The Cubs Convention is over, and it’s back to the real world for us. The quartet above have had the most mentions in the trade/FA marketplace and that’s where most of the attention is being paid right now. I don’t think the Cubs are dealing either infielder and I don’t see them picking up Zac Gallen and his salary demands. Could be wrong, but probably not.
That isn’t going to stop people from speculating, nor should it.
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Today’s playlist — tons of interviews from Marquee and a few other speculative fictions.
- Chris Creamer (SportsLogos.net*): Chicago Cubs Celebrate 150th Anniversary in 2026 with Jersey Patch & Commemorative Logo. “The patch features the Cubs’ familiar red “C” with a red “150” inside the letter, where the team name usually sits.“
- Tom Domol (Cubs Insider*): 2026 Cubs have look, feel of true contender. “… the Cubs are just about as complete a team as they have been since that fabled squad from 10 years ago.”
- Jon Greenberg (The Athletic {$}): Jon Lester made Cubs, Red Sox HOFs this month. He belongs in Cooperstown next. “He won’t be a first-ballot guy, but he’ll be at the center of evolving debates about what makes a Hall of Famer…“
- Matthew Lenz (North Side Baseball*): Chicago Cubs interested in Zac Gallen, Miguel Andujar. “Bruce Levine and Jon Heyman are reporting that the Chicago Cubs are interested in Zach, Gallen (still) and Miguel Andujar, respectively.”
- Meghan Montemurro (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong marvels at Bears’ Caleb Williams — and Justin Steele eyes his return. “It’s buzzing here,” Crow-Armstrong said of Chicago.
- Brent Maguire (MLB.com*): Can Imanaga bounce back in ’26? Here’s what it would take. “The reality is that Imanaga has been a flyball-heavy pitcher dating back to his days in Japan.“
- Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): How Alex Bregman’s $175 million Cubs deal came together on epic Chicago sports night. “We might have gotten a deal done before kickoff,” Hoyer said, “if it wasn’t for all the spreadsheets.”
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