Brewers closer Trevor Megill, fresh off Milwaukee's World Series win over Tampa Bay, told fans to "have fun talking shit to Chicago next year. We have a ring." The Cubs, who were swept in the Wild Card Round, apparently rent space in his head. 🏆
Pete Crow-Armstrong swept the Players Choice Awards, taking both NL Outstanding Player and Player of the Year, voted on by his peers. The Cubs center fielder just opened what's expected to be a busy award season. 🏆
Pete Crow-Armstrong's 40-40 season tops the Cubs' 2026 performances, and his April extension through 2032 makes the superstar look affordable. Alex Bregman's rebound from a rough first half ranks next, easing worries about his contract. 🔥
Pirates blogger Kody Duncan floated a realignment idea that would ship the Cubs to the AL East with the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays and Orioles. It's pitched as "fairness" if the new CBA lacks a salary cap, but it mostly clears the Pirates' path to a division title. 🎯
Jed Hoyer's 2026 grade lands as a mixed bag: the PCA, Hoerner and Bregman moves landed, but Cabrera flopped and the bullpen spending fizzled. Deadline adds were inconsistent, and 89 wins ended in a Padres sweep. 📉
Ex-Cubs outfielder Nelson Velázquez was released by the Astros, freeing the 27-year-old to pursue a chance in Asia. The 2021 AFL MVP hit .188 with six homers in 52 games across the Cardinals and Astros in 2026. The Cubs' 2023 trade call looks sound. 📉
Jim Bowden lists the Cubs and White Sox among the "best fits" for free-agent lefty Foster Griffin, his No. 14 free agent. Griffin went 12-3 with a 3.06 ERA for Washington, then had a 5.19 ERA (3.54 FIP) in Cleveland. Chicago overlap, anyone? ⚾
Cubs may need to move fast: roughly a month of free agency precedes a likely lockout. Hoyer calls pitching the top priority for 2027, and Morejon is floated as a fit. Short, cheap deals could come first, as with Stroman in 2021. 🧊
Cubs player development director Jason Kanzler is reportedly a finalist for the Mariners' managerial job, with an in-person interview this week. Joe Espada is the other finalist. Kanzler has no managing experience, so Espada may hold the edge. 🔍
Cubs enter the offseason with arguably MLB's best position player core (Bregman, Hoerner, Crow-Armstrong, Swanson locked in), so the focus is rebuilding the pitching staff. Holmes is expected to opt out, and Suzuki, Happ and Imanaga hit free agency. ⚾
Astros released ex-Cubs outfielder Nelson Velázquez, 27, who is expected to pursue a chance in Asia. He hit .188/.257/.406 with six homers in 2026 and struck out over 33% of the time, the same issue that kept him from sticking in Chicago. ⚾
Seiya Suzuki's best MLB season (.270/.368/.473, 26 HR, 86 RBI, 131 OPS+) leads into free agency, and Jim Bowden projects five years, $120M, naming only Toronto and Philadelphia as fits. The Cubs aren't on the list, and their luxury-tax payroll looms. 💰
Seiya Suzuki heads to free agency after his best season (.270/.368/.473, 26 HR, 131 OPS+). Jim Bowden projects a five-year, $120M deal, but lists only the Blue Jays and Phillies as top fits, not the Cubs. Reunion looks like a long shot. 📉
White Sox are parting ways with TV voice John Schriffen and starting a nationwide search. That could revive speculation about Cubs radio voice Zach Zaidman leaving, a move some fans would welcome as Pat Hughes, 72 in May, calls fewer games. 📻
Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer links the Cubs to Rangers ace Jacob deGrom, a trade idea only. Gausman, Holmes and Imanaga are all expected to leave, so Jed Hoyer needs arms. deGrom's no-trade clause and $37M for 2027 complicate it. 🎯
The Red Sox are reportedly "big fans" of free-agent outfielder Seiya Suzuki, and Craig Breslow, who was in the Cubs' front office when Suzuki signed in 2022, now runs Boston's baseball operations. 🔎 With the Blue Jays also expected to pursue him, Chicago faces a pricey bidding war.
Pete Crow-Armstrong headlines the Cubs' awards push: a 45-homer, 41-steal season puts him in the NL MVP, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger mix. Chicago has five Gold Glove contenders and five All-MLB Team nominees. 🏆
Speculation only: if the Cubs re-sign Carson Kelly, Miguel Amaya could become a trade chip. Reds, Giants, Pirates and Yankees are floated as fits, with Owen Ayers possibly sliding into the backup role. Pitching needs drive the idea.
Cubs history, Oct. 28: Happy birthday, Esmailin Caridad. In 2016, Game 3 of the World Series was the first at Wrigley Field in 71 years. Cleveland won 1-0 on Coco Crisp's pinch-hit RBI single, and Cody Allen struck out Ben Zobrist to end it. 🔙
Could the Cubs trade for Steven Kwan? BCB floats him as a possible target, since Ian Happ and/or Seiya Suzuki may leave in free agency and the corner outfield needs help. Speculation only, but the market is thin. 🤔
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