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Spring-training preview: Storylines to follow at Cubs camp

Spring training officially begins Wednesday for the Cubs, as they hold their first formal pitchers and catchers workout.

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: Cubs and White Sox are equally eager for spring training to begin — regardless of how their offseasons went

CHICAGO — Depending on which team you root for, this has been the longest or shortest offseason in baseball history.

Chicago Tribune

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The shift hits the ban

MLB outlawed extreme infield shifts, so will outfielders be used to circumvent the rule change?

Chicago Sun-Times

Is this ‘The Ex-Files’ or is this baseball trivia?

The truth is right here: all we be revealed about some former Cubs and Sox players

Chicago Sun-Times

Five MLB Stars Looking to Bounce Back (And Whether They Can Do It)

These lefty hitters are hoping the elimination of the shift will help them return to form.

Sports Illustrated

How Cubs’ Cody Bellinger, hitting coach Dustin Kelly developed ‘good chemistry’ fast

A head start built on a common vocabulary could prove to be vital as Bellinger embarks on what both parties hope will be a comeback season.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Out with the old Cubs; in with Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger and all the new

It was still warm and fuzzy at the last Cubs Convention in 2020. It’s different now, isn’t it? There’s a wafting sense of a desperate need to become good and win again.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jack Harris: No high-priced help is coming. Why the Dodgers are betting on themselves.

LOS ANGELES — By not taking a gamble on any of this offseason's top free agents, the Dodgers instead placed one very big, very high-stakes bet on something else.

Los Angeles Times

A Pair of Smart, Overlooked Signings Highlight This Week in MLB

The baseball year has began rather quietly, at least compared to the frenetic pace of free agency last month. As of this morning, the two most notable acquisitions this week came in the NL Central: the Cubs have agreed to a one-year, $720,000 deal with first baseman Eric Hosmer, and…

Sports Illustrated

‘Not a finished product’: Measuring the Cubs’ improvement so far this offseason

The additions of Dansby Swanson, Jameson Taillon, Cody Bellinger and others have undoubtedly made the Cubs better. The question is, exactly how much have those signings changed the Cubs’ 2023 outlook?

Chicago Sun-Times

Can a change of scenery and a familiar face with the Cubs turn around Cody Bellinger’s offensive production?

CHICAGO — Four seasons ago Cody Bellinger reached the height of personal accolades as one of the best young players in Major League Baseball. He amassed multiple awards — National League MVP, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove — to validate his all-around performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Chicago Tribune

‘Big year’: How Cody Bellinger, Cubs are trying to recapture MVP swing

Bellinger’s offensive numbers have tumbled since his 2019 MVP season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Five Win-Win MLB Trades for All-Star Players

The top free agents have all signed contracts, but there are still plenty of moves for contending teams to make.

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Why the Dodgers Are Mostly Sitting Out the Free Agent Frenzy

The superteam with seemingly infinite resources has been noticeably absent from the hottest market in years. What gives?

Sports Illustrated

Cubs’ Swanson Signing Pries Open New Contention Window

Chicago may not yet have enough to qualify for the playoffs, but adding Dansby Swanson provides a clue as to how this team can succeed in the near future.

Chicago Sun-Times

Then there was 1: What Dansby Swanson’s free agency means for the Cubs’ offseason

Carlos Correa agreeing to a record-setting deal with the Giants made Swanson the last of the Big 4 free agent shortstops left on the market.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: 'Booooooo!' Get ready, Carlos Correa. Dodger fans are going to boo you the loudest.

LOS ANGELES — I could not help but think of Barry Bonds on Tuesday night. Bonds was not beloved in most ballparks outside San Francisco, and he took great pride in being particularly loathed in one.

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Paul Sullivan: Is one-time MVP Cody Bellinger a sleeper signing for the Chicago Cubs? Only time will tell.

It was 12 years ago that agent Scott Boras introduced us to the concept of the pillow contract.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs leave winter meetings happy with signings, still active on market

Only two free-agent shortstops remain among this winter’s Four.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers hoping veteran outfielder Jason Heyward can resurrect his career

LOS ANGELES — Two days after the Chicago Cubs took a chance on former Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger, the Dodgers did the same with a former Cubs star trying to revitalize his career.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Willson Contreras is a St. Louis Cardinal — and we still don’t know why the Chicago Cubs didn’t want to keep him

Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer assuredly said all the right things about catcher Willson Contreras after his agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals was revealed.

Sports Illustrated

Cubs Make a Sensible Bet on Cody Bellinger

It may not have made sense for the Dodgers to spend another year trying to fix their former MVP, but Chicago has little to lose and much to gain by signing him.

Chicago Tribune

Cody Bellinger agrees to a 1-year, $17.5 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, who are seeking a big payoff from the former NL MVP

SAN DIEGO — The Chicago Cubs’ first splash in free agency features a high-upside gamble.

Sports Illustrated

What We’re Hearing on Day 2 at the Winter Meetings

Carlos Rodón looks set to cash in. Plus, notes on blocking the bases, the baseballs and other signings from Day 2 in San Diego.

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