{"id":126687,"date":"2025-11-29T21:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=126687"},"modified":"2025-11-29T21:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:22:51","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-shocking-news-chicago-cubs-face-major-changes-after-stunning-departures-of-cease-and-rizzo-whats-next-for-the-teams-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=126687","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 SHOCKING NEWS: Chicago Cubs Face Major Changes After Stunning Departures of Cease and Rizzo \u2013 What\u2019s Next for the Team\u2019s Future?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>We cover the coverage like PCA covers center field.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">MLB \u2018insiders\u2019 are everywhere, fighting the clickbait for space in the attention economy. It seems like that term refers to anyone who ever watched a major league game from a pressbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And these yutzes refer to each other for confirmation and the A. I. articles quote from them.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Arg. By the time I edited out all of the questionable stuff there was nothing left and I had to start again like Billy Idol at a white sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Please Cubs, some action? Devin Williams is the latest name in the news. That\u2019d be okay by me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hopefully the family dinner wasn\u2019t <em>too<\/em> awkward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">How about them Bears?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">*means\u00a0<em>autoplay on<\/em>, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).\u00a0<strong>{$}<\/strong>\u00a0means paywall. {$} means limited views.\u00a0<em>Italics\u00a0<\/em>are often used on this page as<em>\u00a0sarcasm font.\u00a0<\/em>The powers that be have enabled\u00a0<em>real sarcasm font<\/em>\u00a0in the comments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): Cease deal could have Cubs turning to trade market for SP. \u201c\u2026 if the prices for free agent pitchers truly are inflated across the board, the Cubs might have to seek an addition to the rotation via trade\u2026.\u201c<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Food for thought:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Please be reminded that\u00a0Cub Tracks\u00a0and\u00a0Bleed Cubbie Blue\u00a0do not necessarily endorse the content of articles, podcasts, or videos that are linked to in this series. We will not wittingly publish A. 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