Chicago Cubs
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1.6KJavier Baez: Baseball to the Extreme
Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs super-prospect, has been long awaited by the Wrigley faithful. Since his promotion, he hasn’t disappointed. Through 10 games...
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1.8KYankees Make Two Moves, Have Much More To Do
In the last 48 hours, the third place New York Yankees made a pair of moves designed, allegedly, to improve their chances...
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1.9KSeason Preview: NL Central
Off the Bench continues our valiant, March march toward Opening Day with another divisional installment of Season Previews. This time we tackle...
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1.6K1Why Tim Lincecum, Jeff Samardzija, And Cole Hamels Will Rebound In 2014
The San Francisco Giants agreed to pay Tim Lincecum $35 Million over the next two season despite his apparent loss of stuff...
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2.6K1Five Trades for Matt Wieters: #FireJimBowden
ESPN’s chief idiot and former General Manager Idiot of the Reds and Nationals just published something that made me want to curse: Five...
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1.9K1Free Agent Season Preview: NL Central
It is now free agent season and Off The Bench is embarking to bring each team a preview of what to expect as open...
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1.6KUnder The Radar Prospects Could Make Big Impact In 2014
With the emergence of 20-year old rookie Jose Fernandez and the dominance of first-full-year Matt Harvey, it’s important to keep an eye...
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1.6KGarza to the Rangers, Cubs Win Big On This One
As I sit to write this post, I’ve learned that Ryan Braun has been suspended for the rest of the season. I’ve...
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1.6KFive Mediocre Starters Who Would Make Great Closers
Before I start this post, which I have been excited about for a while now, I have to give credit for its...
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1.3K2Starlin Castro And Jon Jay To Swap Teams At The Deadline?
It’s time for us at Off The Bench to rack our brains and come up with some good fake trades that...
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1.4KGallardo, Smardzija Jewels Of The Trade Market
With the MLB trade deadline slightly more than a month away, talk has begun to heat up. As July 31st nears, teams...
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1.3KSveum Wrong On Castro, Rizzo
The Cubbies are struggling. In addition to being 5-12 through their first 17 games (last in the NL Central by an increasingly daunting five...