Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™. Here we have material from current beat writers, bloggers, and the occasional in-house habitué, moonlighting. These pieces center around #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, two of which have coal in their stockings at the moment.
Here’s a progress report on the CBA negotiations:
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We’ll keep you updated.
The 12 Days of Cubsmas*
On the eleventh day of Cubsmas, Jed Hoyer gave to me:
One starting pitcher
Two hitting coaches
Three glove-first fielders
Four bullpen arms
FIVE COLLEGE SCOUTS
Six righty hurlers
Seven NRIs
Eight roster fillers
Nine men a side
Ten Hall of Famers**
Eleven failed starters
and a beer
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As always, * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).