your […]
2026 MLB Home Run Derby, Monday 7/13, 7 p.m. CT
Major League Baseball signed a bunch of new TV contracts this year. As a result, the Home Run Derby is being carried exclusively on Netflix. If you don’t subscribe to Netflix, well, you’ll just have to follow along here. Here are the eight participants: Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper will certainly be the hometown favorites […]
A Statcast preview of tonight’s Home Run Derby
At its core, the Home Run Derby is a vibes event. Eight large men try to hit a baseball extremely far, we “ooooh and ahhhh” at the majestic dingers. You do not need Statcast to enjoy it. That said, the past few years there has been an alternative Statcast broadcast to focus on bat speed, […]
Chicago Cubs update: Alex Bregman, Pete Crow-Armstrong, starting pitching
The Cubs finished the “first half” (actually, first 59.3 percent) of the 2026 schedule on a high note, taking four fo six on a road trip to Baltimore and Cincinnati. That gives the Cubs a 27-23 road record, one of the better road marks in MLB to date. And of their 66 remaining games, 35 […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Reds … again!
Perspective Check: Four teams have more wins than the Cubs, two teams have as many wins as the Cubs. The Cubs enter the All-Star break in the top Wild Card spot. They are now only one loss behind the Braves and five behind the Brewers. They are on pace for 91 wins. A quirk about […]
MLB News Outside The Confines: There’s a Draft in here
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Chicago Cubs history unpacked — July 13
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to DJ LeMahieu, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1896 – Ed Delahanty hits four home runs, but it’s not enough as the Phillies lose to the Chicago Colts, 9-8. “Big Ed” is the second man to hit four homers in one game in the National League, after Bobby Lowe two […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Kepley leads South Bend past Kernels, 5-2
If I can just rant about something, MLB knows that one of the things that draws in younger fans is the idea of new, young talent coming into the game. So why do we then play the Futures Game on a Sunday morning (OK, early afternoon Eastern Time) opposite an entire slate of MLB games […]
Cubs 8, Reds 4: Alex Bregman’s big day includes a three-run homer
One Cubs player who probably isn’t all that happy with having four days off for the All-Star break could be Alex Bregman. Bregman homered for the second straight game, a three-run blast that gave the Cubs a four-run lead in the seventh inning. He went 3-for-5 with four RBI on the afternoon. The Cubs hung […]
Cubs vs. Reds, Sunday 7/12, 12:40 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Matthew.
Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Sunday 7/12, 12:40 CT
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Reds lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Andrew Abbott, LHP Matthew Boyd was outstanding in his last start, which was the first game of this road trip in Baltimore. He threw six shutout innings and struck out seven. In three starts since his return from the IL: 1.72 ERA, 1.340 WHIP, 13 […]
Cubs vs. Reds Sunday 7/12 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Reds … again! Cubs 8, Reds 4: Alex Bregman’s big day includes a three-run homer Cubs vs. Reds, Sunday 7/12, 12:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Sunday 7/12, 12:40 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Reds
Perspective Check: Four teams have more wins than the Cubs. Two teams have as many wins as the Cubs. The Cubs are on pace to win 90.4 games. Fangraphs projects the Cubs at 87 wins. On the one hand, that feels like a bucket of cold water being dumped on them. On the other, most […]
Cubs 5, Reds 3: Alex Bregman’s two-run homer completes a comeback
The Cubs defeated the Reds 5-3 Saturday night on the strength of homers by Carson Kelly and Alex Bregman, the latter a two-run blast. Those helped the team come from behind in the sixth and seventh innings. But before I get to all of that, can I say that this team needs Daniel Palencia back […]
Chicago Cubs news — Imanaga, Suzuki, Townsend
Today’s Reflections Well, what can you say when a pitcher, making his second start of the season and coming off a horrible season debut, is absolutely brilliant? Well, the Cubs hitters helped — 12 of the Cubs’ 16 strikeouts came with Hunter Greene on the mound. But credit is given where credit is due. That […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Jameson Taillon throws 4.2 scoreless in rehab start
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs deconsecrated the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 8-2. It was Iowa’s fourth-straight win. Jameson Taillon started this game on a rehab assignment and dominated. Taillon threw 4.2 innings and allowed just one hit and no runs. Taillon struck out three and walked one. He threw 53 pitches and 34 were strikes. […]
MLB Draft: Cubs select Northwestern State RHP Dylan Marionneaux in the 4th round
The Cubs finished up the first day of the MLB Draft by selecting Northwestern State (LA) right-handed pitcher Dylan Marionneaux win the fourth round. The junior right-hander went 4-2 with a 3.51 ERA in 14 starts with the Demons of the Southland Conference. He struck out 81 and walked 18 in 84.2 innings. Marionneaux was […]
MLB Draft: Cubs select Nebraska RHP Carson Jasa in the 3rd round
After going with power bats in with their two second-round picks, the Cubs went with big right-hander in Nebraska right-hander Carson Jasa in the third. While Jasa is a tall, 6’7” right-hander with a fastball in the 95-96 mile per hour range, what the Cubs likely found attractive are his big spin rates. In fact, […]
Cubs 2026 MLB Draft Tracker and discussion thread
The 2026 MLB Draft starts today! Coverage starts on NBC or Peacock with a half-hour preview show at noon followed by the first pick at 12:30 CT. The first hour (about 10 picks) will then be on NBC or Peacock when coverage switches to MLB Network, MLB.com or MLB.tv from 1:3o to 3:30. That should […]
MLB Draft: Cubs pick Florida State 1B Myles Bailey with 2nd round comp pick
After chasing power in the second round of the MLB Draft with Caden Sorrell, the Cubs doubled down on power with Florida State first baseman Myles Bailey with their compensation pick in the second round. This is the pick the Cubs got for losing Kyle Tucker to free agency. Like first-round pick Cade Townsend, Bailey […]
Cubs vs. Reds, Saturday 7/11, 6:10 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Javier.
MLB Draft: Cubs select Texas A&M OF Caden Sorrell in the 2nd round
After grabbing Mississippi right-hander Cade Townsend in the first round, the Cubs stayed in the SEC in the second round, grabbing one of the best available power hitters in Texas A&M outfielder Caden Sorrell Sorrell was one of the better college power hitters last year, hitting 23 home runs for the Aggies, which tied for […]
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