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David Banks/Getty Images Cubs manager David Ross believes Willson Contreras’ evolution from bat-first catcher to all-around player is nearly complete. Catcher is arguably the most demanding position in baseball, and many backstops never find the right balance between what they do at the plate versus what they do behind it. When he came up for the Cubs in 2016, Contreras showed he could deliver with his bat right away. He has a career OPS of .819 and consistently has hit for power since his rookie season. But the question was always whether he could grow into the complete package and hone...

Cub Tracks’ It’s a MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD world and I’m not worried #Cubs and #MLB news for you. Share this story Nothing is set in stone but these Cubs may have turned the corner. May have. Here at CUB TRACKS NEWS AND NOTES™, we like to keep things brief on the principle that it makes us appear wise. We don’t always, but we like to. Don’t worry about us. As always, * means Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. (In the comments section, use @ before and after your remarks @ to produce sarcasm font. In the text body. It doesn’t work in the headlines.)

The most memorable walkoff wins in Cubs history, Part 3: NL expansion teams Share this story Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images In Part 2 of this series, we looked at memorable walkoff wins since 1916 that the Cubs have had against the seven original National League ballclubs. Today, we’ll have a look at the eight NL expansion teams (The Brewers, of course, came to the NL when the AL expanded in 1998). The numbers, of course, go generally in the order the teams came into the league, except for the Brewers, where the Cubs have more walkoff wins than against the D-backs (who entered the NL at the...

Steamer *Not that the “Diff” column might look off because the HR – 600 AB columns were rounded for the table, but the Diff calculation was off the exact forecasts with fractions of a home run included. So technically, the finally tally was Pod with 6 “wins” and Steamer with 9 “wins”. A table like this should remind you that I will always take accountability for my lists based on my projections and xMetrics, along with any additional calls I made. Even if it makes me look bad, I’ll still share the results! That said, it’s obviously unfair to myself to consider the win tally ...