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2024 Cubs player profiles: Relief pitchers

2024 Cubs player profiles: Relief pitchers

Photo by Matt Dirksen/ The fourth of a four-part series. The Cubs bullpen is just about set, and we hope this year’s puzzle fits together. Roles in general haven’t been established for the bullpen, but we can certainly take an educated guess. After Carl Edwards Jr. opted out and was released Sunday, still on hand in camp are right-handers Yency Almonte, Adbert Alzolay, Jose Cuas, Mark Leiter Jr., Julian Merryweather, Hector Neris, and Hayden Wesneski. Lefthanders Luke Little and Drew Smyly fill out the inventory for a total of nine pitchers. The Cubs will likely...
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2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL West

2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL West

The Rangers celebrate their 2023 World Series championship | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via This is a strange mix of really good teams and some pretty bad ones. This division will be different this year without Shohei Ohtani in it. In one way it’ll be the same — the Angels will still finish under .500. Houston Astros Key departures: Hector Neris, Ryne Stanek, Michael Brantley (retired), Martin Maldonado, Phil Maton Key arrivals: Victor Caratini, Josh Hader The Astros won the AL West on a tiebreaker last year, then wound up losing the ALCS to the team they...

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