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Heading into this season, if there was one guy you felt like had a solid chance of re-signing with the Chicago Cubs long-term, odds are it was Anthony Rizzo. But then extension talks went sideways in the spring and he was eventually traded to the Yankees one day prior to the trade deadline back in […] Chicago Cubs Rumors: Anthony Rizzo wants to return to the Yankees - Cubbies … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Rumors: Anthony Rizzo wants to return to the Yankees

The Chicago Cubs didn't make the postseason, but ex-Cubs have been spotted all over the playoffs. Here are our power rankings entering the World Series. … [Read more...] about From Joc Pederson’s pearls to Martin Maldonado’s Twitter game, our postseason power rankings of former Chicago Cubs entering the World Series

The Cubs’ reshaping of the front office continued Monday, as they announced the hiring of Ehsan Bokhari as an assistant general manager. Bokhari, 38, has spent the past four seasons in the Astros’ front office — first as their director of R&D in 2018 and, more recently, as their senior director of player evaluation from 2019-21. With the Astros, Bokhari contributed to … [Read more...] about Cubs Hire Ehsan Bokhari As Assistant General Manager

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs continued to reshape their front office on Monday, hiring Houston Astros executive Ehsan Bokhari as assistant general manager. The move comes a week and a half after the Cubs hired Carter Hawkins from Cleveland's front office as general manager to work under president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. The 38-year-old Bokhari spent the past … [Read more...] about Cubs hire Astros exec Ehsan Bokhari as assistant general manager

CHICAGO - On November 2, 2016, the journey that took 108 years was completed, as the Cubs finally ended their championship drought with a World Series title. Yet some could say that building towards that moment really took a little over five years, since it was in that timeframe that the team built up the club that would eventually beat the Indians in Game 7 of the "Fall … [Read more...] about CHICAGO SPORTS #TBT: A decade since Theo Epstein arrived at Wrigley

With the World Series schedule set, we now know the latest free agency will start is November 8, which leaves just about three weeks to do any damage before the current CBA expires on December 1. Fans who are hoping the Cubs make a big splash or two this winter will probably have to wait until a new agreement is completed. Most of the offseason housekeeping in November will … [Read more...] about The Rundown: Don’t Expect Splash Prior to CBA Expiration, More Front Office Changes, Billy Williams Doc Coming Soon, Nelson Velazquez Dominating AFL

The Cubs owners are taking fans for suckers as they burn through the season ticket holder list. Plus, we delve into the new GM and all the players we DON’T want him to sign. This podcast was recorded 10/21/21. For early and ad-free Son Ranto. Subscribe to our Patreon campaign Subscribe or at any of these fine podcasting establishments: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify. Watch … [Read more...] about The Son Ranto Show: The Last Sucker

As of this post, the Cubs have 47 players on their 40-man roster. A handful of those players are currently on the 60-Day IL and don’t count towards the total, but that changes as soon as the World Series ends. Five days later, eight of those become free agents. If you’re keeping score at home, that leaves them at 39 players and means the new front office will have a lot of … [Read more...] about 40-Man Roster Issues Complicate How Many Cubs May Protect from Rule 5 Draft

After The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma first reported the news a few days ago, the Cubs officially named Ehsan Bokhari (pronounced Es-sen Bo-kar-ee) as their new assistant general manager on Monday. The 38-year-old Bokhari spent the previous three seasons with the Astros in different roles, most recently as Senior Director of Strategic Decision Making. Bokhari oversaw all projects … [Read more...] about Cubs Officially Name Ehsan Bokhari New Assistant General Manager