Cubs can't compete with the Dodgers if they won't rethink their financial approach
On Monday, the reigning World Series champions reportedly came to an agreement with closer Tanner Scott on a four-year, $72 ...
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts admits it’s ‘really hard to compete’ with splashy spending of Dodgers, Mets and Yankees
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts knows there’s only so much they can do when trying to compete with the spending abilities of other ...
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Tom Ricketts defends Cubs payroll: "We just try to break even every year"
The Chicago Cubs are baseball's fourth-richest team but have drawn criticism for not spending like a big-market club. Their ...
Column: Will Craig Counsell’s involvement in roster construction lead to more wins for the 2025 Chicago Cubs?
Another Chicago Cubs season without a postseason would likely tick off an impatient fan base. Manager Craig Counsell needs to ...
Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts 'just looking forward,' despite Sammy Sosa's mixed messaging
The schism had lasted over two decades. So, according to chairman Tom Ricketts, Sosa reached out before last season, and they ...
Cubs brass does the opposite of easing fan concern with Bregman, spending comments
Not that the Chicago Cubs have done nothing this offseason — trading for a superstar like Kyle Tucker is far from that — but the majority of fans have hoped for ...
Cubs Owner Responds to Notion That He's 'Cheap' Compared to Dodgers, Yankees
One scrutinized move the Cubs made this offseason was sending outfielder Cody Bellinger to the Yankees for right-handed ...
Cubs Announce Major Franchise Honor for Sammy Sosa After His December Apology
Sammy Sosa's 13-year stint with the Chicago Cubs came to an end after the 2004 season. During that run, he won MVP (1998), ...
Tom Ricketts: Cubs Don't Have 'Dollars' for Contracts Like Dodgers, Yankees or Mets
On the weekend of the annual Cubs Convention that serves to get fans excited for the upcoming season, Tom Ricketts did a good job of pouring cold water on ...
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts bemoans payroll complaints, thinks Chicago is division 'favorite'
Cubs fanbase growing restless as owner Tom Ricketts insists they don't have the money to spend like the Dodgers and Mets.
Tom Ricketts on state of the Cubs: Payroll, Jed Hoyer, Sammy Sosa and more
RIcketts on Sosa reunion: "We can just accept the fact that there were a lot of guys doing things that the league was ...