Off the Lake – Page 2 – The Barking Crow

Off the Lake: The Cubs Keep Losing Numbers Games

In catcher’s interference as in life. Also: Zach LaVine is not worth a first-round pick (it’s worse than it sounds).

They’re bad, but *how* bad? Also: Matas Buzelis, Connor Bedard, a little Sky, and a little Sox.

Also: Miguel Amaya, Angel Reese, Paul DeJong, a Bulls’ mock draft roundup, and the Bears’ offensive line.

The Cubs prepare to honor an all-time great, and the Bulls traded Alex Caruso for more of the thing they already have.

Plus: The Sky are not victims, the White Sox already killed Drew Thorpe, and what the Bulls shouldn’t do when it comes to trading up.

On the North Side, we dive into the problem with the bats. On the South Side, we’ve got a quick look at Michael Kopech’s trade value.

The Cubs don’t need a Shohei Ohtani. They need an army of Mike Tauchmans. Also: Pedro Grifol needs to go, and are the Sky the WNBA’s Pistons?

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