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The Chicago Cubs ... ahem, the world champion Chicago Cubs return as the favorites to win the World Series again in 2017.The best team doesnt always win the World Series, of course, but in 2016, it did. And while it did involve a few sizable investments in the roster to get there, it was more the culmination of a long rebuild, in which short-term fixes were generally eschewed and the objective was to contend for five years, six years or even longer.Chicago does have a few losses coming this offseason, and the Cubs will never go into a season with the mean projection being 103 wins, but heres the bottom line: The 2017 organization stands just as strong as the 2016 one. Were he to leave, impending free agent Dexter Fowler would be the teams biggest loss this offseason -- Aroldis Chapman is better but was part of the team for only a third of the season -- but Fowler was considered a short-term addition anyway. The Cubs seemed perfectly happy playing Jason Heyward in center field before the opportunity to bring back Fowler fell into their laps.The Cubs also get a full-season return of Kyle Schwarber, the left-handed bat they were missing to go along with Anthony Rizzos in 2016. And its way too early to call the Heyward contract doomed. He was terrible this year, but hes not old and has had better seasons in the past. With Heywards glove, he doesnt have to be an offensive superstar to be a valuable player; if he just gets back to the 110 OPS+ range, which is still likely, hell be a plus to the 2017 team as the Cubs try to repeat.Unusual for a high-payroll team winning the World Series is that even with the loss of players to the Yankees in the Chapman trade, the Cubs still retain a strong farm system. This gives the organization flexibility in the coming years and means that the holes that pop up for the franchise this offseason are simpler to fix, either from within or by trading prospects for a more experienced solution.The Cubs were at the top of our Future Power Rankings this year, and after doing what no other Cubs team in living memory has done, theyre certainly not going to drop as a result!With that, we take a look at the preliminary ZiPS projections for the 2017 season. Obviously these projections will change tremendously as players re-sign, sign or are traded, but heres what things look like right now.Hydro Flaske . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Hydro Flaske Tilbud . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. http://www.danmarkhydroflask.com/hydro-flask-straw-lid-flaske.html . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. Hydro Flask Gul . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. Hydro Flask 32 OZ Danmark . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well.Southampton made sure it was a miserable return to St Marys for Ronald Koeman on Sunday as Charlie Austins goal was enough to help the hosts take the three points with a 1-0 win over Everton.The striker was on hand to tuck home with just 41 seconds on the clock following a goalmouth scramble. The Saints were good value for their win on the whole and were by far the better team, despite the narrow win.Austin was denied a chance to get on the scoresheet for a second time on two occasions, with Maarten Stekelenburg keeping the strikers tally down to one.Everton had good chances of their own in the first half but Idrissa Gueye and Ross Barkley wastedd them.ddddddddddddThe second half saw Southampton come even closer to doubling their advantage when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg showed neat footwork before rattling the frame on 49 minutes. Everton changed it up after that and looked the side more likely to score but it wasnt to be despite Yannick Bolasies several attempts.Claude Puel also gave a Premier League debut to Josh Sims, who looked very lively and was at the centre of most of the hosts attacks. Full time and Southampton are up to tenth while Everton stay seventh. ' ' '