Moshe Wilensky

Moshe is a weekly columnist, and self-styled financial reporter, for Cubs Insider. Moshe is a Chicago native who first fell for the Cubs in 1984 at age 7. He currently resides in Charlotte, NC where he gleefully watched the Cubs’ 2016 run, interrupted only by the birth of his first daughter on Thursday AC 0000108. He can be reached at moshethecubsfan@gmail.com.

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Moshe WilenskyJanuary 14, 2019

Revisiting Those 5 Options for Addison Russell’s Future with Cubs

Back in December, we took a look at the various options the Cubs had for Addison Russell’s future. On Friday,…
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Moshe WilenskyJanuary 8, 2019

Amazon Better Choice Than Sinclair as Cubs RSN Partner

The 2019 Cubs Convention is almost upon us and I expect the Cubs to announce their new Regional Sports Network…
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Moshe WilenskyJanuary 5, 2019

Public Stadium Funding Blackmail Needs to End

A recent series of leaked emails between members of the Ricketts family brought back into the spotlight the fact that…
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Moshe WilenskyJanuary 4, 2019

Could Launching Their Own Network Actually Cost Cubs Bryce Harper?

The more I think about the Cubs’ new regional sports network (RSN), the more I am convinced they will not…
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Moshe WilenskyJanuary 2, 2019

Free Agents Getting More AAV, Less Total Money Than Predicted

The process of tracking free agent contracts to offseason predictions has reached its mid-point. Twenty-five of the top 50 free…
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Moshe WilenskyDecember 29, 2018

Is Cole Hamels’ Option Really Holding Up Bryce Harper Deal?

I’m confused. Like many of you, I expected the Cubs to aggressively court Bryce Harper this offseason. I believed they…
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Moshe WilenskyDecember 21, 2018

Cubs Need to Outspend Rest of NL Central Just to Keep Pace

In Moneyball, Billy Beane famously told his scouting room, “If we play like the Yankees in here, we will lose…
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Moshe WilenskyDecember 11, 2018

Very Early Returns Indicate Free Agency May Be Rebounding Slightly

Early returns indicate that free agency has bounced back a bit for last year’s depression, at least according to how…
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Moshe WilenskyDecember 8, 2018

A Conversation About First Basemen and Rebuilding Strategies

This is the first in a new series in which Cubs Insider writers Moshe Wilensky and Sean Holland discuss and…
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Moshe WilenskyDecember 1, 2018

Cubs Now Have 5 Options for Addison Russell’s Future

The Cubs tendered a contract to Addison Russell on the afternoon of deadline to do so. This means the two…
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