"That was certainly the case on Saturday, as Bob Nightengale's erroneous report about the Cubs finalizing a deal with Zac Gallen created waves. We worked to confirm it and, upon finding it was not true, our Jacob Zanolla shared as much from his X account. He then did so through our CI account, but the fact that the latter report followed Jeff Passan by 2-3 minutes drew accusations of us faking our sources."
"I suppose those folks, and even those with more level-headed dispositions, won't want to hear that a little bird chirped to me last night that former Cubs righty Michael Soroka had signed elsewhere. The team was unknown at the time, hence no report, but Passan and Jesse Rogers officially reported that the 28-year-old was joining the Diamondbacks on a one-year deal. It's worth a guaranteed $7.5 million with another $2 million in possible incentives."
CI faced high traffic and criticism after Bob Nightengale published an erroneous report that the Cubs finalized a deal for Zac Gallen. CI confirmed the report was false, and Jacob Zanolla posted that correction on his X account and CI's account; the timing relative to Jeff Passan's report led to accusations that CI had faked sources. Sources later indicated that former Cubs righty Michael Soroka signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks worth $7.5 million guaranteed and up to $2 million in incentives. Soroka posted his best season since 2019 despite extensive injury history and missed seasons due to an Achilles tear and other arm issues.
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