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	The Loss of Valbuena and Castillo NBC Sports ChicagoDecember 8, 2018By Doug Glanville After years of being on the road of pro baseball, I knew that a late night call from my mom was not going to bring good news. In the offseason after my first full season with...
	Kris Bryant and the small window a player has to make big money NBC Sports ChicagoDecember 1, 2018By Doug Glanville The Chicago Cubs are quickly approaching an era where the young core of talented players is about to hit paydirt. It is the nature of the business that you play in the minor...
	For baseball players, the offseason is another world — and a time to take stock The AthleticNovember 27, 2018by Doug Glanville In the 2002 offseason, two things happened: My father died, and I entered free agency for the first time. The loss of my father made me take note of my age. In the...
	Negotiating a contract while trying to fit in with a new team NBC Sports ChicagoNovember 24, 2018By Doug Glanville It is one thing to be traded, it is another thing to adjust to life on the other side with a new organization. The offseason after I was traded from the Cubs to the Phillies...
	Traded in the offseason, but life goes on NBC Sports ChicagoNovember 16, 2018By Doug Glanville My mom’s father, my grandfather, in his North Carolina accent, used to ask me nearly every time I saw him. “You still hittin’ that ball?!?!” He knew my brother took extensive...
	Winter Ball NBC Sports ChicagoNovember 10, 2018By Doug Glanville The offseason is a time for a player to enjoy a break from the grind of a professional season. Although players love the game, they also know that being so focused is taxing. You...
	Alex Cora could open minds, but for diverse MLB manager candidates the goalposts keep moving The AthleticOctober 23, 2018by Doug Glanville In 2016, when I worked with current Red Sox manager Alex Cora at ESPN, we had a respectful debate. The topic was around the Selig Rule, Major League Baseball’s effort to...
	Fall to Spring - A player’s offseason changes meaning with each changing season NBC Sports ChicagoOctober 21, 2018By Doug Glanville A few weeks after we (the Cubs) were eliminated from the 2003 playoffs, I got a phone call from my college professor. Since it was officially the offseason, I was in the early...
	Changing expectations have made it so 95 wins is not enough for Cubs NBC Sports ChicagoOctober 16, 2018By Doug Glanville During the first week of my rookie season with the Cubs, my teammate, the late Frank Castillo was running his sprints in the outfield in between starts. We were home at Wrigley and as...
	What was, what could have been, and what 2018 says about the Cubs franchise NBC Sports ChicagoOctober 3, 2018By Doug Glanville It is sobering when the season ends no matter how far you expected to go. The Cubs closed out the season with consecutive losses at home and within 48 hours, a division title...