Cub Tracks’ long weekend mode

Just a quick note that Duane will be temporarily out of commission for a short period, and in the meantime Josh, Al, and I will be picking up his regularly scheduled posts. Things might not look exactly like they do with Duane, but we’ll do our best!

It was a quiet weekend leading into a quiet MLK Day Monday, so there’s quite a derth of new links (many major sports sites do not post content on holidays), and with no hint of movement in the lockout, there’s obviously not a lot of big Cubs news happening, but we collected what there was, to give you a little Tuesday morning joy.

With that in mind, let’s start things off with a look at some content from Cubs social media.

Ian Happ is living his best life in wine country.

Likewise Marcus Stroman is enjoying the offseason and fatherhood.

A fun little Chicago baseball stat.

• Jesse Sanchez assesses the new 2022 international signings for the Cubs.
• Brett Taylor looks at the options available to the Cubs in the draft, using the newest version of the Baseball America top 100.
• Tim Stebbins waxes poetic about the “it factor” of Nico Hoerner and his value in the coming season.

Cubs birthdays: Dave Geisel, Billy Grabarkewitz, Babe Twombly and Charlie Eden.

Food for thought:

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