{"id":29030,"date":"2025-01-25T13:43:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T13:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=29030"},"modified":"2025-01-25T13:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T13:43:32","slug":"cub-tracks-makes-it-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=29030","title":{"rendered":"Cub Tracks makes it real"},"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=\"5kNNJl\">Former Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire has joined the Cubs\u2019 squad. Ryan Pressley is supposed to be strongly looking at waiving his no-trade clause. Nate Pearson is supposed by some to be stretching out.<\/p>\n<p id=\"dtzUgC\">I don\u2019t know about you, but I would rather keep Nico Hoerner than trade for Alex Bregman and move Hoerner and put Matt Shaw at second.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XW2Uxh\">David Robertson?! Max Scherzer?! They\u2019re reportedly drawing Cubs interest.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eJrEnC\">Developments. You know what to do.<\/p>\n<p id=\"iXBEfB\">*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=\"K3BNvt\">Andy Martinez (Marquee Sports Network*): How the Cubs will be affected by automatic ball-strike system this spring. \u201cThe ABS system has been used in Triple-A and a research of fans showed that, on average, there were four challenges or fewer per game.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"hPLdJo\">Matthew Trueblood (North Side Baseball*): Matthew Boyd and the killer 2-1 changeup: How to keep tweaking and improving as a career gets old. \u201cStep 1: Develop your underused third or fourth pitch. Step 2: Be brave. Throw it when no one\u2019s expecting it.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"9YjUdg\">Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation*): BREAKING: Cubs, Astros have a deal for Closer Ryan Pressly, but will he waive the no-trade? UPDATE: Tigers, too! \u201cPer Jon Heyman, the deal is reportedly agreed to by both the Cubs and Astros&#8230;\u201d The Athletic has more and Bregman to boot <strong>{$}<\/strong>. MLB.com has more, too. MLB Trade Rumors centers the discussion.<\/li>\n<li id=\"nOof5d\">Andy Martinez (Marquee Sports Network*): Longtime Cubs pitcher Adbert Alzolay leaves organization, signs with Mets on 2-year deal. \u201cAlzolay was a success story for the Cubs pitching infrastructure at a time when it was questioned.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"TyKK2d\">Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Cubs boast NL-best 7 prospects on new Top 100 list. \u201cThere is a balancing act playing out with the Cubs right now.\u201d Ben Weinrib has more.<\/li>\n<li id=\"Pfg2u3\">Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Dansby Swanson feeling good to go after fall surgery. \u201cI\u2019ve been dealing with this for a pretty long time,\u201d Swanson told The Athletic.<\/li>\n<li id=\"KAIS9K\">Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Will Shaw\u2019s leg kick pass big league test? \u201cSo, the leg kick actually gives you a little bit easier timing to adjust from pitch to pitch.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"8Mwlv4\">Andy Koval (WGN9*): Cubs legend Anthony Rizzo, wife expecting first child. \u201cRizzo is currently a free agent after spending the last three and a half seasons with the Yankees.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"ZKcrCu\">Matt Danielewicz (Marquee Sports Network*): Ryne Sandberg explains how Cubs\u2019 2016 World Series title changed him. And now I said, \u2018You know what? I can walk around a little bit differently being a Cub because the Cubs can win a World Series,\u2019\u201d Sandberg said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"TO2m4u\"><strong>Food for Thought:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"ZU8zAF\">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. Trades rumored \u2014 make it happen, Cubs. 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