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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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Baseball history unpacked, March 13

Baseball history unpacked, March 13

Photo by Matt Dirksen/ A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Not much happened, but what did happen was important. Happy birthday to current Cubs Mark Leiter Jr. and Keegan Thompson. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along. Today in baseball history: 1917 -...

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