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Oooooof. Ryan Tepera does his best Johnny Nash, and other stories.

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• Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Five questions facing Cubs this offseason. “We’ve changed the expectations of what Cubs baseball is supposed to be,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said.
• MLB Trade Rumors: Projected MLB arbitration salaries. Not out of sight for the Cubs. Evan Altman has thoughts.
• Todd Johnson (Cubs Insider*): Deep Cubs system will provide help in 2022, just not right away. “Next season should be a pivotal one...”
• Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Sounds like the Cubs already expect Brailyn Márquez to be a factor for the big league team next season. “... even though Hoyer isn’t entirely clear on how the Cubs would use Márquez next season, it seems pretty clear that they do plan to make it work. Refers to Tony Andracki article.
• Gordon Wittenmyer (NBC Sports Chicago*): Sox pitcher Ryan Tepera: Astros still doing ‘sketchy stuff’. “But that’s not really the story,” he quickly added.
• Jake Misener (Cubbies Crib*): Signing Kolten Wong could have made a difference. “Despite having an obvious need at second base, Chicago was too busy tightening its purse strings to seriously pursue the Gold Glover...”
• Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation*): Bringing Nick Castellanos back to Chicago might require a surprisingly aggressive pursuit. “I just can’t underscore enough how much the CBA negotiations have everyone spooked.”
• Bradford Doolittle (ESPN*): MLB playoffs 2021: Why Braves slugger Joc Pederson has former Cubs teammate Anthony Rizzo to thank for his NLDS heroics. “Everywhere you look, some recent ex-Cub is turning up as the latest October hero.” Tim Stebbins elaborates.
• Duane Pesice (Cubbies Crib*): Chicago Cubs History: Matt Murton finds overseas success. “In his first taste of big league action, Murton had a .321/ .386/. 521 line in 160 at-bats.”

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