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Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™. Here we have material from current beat writers, bloggers, and the occasional in-house habitué, moonlighting. These pieces center around #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball.

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• Matt Snyder (CBS Sports*): Cubs 2022 season preview: Projected lineup, rotation and five things to know as Chicago looks to form new core. “The Cubs are looking to turn things around on the fly. How successful can they be in 2022?”
• Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Seiya gets feet wet, staves off beer shower. “I had that adrenaline rush when I saw my name on that billboard,” Suzuki said via his interpreter, Toy Matsushita. “But, if I keep on striking out like today, someone’s going to throw some beer at me someday.” Patrick Mooney continues the narrative {$}. Meghan Montemurro has thoughts. Scot Gregor writes it up.
• Dan O’Keefe (Cubbies Crib*): Looking back at the last 10 years of Cubs spring training standouts. “... every year, there’s one Cub who plays out of his mind and makes us excited for the future.”
• Tim Stebbins (NBC Sports Chicago*): Cubs top prospect Brennen Davis to open season in minors. “Davis is the Cubs’ consensus top prospect and the No. 15 overall in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline.”
• Keith Law (The Athletic {$}): Dodgers’ Maddux Bruns looks electric, plus a name to remember – Scouting the Cactus League’s back fields. “Cristian Hernández, whom the Cubs signed for $3 million in January 2021, played in the Low-A game.”
• Mark Kleinman (Sky News*): Chicago Cubs owners draft in bankers to help salvage Chelsea takeover dream. “The consortium comprising the Ricketts family and hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin are in talks to hire Lazard to advise them on their offer for the Blues.”

Cubs birthdays: George Magoon, Johnny Gill, Walter Stephenson, Newt Kimball, Wes Covington, Lynn McGlothen, Dick Ruthven, Drew Hall, Jaime Navarro, Junior Lake. Also notable: Miller Huggins HOF.

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