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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Early Data Shows Chatwood Made Changes to Release Point, Perhaps to Leverage Spin Rate
Data from Tyler Chatwoood’s first start suggests he’s been working on some mechanical tweaks. Specifically, his horizontal and vertical release…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Ben Zobrist’s Early Exit Velocity Encouraging
Ben Zobrist was hitting deep fly ball after deep fly ball during the opening set against the Miami Marlins. Take…
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Cubs Short Videos
Watch: Schwarber Obliterates Second Homer of Year, Might’ve Broken Statcast
Kyle Schwarber hit his second homer of the year so far that it might’ve broken Statcast. There’s just no way…
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Chicago Cubs News
Don’t Panic About Lester’s Declining Velocity
Jon Lester’s velocity in his opening day start was 1.5 and 3 mph slower than his overall averages from last…
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Quick Hits: Division, Playoff, and World Series Odds
Here are all the important odds for the Cubs going into the 2018 season. FanGraphs really loves the Cubs. Playoffs:…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
9 More Bold Predictions for the Cubs in 2018
Evan Altman did his “11 Bold Predictions” post earlier this month, which got me thinking about some of my own.…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Exit Velo Numbers Show How Shoulder Issues Hurt Addison Russell’s Offensive Performance
I slept weirdly on my shoulder a few weeks ago and it still hurts. Even picking up a bag can…
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Podcasts
New Cubs Related Podcast: Evan Altman Joins to Preview Regular Season (Hitting)
Evan Altman of Cubs Insider (that’s this site, for you noobs out there) joins Corey and Brendan for a comprehensive…
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Javy Baez Has Made Noticeable Changes to Swing in Short Time Working with Chili Davis
Joe Maddon told Cubs broadcaster Len Kasper that Chili Davis has been working with Javy on “a couple of things.”…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Happ’s Plate Discipline Improvements Suggest Potential at Leadoff
Ian Happ is going to dig in as the Cubs leadoff hitter many times to start the year, says Joe…
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