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MYSTERIOUS: 4 - What They Never Told You

There’s something going on up North

No one wants to admit it just yet, but the Cubs might actually be pretty good.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Ian Happ Had the Strangest Stolen Base of the MLB Season After Basically Stealing the Fielder’s Glove

We’ve never seen this before.

Sports Illustrated

Lefty Justin Steele confident, bats hot as Cubs beat Dodgers in series opener

Catcher Yan Gomes hit two home runs in the Cubs’ 8-2 win.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Noah Syndergaard’s new pitching toolbox can’t prevent Cubs from hammering Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — The nickname Noah Syndergaard had when his fastball approached 100 mph as a younger New York Mets pitcher no longer fits. The Dodgers right-hander still has the Nordic-sounding name and looks, but he is a mere shadow of the intimidator they called Thor, after the hammer-wielding god…

Los Angeles Times

Ian Happ agrees to 3-year, $61 million contract extension with Cubs through 2026

CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ has agreed to a three-year, $61 million extension.

Chicago Tribune

Cubs, Ian Happ reach three-year contract extension

The Cubs also signed Nico Hoerner to a contract extension this year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mariners fall to Cubs in 10 innings after Jarred Kelenic’s mammoth tying blast in the 9th

CHICAGO — Two years ago, the Mariners would have found a way to win Sunday’s game through luck or skill or some weird combination of both. A year ago, that Mariners would’ve prevailed due to flawless execution in the game’s critical moments.

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Baseball by the Numbers: Defense hard to measure

dWAR, other metrics take into account that all positions aren’t created equal.

Chicago Sun-Times

How will Seiya Suzuki’s imminent return affect the Cubs’ roster?

Inserting Suzuki in right field and in the middle of the order might cut into playing time for a few players.

Chicago Sun-Times

What to take from the Cubs offense’s high-scoring Cincinnati trip

The Cubs’ first two series of the year had polar-opposite conditions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Justin Steele pitches six scoreless innings in first start of season

Steele allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked one.

Chicago Sun-Times

With an extension done, Cubs and Nico Hoerner show interest in revisiting a longer commitment

Hoerner and the Cubs agreed to a three-year, $35 million extension, but they could come back to the table later in the contract.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nico Hoerner and Cubs make short-term bet on each other with 3-year extension: ‘This is where I want to be’

CHICAGO — Within his locker in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse, Nico Hoerner keeps a physical reminder of his connection to the organization’s most successful stretch in the modern era.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Nico Hoerner’s 3-year, $35 million extension was a small step forward in Cubs’ future

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs signed second baseman Nico Hoener to a three-year, $35 million extension, according to multiple reports — a small but important step toward the team’s future.

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MLB free agent watch: Ohtani leads possible 2023-24 class

Shohei Ohtani watch is on

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball by the numbers: Forecast is for average

PECOTA and Fangraphs projections for the Cubs and White Sox aren’t anything to get excited about.

Chicago Sun-Times

Spring training is almost over, and Ian Happ doesn’t have an extension agreement with the Cubs

The two parties don’t appear to be close.

Chicago Sun-Times

Could Nico Hoerner end the Cubs’ revolving door in the leadoff spot?

Hoerner appears to be the frontrunner to hit first in the order for the Cubs.

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Paul Sullivan: It’s Ian Happ’s year to deal with free-agency questions. Will Cubs reach an extension this time?

MESA, Ariz. — Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Báez spent the first half of the 2021 season answering questions about their uncertain futures as Chicago Cubs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ top 3 prospects setting different spring training goals in big-league camp

The Cubs’ top three prospects are all outfielders, and they’re all in major-league camp.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Trey Mancini, a cancer survivor, is one of several new veterans who brings championship pedigree to Cubs

MESA, Ariz. — When the Cubs open the 2023 season March 30 at Wrigley Field, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki and Nico Hoerner might be the only position players back in the opening-day lineup.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: ‘Come on down!’

This week’s quiz pays homage to ‘The Price is Right’ with a game of over-under about the Cubs and White Sox.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Cubs outfielder Ian Happ is approaching extension talks

Will an extension Happ-en this spring?

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs president Jed Hoyer not setting deadline for extension talks with Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner

Cubs spring training Day 1 notes: Codi Heuer could be heading for 60-day IL, Marcus Stroman applauds WBC.

Chicago Sun-Times

Evaluating the Cubs’ offseason, from most improved to most pressing questions

Pitchers and catchers are set for their first official spring training workout on Wednesday.

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