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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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• Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): MLB’s Plans for an International Draft are out. “The draft, which would be wholly separate from the US/Puerto Rico/Canada draft you already know, would be 20 rounds with no passing.”
• Gordon Wittenmyer (NBC Sports Chicago*): Lockout deals Obvious ‘ramifications’ for T-shirt biz. “I could run away,” Johnson said.
• Maddie Lee (Chicago Sun-Times*): New offseason camp gives Cubs top prospects a head start on 2022. “The Cubs’ facilities remained a hub of activity through the offseason, offering instruction, athletic training, strength and conditioning, and room and board.”
• Eric Trueden (Call to the Pen*): Thoughts on every player on the 40-man roster. “Unfortunately for their fans, the Chicago Cubs are in the beginning stages of another heart-wrenching rebuild.”
• Bruce Levine (670 The Score*): Cubs pitching prospect Caleb Kilian could be on fast track to Wrigley Field. “He has a ton of feel for pitching and is a really, really smart kid,” pitching development coordinator Casey Jacobson said.
• David Hill (Call to the Pen*): Chicago Cubs outfielder Clint Frazier heading for expected job. “He showed flashes of his potential during his time in New York.”
• Jake Misener (Cubbies Crib*): Pete Crow-Armstrong is turning heads in spring training. “so far, he’s checking all the boxes.”
• Sherry Su (Bloomberg* {$}): Chicago Cubs owners weigh offer for Abramovich’s Chelsea FC. Yeah, biblical losses.

Cubs birthdays: Hal Mauck, Bill Sweeney, Ted Abernathy, Terry Adams, Jake Arrieta, Leonys Martín. Also notable: Lefty Grove HOF, Willie Stargell HOF.

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