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The Chicago Cubs are hoping to sign starting pitcher Jake Arrieta to a long-term deal before he hits free agency.
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According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago, the 30-year-old's agent, Scott Boras, believes this is the time to come to an agreement with the team, and a contract will be discussed in January.
Arrieta is in his third year of arbitration and is set to be a free agent after the 2017 season.
The Cubs acquired Arrieta in a trade from the Baltimore Orioles during the 2013 season. Since then, the right-hander has blossomed into one ...
Not even the defending champs can rest on their laurels.
The Chicago Cubs aren't, clearly, as they made their first big splash of the offseason Wednesday, acquiring All-Star closer Wade Davis from the Kansas City Royals, per Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com.
It's a simple, straight-up swap, with 24-year-old outfielder Jorge Soler going to Kansas City. That's no small sacrifice for the Cubs, as we'll delve into shortly.
For now, though, let's focus on what Chicago got: a replacement for free-agent flamethrower Aroldis Chapman and a nice dose of security at the back end of the bullpen.
Davis has been nothing short of ...
The Kansas City Royals shook up their bullpen Wednesday after trading All-Star closer Wade Davis to the Chicago Cubs for Jorge Soler.
The Cubs announced the deal after Bob Nightengale of USA Today first reported the agreement. Soler took to Twitter after the announcement to thank Chicago's fans for his time with the club before commenting on his move to Kansas City:
Davis had been an instrumental part of Kansas City's recent resurgence. He was a middling starter after coming up with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2009 and during his first year with the Royals in 2013, but a move to the bullpen turned his career around.
In ...
Chicago Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler has had trouble getting on the field over his first three MLB seasons, but he will now reportedly get a new opportunity with the Kansas City Royals.
According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, the Royals and Cubs have struck a deal that will send Soler to the Royals for closer Wade Davis, pending physicals. Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball confirmed the report.
Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal noted the deal would be a one-for-one swap with no other players involved.
The 24-year-old Soler has been lost in the shuffle with the Cubs. Once the No. 12-rated prospect in all of ...
Let's pretend for just a moment that Theo Epstein isn't some sort of divine power, which, if you polled those in Chicago, is the pervasive feeling since baseball underwent its version of an apocalypse: a Chicago Cubs World Series win.
We'll then acknowledge that the Cubs president of baseball operations cannot possibly lure every free agent to his club. That would mean free-agent closer Aroldis Chapman and center fielder Dexter Fowler, key components to the 2016 squad, may not return.
Truth is it's unlikely that either will rejoin the Cubs in 2017 because, well, Epstein really isn't superhuman. Though after being the ...
Kris Bryant won the NL MVP on Thursday, joining Dustin Pedroia and Cal Ripken as the only players in MLB history to win Rookie of the Year, MVP and a World Series within their first two seasons.
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Few championships have meant more to a franchise than the Chicago Cubs' 2016 World Series title.
After 108 years without a title and 61 years since its last pennant, the team finally broke through with a Game 7 victory over the Cleveland Indians to win the title Nov. 2.
As owner Tom Ricketts told Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the meaning wasn't lost on him:
It was just so important for this organization, to put this lovable loser crap to bed.
Despite all of the successes of the year, had that game gotten away from us, the next morning’s stories were going to be ...
Mabel Ball—the 108-year-old Chicago Cubs fan who lived for the full length of the team's World Series drought before it was snapped earlier this month—died Tuesday.
According to the Chicago Tribune's Irv Leavitt, Ball's son Rich confirmed the news.
"The cruel irony, the almost unbelievable irony, is that the person who waits and waits and waits, after it happens, says, 'I've done what I've got to do, and I'm out of here,'" he said. "It ain't funny, but it's funny."
According to ABC7's Sarah Schulte, Ball was born two months before the Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers in the 1908 World Series.
"As time ...
Billy Goats and Bartman be damned. The curse over Wrigley Field has been lifted, and the Chicago Cubs are the kings of baseball for the first time in more than a century.
While fans continue to pinch each other, making sure this isn't all some beautiful dream, the Cubs have little time to rest of their laurels. For the MLB offseason is officially underway, and team president Theo Epstein, general manager Jed Hoyer and their staffs have work to do.
It'd be nice to keep the World Series-winning roster intact, but change is inevitable—even for the reigning champs. What follows is an overview ...
The city of Chicago threw a party 108 years in the making Friday.
Long-suffering fans of the Chicago Cubs packed the streets of the Windy City to watch the World Series parade that celebrated the team's first championship since 1908. According to Chicago Bulls announcer Chuck Swirsky, television reports estimated that six million people attended the parade.
President of baseball operations Theo Epstein said of the party, "It exceeded my expectations by about tenfold. It was way bigger than Boston," per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.
The celebration started in Wrigley Field on the city's north side and wound its way to Michigan Avenue ...
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