Chicago is expected to be aggressive so as not to waste a young, talented roster that can contend. Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara was considered the clear best fit for the Cubs’ rotation by MLB ...

Since Shota Imanaga's hamstring injury in early May, Rea and Brown have posted a combined 5.26 ERA. Injuries to Justin Steele, Javier Assad, Jordan Wicks and Brandon Birdsell have only deepened the ...

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And the Cubs originally signed Paredes as an amateur. Expert MLB daily picks: Unique MLB betting insights only at ... back of a wild-card berth. The trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET Tuesday.

Those slim odds have made it almost a certainty that the Cubs will be selling with the trade deadline coming up. As frustrating as it is that Chicago is in this position, it could wind up paying ...

CINCINNATI — The Chicago Cubs employed a narrow focus in the lead-up to Tuesday’s trade deadline. Unlike their massive sell-off in 2021 when their top acquisitions were in the lower levels ...

Mired in last place, the Chicago Cubs are still “undecided” about their trade deadline plans, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Nightengale added, however, that the club is preparing ...

Advertisement A weekend that began with Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer acknowledging the possibility of subtracting at the July 30 trade deadline ended with Sunday’s quiet 7-1 ...