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Why The Chicago Cubs Will Or Will Not Do Well In 2016

Chicago Cubs http://gty.im/492533058 2015 record: 97-65 2015 finish: 3rd in NL Central, lost NLCS in 4 games Key Additions Adam Warren (Trade/Yankees), Ben Zobrist (Free Agent/Royals), Jason Heyward (Free Agent/Cardinals), John Lackey (Free Agent/Cardinals) Key Losses Austin Jackson (Free Agent/White Sox), Chris Denorfia (Free…
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The Dark Knight Rises For the Mets

http://gty.im/493148258 The Dark Knight Rises They call him 'the Dark Knight', and on this night Matt Harvey was ready to answer the call, allowing 4 hits, 2 walks, 1 home run, and striking out 9 batters. Harvey took control of this game early, and never really relented as he went 7.2 innings. Much farther than most anticipated, just a year off…
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Chicago Cubs Showing Off Future in the Present

The Chicago Cubs continue to show off their future while playing in the present. The Cubs have once again reached down into their farm system and called up one their highly-touted prospects -- this time from Triple-A Iowa -- to give him some experience at the Major League level. The announcement came Tuesday as MLB.com's Carrie Muskat and Manny…
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Cubs Should Not Rush Prospects to Majors

Now that the 2014 non-waiver trade deadline has passed and the Chicago Cubs have made the trades to improve their farm system, Cub fans may begin to wonder when they will see all the top prospects they have heard so much about get their calls to the Majors and begin playing in Wrigley Field. Junior Lake got that call last year, and Arismendy…
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