Sources tell us that Burl Carraway is no longer in the organization. He was once a promising prospect with a big fastball from the sinister side, but his future didn’t turn out so well.
So far, the offseason
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- Sahadev Sharma (The Athletic {$}): Cubs promote Tyler Zombro to vice president of pitching as he takes on more influential role. “… according to team sources briefed on the decision.”
- Jason Ross (North Side Baseball*): Collin Snider could be Cubs’ best under-the-radar offseason signing. “… Snider isn’t a particularly new name to those in the Cubs organization.”
- Brock Beauchamp (North Side Baseball*): Cubs receiving trade interest in second baseman Nico Hoerner. “While clubs are interested in acquiring the second baseman, it’s not clear the Cubs have a desire to move him.”
- Jim Callis (MLB.com*): Who will the Cubs take with their first pick in the ’26 Draft? Dan Kantrovitz is hard to predict, but he likes collegians best.
- Alex Dvorak (NBC5 Chicago*): Anthony Rizzo announces he’s running the 2026 Chicago Marathon — for a good cause. “Rizzo announced the news on social media Thursday, the same day the marathon revealed it set a fundraising record in 2025.”
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