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What to do with Carlos Marmol?

By Rob Willer | May 6, 2013

Carlos Marmol has been quite the story this year with his unsettling outings for the Cubs this year. The only way Marmol will get back on track is to keep pitching, and that’s the Cubs’ plan. Marmol again struggled on Saturday, walking two and hitting...

Week Four Stoylines for the Cubs

By Rob Willer | April 28, 2013

As the Cubs end the month of April we started to see signs of improvement in some areas, like the bullpen and defense. The Cubs finished off the week with a 4-3 record and finished a 4-6 roadtrip after they got swept by the Brewers last weekend. The Cubs...

Week Three Storylines for the Cubs

By Rob Willer | April 21, 2013

Week Three was very busy for the Chicago Cubs as it completed many transactions to its 40-man roster. It started with designating Brent Lillibridge and Hisanori Takahashi for assignment. When a player designated for assignment is removed from his club’s...

Week Two Storylines for the Cubs

By Rob Willer | April 14, 2013

With the second week of the MLB season in the books, here are some of my week two headlines. Kyuji Fujikawa Injury: Cubs reliever Fujikawa has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm strain. Fujikawa struggled Saturday with command...

Week One Storylines for the Cubs

By Rob Willer | April 7, 2013

With the first week of the MLB season in the books, here are some of my week one storylines for the Cubs: Demotion of Carlos Marmol: Marmol has always been an interesting one for Cubs fans with his antics as the closer. Marmol has had many great outings...

Cubs’ rotation is key in team’s success

By Rob Willer | March 31, 2013

The Cubs’ rotation is one of the integral parts to this team’s success as opening day approaches. We have seen a complete overhaul of the rotation as the Cubs made a big splash in free agency by adding Edwin Jackson and Scott Baker. These moves proved...

Three Cubs’ players to look out for

By Rob Willer | March 24, 2013

With spring training and games underway, it’s hard not to look at the Cubs’ prospects and what the future may hold for these talented minor leaguers. The three players I’m going to focus on are Matt Szczur, Robert Whitenack and Tony Zych. These...

Chicago Cubs to face challenging season

By Rob Willer | March 18, 2013

As spring training hits the halfway point, the Cubs have seen their share of storylines this past off-season. We have seen a complete overhaul of the rotation as the Cubs made a big splash in free agency by adding Edwin Jackson, Scott Feldman, Carlos...