Everything that follows is set against the backdrop of the Cubs now finally facing the Brewers this week, so I’m sure my feelings about this weekend have been tinged by that …
Setting aside the Cubs specifics of it for a moment, I have some mixed feelings about a weekend like that. On the one hand, yes, I do appreciate that it was a good and exciting series between two teams in the same city, competitive in the same year, with real stakes. That’s good for the sport, good for the city, and good for the fan bases (to a degree). And I also know that baseball, with its 162-game season, allows for a series loss to not MEAN that much in the final accounting, so you can theoretically more easily tip your cap. So, fine. Good series. Exciting games. Tip your cap. Move on. But on the other hand. I have been doing this long enough to know that, even allowing for all that stuff, there are going to be some White Sox fans – some very vocal, very visible White Sox fans – who’ll treat that one single series like it was a referendum on the entirety of the two organizations. The fallout, then, from those particular fans will be annoying. Some of you will experience it in your personal lives, others of you will experience it digitally. It doesn’t have to be a BIG deal, but, like I said, it’s annoying. And it’s made all the more annoying by the fact that the swing game in the series hinged on extra-innings, and was the classic coin flip loss. Of course the series doesn’t actually mean or prove anything, and I am confident I’d feel that way even if yesterday’s coin flip had gone the other way. But for some folks, that just won’t be the case, and it’s going to be annoying. So I am anticipatorily annoyed, but I suppose that’s more about me than about anyone else. So I’ve just gotta keep my trap shut. Bringing it back to the beginning, though, I really do get that, for the most part, the series was just good entertainment, and a good bit of promotion for baseball in Chicago. It’s undoubtedly a good thing when both teams are competitive.“It felt like a playoff atmosphere.”Michael Conforto reflects on his first Crosstown Classic experience. pic.twitter.com/ZgHwJX9UE6
The Cubs have been outhomered 64-57 this season.
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) May 17, 2026 This could also dramatically increase his price tag in free agency over what it would be if teams felt he was bat-only:Seiya Suzuki’s defense has improved significantly this season.2025: -5 DRS | 0 OAA | -1 FRV2026: +1 DRS | +1 OAA | +2 FRVHas been an above average defender in right field this season, which is huge for the Cubs. pic.twitter.com/46K3Se8O5v
— Carson Wolf (@TheWrigleyWire) May 17, 2026 So much for Clay Holmes as a midseason trade target. A comebacker fractured his fibula, and he’s going to be out for “a long time.” Blake Snell joins Edwin Diaz as Dodgers pitchers having loose bodies removed from their elbows. I’m sure both will be fine and at their peak come August-October, though, because that’s how the Dodgers do it. Hopefully the Cubs can replicate that kind of setup with Justin Steele and Matthew Boyd and Hunter Harvey this year. Jose Altuve has an oblique strain, and he’ll miss this coming weekend’s series against the Cubs. You can safely assume the Cubs will at least make a phone call on these types:Matt Bowman has opted out of his minor league contract with the Twins. The club has until Wednesday to promote him or let him become a free agent. Bowman has been dominant, posting a 1.69 ERA with 25 K’s and 6 BBs in 21 1/3 IP at AAA St. Paul
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 17, 2026#Guardians Kolby Allard is opting out of his contract and the team will grant his release. His out clause was today, but the team is hopeful to re-sign him#GuardsBall x @WEWS
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