With the return of a franchise icon and some more things to get done before Spring Training, the jabronis convened to talk about… You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. You can also use the sidebar to get to our Apple Podcast pages and leave a nice review and rating if it pleases you.
Gearing Up For 2025
Figured we could use a new post, what with not having written anything since last year (technically). First item of business is the arbitration exchange deadline, which is on the 9th (Thursday as of this posting). Most of the arbitration-eligible guys on the Cubs have either been shipped out or settled with, but Justin Steele, Nate Pearson, and the newly …
The Return of Sammy Sosa (?)
At this point you know that Sammy Sosa made a somewhat veiled apology for maybe taking a super vitamin during his playing days, which prompted Tom Ricketts to officially welcome him back to the team. Now I guess it’s official, at least based on this item I found in my email (thanks to Perkins for reminding me that I was …
Swapping Codys
The trade that I guess needed to happen has happened. After grabbing Kyle Tucker, and as discussed on the Dreamcast, the Cubs have indeed offloaded Cody Bellinger to the Yankees: The Yankees are acquiring first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger from the Cubs, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. The Cubs also send cash to the Yanks and receive right-hander Cody Poteet. Per Jack Curry of YES Network, …
Dreamcast 99: Ghost of Cubs Christmas to Come
As we get closer to the holidays and after the great Kyle Tucker trade, we held one last jabroni session to talk about the offseason thus far before the new year… You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. You can also use the sidebar to get to our Apple Podcast pages and leave a …
Kyle Tucker, Cub
Mostly to get a new thread, but yeah (pending official word). Jed Hoyer did a thing where he got a star, and the 2025 Cubs season is looking more promising. With Kyle Tucker in the fold, and Isaac Paredes out, that opens up third base for someone else (possibly in-house, or another fun move), reduces the need to move Nico …
Mets Reportedly Secure Juan Soto’s Services
In news that surprised very few people, first broken by Jon Heyman after his little tiff on the radio (his anger was probably justified to be honest) and confirmed by Jeff Passan, the New York Mets have reportedly signed Juan Soto. This was probably always going to happen, as there was little reason for Soto to leave New York even …
Dreamcast 98: Turkey Day Musings
With Turkey Day around the corner, we jabronis got together to talk about the MLB awards, speculate on what’s going to happen with Juan Soto’s ridiculous contract-to-be, and explore the trade speculation surrounding Nico Hoerner and Cody Bellinger. Also some discussion on what Jed Hoyer needs to do to keep his job past 2025, plus bonus Bears talk. You can …
The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot
The BBWAA announced the writers ballot today, which will give another pool of candidates assuming the Veterans Committee actually elects somebody this cycle. Here is the link and I’ll list my preferred candidates below: Should be near unanimous: Ichiro Suzuki Will probably get in first ballot: CC Sabathia Holdover guys I’d vote for: Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, Manny …
Dreamcast 97: Buy In
RC and AC hang out to talk about team building, Jed Hoyer’s job security, the offseason approach, and fangirl over the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the World Series. If things actually happen quick we may emergency pod, but things seem slow for now so we wait. You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. …