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The Chicago Cubs, as things turned out, lost out on free agent third baseman Alex Bregman by much less than people realized.

The Chicago Cubs once again were outbid for a prominent free agent, Alex Bregman, continuing a history of “what-ifs.” ...

"Obviously disappointed," Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Thursday morning at the team's Arizona ...

There’s no equivalent Plan B if the Chicago Cubs don’t sign Alex Bregman. It’s not like another comparable free agent is ...

Instead, I would like everyone here to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first post on this site, which happened Feb. 9, ...

In the wake of the Brooklyn Dodgers announcing their move to Los Angeles for the 1958 season, they traded their minor league ...

In his second month as the commissioner of baseball, Fay Vincent, working by candlelight, open-collared shirt and a proper ...

Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was ...

The Chicago Cubs have already made two significant moves this offseason, acquiring star outfielder Kyle Tucker and reliever Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros. These moves signal the Cubs ...

Despite signing Matthew Boyd and Colin Rea and trading for Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly so far this winter, it sure seems like the Chicago Cubs have at least one big move up their sleeves before ...

The Chicago Cubs have made multiple moves this winter, hoping to improve after a down campaign a season ago. Whether marginal or the addition of Kyle Tucker, the Cubs have been active. Earlier in ...