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The Cubs have scored just 10 runs in their last five games, with four scores coming in a loss to the Red Sox that already feels like it was seven years ago and three more in the opening win against the Mets. Sitting in second place with 19 wins feels [...]

“You’re driving me crazy! When are you coming home?” – James, Laid Chicago’s bats are like a disease without any cure these days. That the Cubs won despite mustering just one run on five hits is a testament to Shōta Imanaga, who was once again magnificent on the mound. Imanaga pitched [...]

Reinforcements are on the way for the Chicago Cubs pitching staff and that will signal the return of the team's Opening Day starter, Justin Steele. Steele made [...]

Once the MLB trade deadline rolls around, Oakland Athletics closer Mason Miller is a name that all Chicago Cubs fans should keep circled on their watch list. [...]

Alfonsin Rosario – Pic by Stephanie Lynn One thing that’s getting to be exciting every month is seeing certain trends in the system. Now that May is here, Pete Crow-Armstrong has been in centerfield for the Cubs filling for a couple of weeks. It’s gone much better than last fall and [...]

Here is the play in question: BALLGAME! CUBS WIN! pic.twitter.com/bs03doEMM3— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 2, 2024https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js My thoughts… Still can’t believe it was cut off, but that did allow for a stronger relay throw than hoping Happ had the strength to get 250+ feet in the arm to Amaya… Was Amaya standing on the [...]

As part of the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, MLB and the Players Association agreed to a few automatic opt-out dates for some veteran players on minor league contracts. Article XX(B) free agents — generally, players with over six years of MLB service who finished the preceding season on a big [...]

OSS: Cubs break up a no-hitter, Mets be Metsing Three up After the Cubs broke up a no hitter in the eighth off of Mets starter Luis Severino, Christopher Morel hit a no-doubt, two run homer to put the Cubs ahead 3-1. Nor surprisingly, he led the team in WPA on the [...]

Good morning, Cubs fans I’ll be the first to admit, I was on the side of the Cubs bringing back Kyle Hendricks this season. Last season, the guy came back from a pretty serious shoulder injury that kept him from starting a big league game for nearly 11 months, and he went [...]

Before the Cubs signed Shota Imanaga to a four-year, $53MM deal, the other finalists for Imanaga’s services were the Red Sox, Pirates, and Brewers, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.  Boston’s interest in Imanaga was well-known, and Pittsburgh had also been linked to Imanaga’s market, even if the Bucs’ traditional [...]

The Cubs announced a quartet of roster moves today, including the placement (retroactive to April 25) of left-hander Jordan Wicks on the 15-day injured list due to a left forearm strain.  Chicago also optioned southpaw Luke Little to Triple-A Iowa, while calling up righty Daniel Palencia from Iowa and selecting [...]

5:24pm: The deal is now official, as noted by Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. The Red Sox transferred Casas to the 60-day injured list to make room for Cooper on the 40-man roster. 2:39pm: The Red Sox have acquired first baseman Garrett Cooper, the Miami Herald’s Craig Mish writes (via [...]

The Cubs are in for their second bullpen game in as many days tomorrow, as Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune was among those to relay that left-hander Jordan Wicks has been scratched from his scheduled start tomorrow due to forearm tightness. Right-hander Hayden Wesneski will start the game in [...]

The Cubs have been without left-hander Justin Steele since he was pulled from his Opening Day start against the Rangers in the fifth inning due to a hamstring strain last month. It appears that the club’s time without their staff ace may be nearing an end, however, as Maddie Lee [...]

I chose the Craig jpg by berselius mostly because it’s funny, not because the Cubs are bad. In fact, if we take a look right now (before they play the second game of their series at Fenway as of this writing), the Chicago North Side Baseball Club is actually the [...]

Before Wednesday’s game, Cubs manager Craig Counsell was honest about why Pete Crow-Armstrong is with the team at the moment. He’s the Cubs’ top prospect, but he didn’t get the call back up because they’d seen the development they needed to see from him early in the year. Instead, the injuries [...]

The Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran right-hander Dan Straily, reports Craig Mish of SportsGrid and the Miami Herald. Straily had recently signed on with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, but he’ll change course and instead return to affiliated ball on a [...]

When X-rays on his ribs Tuesday night were negative and the pain was “dull,” Cody Bellinger was optimistic. He was even more encouraged when he woke up Wednesday morning, and he told Cubs manager Craig Counsell (as Counsell recounted), “I think I kind of dodged something.” Unfortunately, a CT scan revealed [...]

Just felt this deserved its own post. Christopher Mrel! pic.twitter.com/FhCbcMs4je— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) April 25, 2024https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js [...]

3:55pm: Bellinger technically has two cracked ribs, Counsell tells Jesse Rogers of MLB.com, though there’s still no timeline for his absence. 3:25pm: The Cubs are going to place outfielder Cody Bellinger on the injured list due to a fractured rib, per Robert Murray of FanSided, relaying words from manager Craig Counsell [...]