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Should the Cubs think about hitting the trade market?

1 week ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Russell Dorsey

Yahoo Sports senior MLB insider Russell Dorsey identifies some glaring needs for the first-place Chicago Cubs. It's never too early to start talking about the trade deadline, and whether you're a team that's looking to make a push into October or a team trying not to be a seller of the deadline, all teams are taking stock of who and what they are. One of those teams being the Chicago Cubs.
MLB trade deadline early forecast: 3 teams - Cubs, Orioles and Rangers - with these big needs

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Russell Dorsey

As we enter May, MLB teams are beginning to evaluate where they are and who they are as ballclubs. And it’s not just contenders. It's also teams you could call “pretenders” trying to play their way into contention. While it’s early and the trade market hasn’t begun to take shape enough to present credible deal worthy players, it’s not too early to see where teams have weaknesses and what areas of need they may look to address over the next few months leading up to the trade deadline.
Why the Detroit Tigers are the best in the American League

1 week ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Russell Dorsey

Why the Detroit Tigers are the best in the American LeagueYahoo Sports national MLB insider Russell Dorsey talks about how the Detroit Tigers starting pitching has helped them become the best team in the American League. Are the Detroit Tigers the best team in the American League? Well, as we enter the month of May, the answer to that might be yes.
Are the Detroit Tigers the best team in the American League?

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Russell Dorsey

The Detroit Tigers aren’t trying to be Cinderella this year. That was for last season, when they went on a magical run in the second half of 2024 despite single-digit postseason odds and fought their way into the playoffs, where they stunned the Astros in the wild-card round. No, the first month of the 2025 season has shown something different from Detroit.
Best offense in baseball? So far, that title belongs to the Chicago Cubs

2 weeks ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Russell Dorsey

Through the first month of the season, the Cubs lead MLB in batting average, OBP, OPS, hits, runs scored and stolen basesCHICAGO — Don’t look now, but the Chicago Cubs are rolling, and the driving force behind their early-season success has been the high-level production from their revamped offense. After the first month of the 2025 MLB season, the title of “best offense in baseball” belongs to the Cubs.
Best offense in baseball? So far, that title belongs to the Chicago Cubs

2 weeks ago | wsbtv.com | Russell Dorsey

CHICAGO — Don’t look now, but the Chicago Cubs are rolling, and the driving force behind their early-season success has been the high-level production from their revamped offense. After the first month of the 2025 MLB season, the title of "best offense in baseball" belongs to the Cubs. Through 26 games, Chicago leads all of MLB in batting average (.265), on-base percentage (.346), OPS (.806), hits (243) and runs scored (163). Also, the Cubs lead the league in stolen bases by a wide margin, with 40.
Can the Chicago Cubs offense carry them to the postseason?

2 weeks ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Russell Dorsey

Can the Chicago Cubs offense carry them to the postseason? Yahoo Sports national MLB insider Russell Dorsey highlights the Chicago Cubs recent success due to Kyle Tuckers' arrival, plus a surge from the rest of the team's offense that could potentially lead them to the postseason. The Chicago Cubs are the best offense in baseball. They currently lead the league in average on-base percentage, hits, runs scored, and stolen bases. And a big part of the Cubs' success is the arrival of Kyle Tucker.
Should we believe in the Cubs, Giants, Blue Jays, Tigers and Rangers?

2 weeks ago | kiro7.com | Jake Mintz |Jordan Shusterman |Russell Dorsey

Four weeks into the MLB season, it’s still too early to know exactly what to make of hot starts and early-season slumps. But at the same time, we’ve gotten enough of a taste of this regular season to take the temperature of some early contenders around the league. With that in mind, let’s run through five teams off to strong starts in 2025 and debate whether they’re worth believing in for the long haul. Chicago Cubs (16-10, 1st in NL Central)Mintz: Do I believe? I think so? I definitely want to.
Should we believe in the Cubs, Giants, Blue Jays, Tigers and Rangers?

2 weeks ago | wsbtv.com | Jake Mintz |Jordan Shusterman |Russell Dorsey

Four weeks into the MLB season, it’s still too early to know exactly what to make of hot starts and early-season slumps. But at the same time, we’ve gotten enough of a taste of this regular season to take the temperature of some early contenders around the league. With that in mind, let’s run through five teams off to strong starts in 2025 and debate whether they’re worth believing in for the long haul. Chicago Cubs (16-10, 1st in NL Central)Mintz: Do I believe? I think so? I definitely want to.
Can the Baltimore Orioles figure out their starting rotation before it's too late?

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Russell Dorsey

It’s still early in the 2025 MLB season, but the Baltimore Orioles have a problem. Worse, it isn’t a new problem. In fact, it has been Baltimore’s Achilles’ heel for the past three seasons. The Orioles are in serious need of starting pitching. Their 5.48 team ERA ranks dead last in baseball. They need starting pitching depth, and they need legitimate top-of-the-rotation options. But how they’ve gone about addressing those needs over the past few years has been questionable at best.

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12 May 25

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11 May 25

The Rockies haven’t played well and any manager will tell you that they understand that they get hired to eventually get fired. But just like Derek Shelton in Pittsburgh, the Rockies’ organizational failures have fallen at the feet of Buddy Black.