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MLB Trade Rumors 1:53pm CDT Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer spoke with reporters on a Zoom call this morning, discussing a slew of topics in the wake of yesterday’s trade of Victor Caratini to the Padres. Notably, Hoyer claimed early in the process that the financial component of the trade was not the primary focus (Twitter link via Patrick Mooney of The Athletic): We always have an eye on the finances of every deal. In 2020, obviously, some of those things are magnified. But...

Denis Poroy / Getty Images Sport / Getty The San Diego Padres completed another blockbuster trade Tuesday, acquiring ace right-hander Yu Darvish, catcher Victor Caratini, and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a five-player package that includes right-hander Zach Davies and four prospects, the team announced. Welcome to San Diego, @faridyu! The four prospects heading to Chicago are shortstops Reginald Preciado and Yeison Santana, and outfielders Owen Caissie and Ismael Me...

Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors  |  By Steve Adams  |  Last updated 12/28/20 Despite last night’s agreement to acquire Blake Snell from the Rays, the Cubs are also “deep” in talks on a trade that would send Yu Darvish from Chicago to San Diego, according to Dennis Lin, Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic (Twitter link). R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports first indicated that the Padres were still in the mix for Darvish even after land...

For reasons that surpass my pay grade, we are now a two-hamster household, and one of the two bit the crap out of me this morning. Typing with a bandaid on the tip of your left index finger is super annoying. I need one of them skin grafts, you know, solely for the purposes of typing my R’s and T’s and F’s and G’s and B’s and V’s and C’s. (Wow, left index is responsible for a lot of letters!) •   This is so glorious I cannot stop watching it: An overlay of every pitch type** Y...

Kyle Schwarber Keeps the Door Open for a Cubs Reunion, But Also Has to Be Ready for a "New Opportunity" Social Navigation Kyle Schwarber Keeps the Door Open for a Cubs Reunion, But Also Has to Be Ready for a “New Opportunity” Although it remains more likely than not that a non-tender is and was merely a prelude to a departure, it’s not like the Cubs have acquired a new outfielder yet. So, on that basis, if no other, there’s still a chance they could re-up with Kyle Schwarber. When the n...

Slept very deeply, but also very crookedly, which means I woke up with neck stiffness and pain like the dickens. Sometimes it feels good and right to cock your head to the side when you’re laying down to fall asleep, but then if you wind up cashing out at that moment, you’re gonna stay in that position waaaaay too long. Or so it was with me last night, apparently. •   It isn’t quite testy just yet, but you’d have to be blind not to see it coming after last summer: “To be clear, a...

Super agent Scott Boras didn’t get to hold court this year at the Winter Meetings, as is his annual tradition, so instead he apparently set up a Zoom with the digitally-assembled media tonight. Among his comments on the Cubs and Cubs players, Boras of course spoke about one of his most high-profile clients on the team: Boras suggested they believe there’s a strong chance the Cubs hold onto Kris Bryant and defended his Covid shortened 2020 performance, pointing out he’s posted big numbers ...

Pettigrew attempted to reverse out from the pole but couldn’t. He was found to have a breath alcohol level of 794 micrograms, more than three times the legal limit of 250mcg. Defence lawyer Patrick Mooney said Pettigrew’s last conviction for drink-driving was in 2008, 12 years ago. Mooney said his client was in full time employment, could pay a large fine and accepted he would be disqualified from driving for 12 months. Police prosecutor Sergeant Heath Karlson suggested a sentence of c...