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Cubs must be aggressive at winter meetings as division threatens to improve

So far this winter, speculation about the top free agents, including Shohei Ohtani, has time and again included the Cubs as contenders. That’s a good start. But free agent and trade action should pick up at winter meetings next week.

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Cody Bellinger honed his consistency with the Cubs, making him a top free agent

As expected, Bellinger rejected a qualifying offer from the Cubs this week.

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Cody Bellinger declines qualifying offer from Cubs

The move was expected as Bellinger became one of seven players to reject qualifying offers from their respective clubs this year.

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Cubs expected to take a swing at bolstering lineup — but how aggressive will they be?

Jed Hoyer says Cubs will have financial flexibility but won’t promise ‘some crazy-aggressive offseason’

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Players Choice Awards: Cody Bellinger wins NL Comeback Player of the Year

The MLBPA revealed the winners of the Players Choice Awards on Thursday.

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Cubs president Jed Hoyer discusses offseason approach, Cody Bellinger, David Ross

Hoyer held his annual end-of-season news conference at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.

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Cubs digest ‘disappointment’ of 2023 season, look ahead

The Cubs’ last two days in Milwaukee, after being eliminated from postseason contention, were a time of reflection.

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Here’s a wacky thought for the Cubs: Bring back Cody Bellinger — no ‘buts’ about it

“We’d love to have him back,” Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said, “but that’s something that will be up to the baseball guys and the free-agent markets.”

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Cubs-White Sox News: Here’s our 2023 All-Chicago Baseball Team

The Cubs might miss the playoffs and the White Sox might lose 100 games, but things haven’t been all bad. Here’s our city’s best lineup, starting pitcher and three-man bullpen based on this season.

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Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson looks at return to Atlanta as a chance to ‘recharge’

Notes: Closer Adbert Alzolay and corner infielder Jeimer Candelario are nearing returns.

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Win probability added just another category in which Cody Bellinger is leading Cubs

Baseball by the Numbers: Bellinger’s 2.53 WPA leads Ian Happ’s 1.85, Nico Hoerner’s 1.61 and Mike Tauchman’s 1.26. A WPA of 1 represents adding 100% to the chance of winning one game.

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Alexander Canario’s grand slam leads Cubs in offensive breakout vs. Pirates

Nick Madrigal strained his right hamstring and left the Cubs’ 13-inning game Saturday in the 10th.

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What’s the best balance between rest and leaning on ‘the guys who got you here’?

Injuries forced a Cubs lineup shakeup on Tuesday against the Pirates.

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Cody Bellinger’s batting average, slugging, wOBA above normal for quality of his contact

Baseball by the numbers: Cubs outfielder has outperformed expected averages in BA (.311 vs. .268) and SLG (.534 vs. 437) in by far his best season since he was the National League MVP with the Dodgers in 2019.

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Cubs swept by Diamondbacks, drop in NL wild-card standings

Arizona (79-72) passed the Cubs, seizing the second slot. The Cubs (78-27) are tied with the Marlins in the third spot, but Miami owns the tiebreaker.

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Cubs fall in 13 innings to Diamondbacks as NL wild-card race tightens

The Cubs and D-backs are two of the teams locked in a tight NL wild-card race.

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Cubs switch things up in victory over Diamondbacks

Manager David Ross changed his lineup, and the team avoided a sweep.

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Cubs’ offense stays cold as hot Diamondbacks close to game back in wild-card race

In Saturday’s 3-2 loss, a calamitous four-pitch sequence by reliever Daniel Palencia led to two runs in the 10th inning.

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Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki feeling ‘really good,’ drives in three runs vs. Giants

The Cubs beat the Giants 5-0 on Monday.

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The Cubs playing meaningful games in September? That’s entertainment.

After two rebuilds over a decade, fans deserve the excitement of a division race.

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Cubs beat Brewers at their best, make up ground in division race

The Cubs won two out of three games against NL Central-leading Milwaukee this week.

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‘Good starting point’: Cubs’ Ian Happ finding rhythm at the plate

Happ homered in his first at-bat Monday against the Brewers.

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Cody Bellinger has been Cubs’ ‘rock,’ as both he and team have bounced back

Since the trade deadline, each trip to a major market has come with questions about Bellinger’s impending free agency.

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13 current MLB players who once shined in the Little League World Series

Here are some players who featured in the world's biggest youth baseball tournament.

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Cody Bellinger puts on his own air show in Cubs’ victory against Royals

Bellinger blasted two opposite-field home runs and had four RBI in the 6-4 win Saturday at Wrigley Field.

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