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, …
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 …
Dreamcast 93: The Future’s So Bright, We’ve Got to Discuss Trades
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Trade SZN
Thought this was an interesting note, one I don’t think I’ve ever seen before from the Cubs or any other team in season: I think I fully expected the Cubs to sell, but maybe, given their not-atrocious record and the window being open just a crack, they are really just trying to facilitate a build up even if it’s gradual. …
Counterpoint: It’s OK to Root for Chapman to Be Good at Baseball
From the comments, the acquisition of Aroldis Chapman is pretty polarizing. I, in fact, was part of that camp until I looked more into what did/didn’t happen and tried to think about how much it all matters to us as fans of a baseball team. Myles wrote up his take on Chapman from a baseball and personal perspective. I’ll leave out …
In What Passes as Breaking News, Cubs Have Acquired George Kottaras From Royals
The Cubs have traded cash to the Kansas City Royals for George Kottaras per Jon Heyman: catcher George Kottaras has been traded to the #cubs — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) November 26, 2013 Apparently, nothing is official and I'm not sure if all the media members tweeting about it are simply going off of Heyman's tweet or have their own independent …