{"id":23058,"date":"2025-01-02T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=23058"},"modified":"2025-01-02T13:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:14:00","slug":"cub-tracks-sasaki-jockeying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=23058","title":{"rendered":"Cub Tracks\u2019 Sasaki jockeying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"vGUuFI\"><strong>WELCOME<\/strong> to today\u2019s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes\u2122, a greatest-hits collection of <strong>Chicago-style<\/strong> beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers\u2019 tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. No artificial intelligences were deployed, employed, entranced, or embalmed in the commission of this missive (apparently I might be training some though). <strong>Cub Tracks<\/strong> eagerly awaits the advent of robotic umpires and has already amended the three laws. The going is weird. <strong>Cub Tracks<\/strong> turned pro a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eEBkYH\"><strong>Cub Tracks<\/strong>. Where the great ones run<em> away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"UQL5ST\">Well, the hockey game was a good idea. The Blackhawks\u2019 newest rebuild is clearly in the early stages, though, and the Blues were victorious.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fDY8xq\">Happy New Year, Cub Tracks readers. The Cubs picked up Kyle Tucker and are now assembling bullpen ingredients, prior to the annual spaghetti-pitch. We faithful anticipate another bold move but recent experience tempers such enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ddIuQX\">Spring Training games start next month. We\u2019ll start examining the 40-man roster in our own unique fashion is short order. Until then, you know, developments&#8230;<\/p>\n<p id=\"wUKKME\">*means <em>autoplay on<\/em>, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. <em>Italics <\/em>are often used on this page as<em> sarcasm font. <\/em>The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"WBJh2b\">Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): Cubs on short list as Roki Sasaki returns to Japan following round of in-person meetings. \u201c&#8230; Sasaki appears to be very conscious of the fact that he\u2019s far from a fully formed superstar.\u201d Andy Martinez has more Sasaki. Michael Cerami likewise.<\/li>\n<li id=\"vNJJnN\">Robert Longhini (Cubbies Crib*): One minor Jameson Taillon adjustment led to major 2024 success with the Cubs. \u201cThe right-handed stalwart attacked hitters with more cutters, fitting in with the Cubs\u2019 model of inducing contact and utilizing a Gold Glove defense.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"CPvboA\">Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Is a Nate Pearson conversion the Cubs\u2019 backup plan for a starting pitching addition? \u201c&#8230; I wouldn\u2019t rule it out thanks to Pearson\u2019s previously-expressed interest in trying to start again&#8230;\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"wfyorj\">Dan O\u2019Leary (NHL.com*): Bedard\u2019s Winter Classic stick is the most Chicago thing ever. \u201cThe Chicago Blackhawks forward had some sick details on his lumber for the outdoor game&#8230;\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"hvgAHK\">AP*: Lenny Randle, \u2018The Most Interesting Man in Baseball\u2019 who spent a season with the Chicago Cubs, dies at 75. \u201cI yelled at the ball foul. I didn\u2019t blow it,\u201d Randle told the MLB Network in January 2024, saying he kept repeating: \u201cGo foul.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"oQOuQa\"><strong>Food for Thought:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"9Nre8A\">Please be reminded that Cub Tracks and Bleed Cubbie Blue do not necessarily endorse the content of articles, podcasts, or videos that are linked to in this series. We are 100% in favor of human sportswriting and will not wittingly publish A. I. driven articles or content. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. 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