Cubs Stuff

Trent Thornton started the fifth inning for the Cubs and had to leave with just one out and the bases loaded. But that was barely through any fault of his own. He did walk one batter, but the second two reached on the most frustrating bloop singles you’ve ever seen [...]

After a lengthy rehab process that included a serious setback earlier in the season, Justin Steele was finally able to take the mound in live competition for the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday evening. The lefty recorded five outs, two on strikes, and gave up three runs (one earned) on four [...]

The start of this Cubs game went well enough, with David Peterson retiring each of the first two Brewers batters in short order. But a parade of walks and singles thereafter allowed two runs to come across in the top of the first, which, with Jacob Misiorowski on the mound, [...]

Daniel Palencia and the Chicago Cubs bullpen struggled again Tuesday, as the Milwaukee Brewers evened the series. Craig Counsell is now in a hard spot. [...]

CUBS LINEUP — Well, you lost to Robert Gasser, and now you have to face Jacob Misiorowski with no room for error. Not ideal, Cubbies. Here’s a look at the Cubs lineup for game three of four against the Brewers at Wrigley Field this week. Chicago Cubs Lineup: Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF Seiya Suzuki, [...]

They're in your glove, and even if they're not in your glove, they're in your head. They're force multipliers for the league's best outfield defense and its best baserunning unit. Quintin Berry and Jose Javier might be the Cubs' two best acquisitions in years. [...]

Jed Hoyer made it clear that the Chicago Cubs have specific scenario in mind if Justin Steele's return will happen this season. [...]

September is here, which means the baseball is about to get a bit more serious. That isn't to suggest games earlier in the year don't count, but series in Septe [...]

Cubs No. 1 prospect (North Side Baseball) Josiah Hartshorn broke the South Bend Cubs' single-season RBI record with a solo home run in the eighth, his 18th at High-A, giving him 82 runs driven in in just 78 games. [...]

The Cubs outscored the Mariners 28-11, the Diamondbacks 11-7, and the Reds 30-22, yet they lost all three series. They’re up 21-12 on the Brewers after splitting the first two games, and now need to win one more to at least break even. They no longer possess the top Wild [...]

As we power toward the end of the 2026 season and to an offseason that might not happen due to lockout because nobody wants to budge on the CBA goalposts, there has been news within the past week on two franchises, with a third showing progress toward their new ballpark [...]

Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer met with the media to discuss the state of his club as the season enters its final month. I’ve embedded the full media hit via Marquee at the bottom of this post. Among the things that stood out to me … “When the [...]

After the Chicago Cubs released lefty reliever Hoby Milner, there was still a chance he could return to the organization if there were a little more roster clarity and the desire was there. After all, he was released more or less exclusively because his rehab assignment was up and there [...]

The Chicago Cubs are suddenly looking up to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Wild Card race. [...]

We had a newsworthy day in the Cubs’ minor league system on Monday. Edward Cabrera made a rehab appearance for Iowa as he works back from his blister. The Knoxville Smokies won in a blowout. Josiah Hartshorn hit a monster homer for South Bend, and one of his teammates went [...]

With the Chicago Cubs’ bullpen desperately in need of some stabilizing forces with dominant stuff for the later innings, Edward Cabrera’s rehab assignment is well-timed. But will his transition to relief work actually yield a guy on whom we can dream as a stabilizing force with dominant stuff for the [...]

“There must be some kind of way out of here,” said Craig Counsell to his chief. “There’s too much confusion. I can’t get no relief.” I had to adjust Bob Dylan’s — that’s right, kids, that song wasn’t written by either Jimi Hendrix or Dave Matthews — lyrics slightly to give [...]

The Cubs are firmly in the National League playoff picture, but September could change everything. With the Phillies, Diamondbacks and Padres all fighting for October, Chicago has plenty of work left to do. [...]

The Cubs needed to go at least 6-1 in these seven games against the Brewers to have a realistic shot at coming back in the division. That was always pretty unlikely to actually happen, but it’s been fun to dream. Well, now they’ve lost the “one” in that equation … Because [...]