Evan Altman

I just can’t with this stuff. After swooping in and signing Cubs target Tanner Scott to a four-year, $72 million deal, a report from Jack Harris of the LA Times said they’d had discussions with fellow late-inning reliever Kirby Yates. The assumption at the time was that the Dodgers had pivoted to Scott since there’s …

The Cubs were in on lefty Tanner Scott, even pushing themselves way past their comfort zone with a four-year, $66 million offer. He signed with the Dodgers. That seemingly opened the door to a pursuit of Kirby Yates, who would have been a better fit for Jed Hoyer’s MO because he was likely only looking …

It seems like nearly every Cubs target this offseason has ended up going to the Dodgers, whether it’s a matter of money or the higher likelihood of winning it all. Based on their nearly $400 million payroll and status as clear World Series favorites, it’s probably both. The running joke as LA continues to add …

David Robertson will turn 40 on April 9 and he doesn’t have a strong connection to the Cubs, having spent just half a season on the North Side, but there could be mutual interest in a reunion. There are obvious anecdotal ties and Bruce Levine reported Thursday that the sides have discussed a return as …

Tanking has long been a thing in professional sports, but it rose to the forefront in MLB a little over a decade ago as both the Astros and Cubs got comfortable with the idea of intentionally losing 90+ games. It was a means to the end of drafting as high as possible and “developing” those …

Pimpin’ ain’t easy, but it sure is fun. Dolomite would have been proud of Junior Caminero on Monday night when he blasted a massive homer to lead his Leones del Escogido squad to victory over Tigres del Licey in Game 7 of the LIDOM championship. For those who aren’t familiar, the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball …

No, it’s not a fashion statement or a tacit admission that several players are suffering from gynecomastia after failing to take care of themselves since the end of last season. Those “sports bras” you see on young Cubs getting in early work at camp are actually GPS vests designed to track and measure athletes’ performance …

Breaking even? More like breaking ground, amirite? Tom Ricketts caught a little heat during Cubs Convention when he told 670 The Score the team is funneling its profits back into baseball operations, which is why they can’t operate like the Dodgers or Mets. That’s funny because the Cubs’ fan cost index of $325.73 ranked fourth-highest …

Family was at the center of Ryan Pressly‘s decision to accept a trade to the Cubs, and that even carried over to his introductory press conference on Wednesday. The reliever actually joined the Zoom call from his car as he waited in the parking lot before heading into a parent-teacher conference for one of his …

This particular connection has been circling the drain for a while now, but it’s gained traction of late as the Padres continue to show a strong willingness to shed payroll ahead of spring training. Between that and the obvious connection of Dylan Cease to his former team, it makes sense that we’d hear about the …