Cubs Stuff

The Cubs have run right-hander Jake Woodford unclaimed through outright waivers, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. He has the right to elect free agency and explore other opportunities. Chicago designated Woodford for assignment over the weekend when Phil Maton made it back from the injured list. Woodford had a brief stint [...]

Right-hander Jake Woodford has been designated for assignment by the Cubs, the team announced. Reliever Phil Maton is back from the injured list to take Woodford’s spot in the bullpen. Woodford’s tenure in Chicago lasted just one appearance. He was charged with three earned runs on five hits in Friday’s loss [...]

Technically true! Go Cubs as the Cardinals actually finally beat the Brewers to reduce the division deficit to six games. The Phillies also lost, so the Cubs have a bigger cushion for the top wild card too. Gotta figure out how to stop throwing those batting practice pitches, but a [...]

6:11pm: Wilson indeed elected free agency, according to the transaction tracker. 11:39am: Cubs right-hander Bryse Wison went unclaimed on waivers following his recent DFA, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. He’s been assigned outright to Triple-A Iowa, but Wilson has the right to reject that assignment in favor of free [...]

I don’t necessarily know what “consistency” means in baseball because you have to account for the ebbs and flows of the season, which thus far has included two 10-game win streaks and one 10-game losing streak, along with this stretch where they won like 16 of their last 21 games [...]

The Cubs’ starting rotation in early July looks a lot different from what was expected when the season started. Injuries have taken a serious toll, but thanks in part to guys like Javier Assad, the Cubs have stayed in the playoff hunt 90 games into the season. On Sunday, as the [...]

The stage for Pete Crow-Armstrong was always going to be big. It’s hard not to be, when you’re the centerpiece of the 2021 trade that forced Cubs fans to say goodbye to the much-beloved Javy Baez. And when you’re an acronym before you’ve played a game in the major leagues. [...]

The Cubs have designated right-hander Bryse Wilson for assignment. Fellow righty Jake Woodford will take his spot on the roster. Wilson was claimed off waivers from the Phillies last week. He appeared in two games with Chicago. Wilson was part of Friday’s 17-run debacle against the Cardinals. He was hammered for [...]

The Cubs have signed right-hander Jake Woodford to a big league contract, MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams reports.  The news comes just two days after Woodford triggered an opt-out clause in his minor league deal with the Brewers, so Milwaukee chose to release the righty rather than add him back [...]

The Cubs are expected to select the contract of veteran reliever Drew Pomeranz, according to multiple reports, including from Bruce Levine of 670 The Score. The team optioned left-hander Jordan Wicks to the minors yesterday. Chicago has an opening on the 40-man roster, so no additional move will be needed. Pomeranz [...]

The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined [...]

The Cubs sent relievers Christian Roa and Eduarniel Nuñez through outright waivers on Wednesday, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. Both pitchers were designated for assignment a week ago. Roa, who has been outrighted multiple times in his career, declined the minor league assignment in favor of free agency. This is the first [...]

A baseball season has natural ebbs and flows, and the 2026 Cubs can be defined in some ways by how extreme the swings between good and bad have been. As they close out June and enter the month of July, the Cubs are riding a stretch of wins. The primary driver [...]

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So I think MLB/owners have made a few proposals since MLBPA made their initial offer, with the last one being super ludicrous. MLBPA to their credit have been like “whatever, bro” and I think they’ll wait a few to make their counteroffer as there haven’t been actual negotiations yet as [...]

Veteran righty Vince Velasquez elected free agency after being outrighted by the Cubs, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. Chicago designated him for assignment on Sunday and quickly ran him through waivers. Velasquez has had a couple brief stints on the big league roster. He has made one long relief appearance in [...]

The Cubs quietly brought Drew Pomeranz back to the organization on a minor league deal late last week. The team never formally announced the signing, but Pomeranz suited up for the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate in Iowa last night and tossed a scoreless inning with a walk and two strikeouts. Pomeranz had [...]

I don’t actually think the players have set up a counteroffer since the last time, feel free to correct me as it’s been a while and I don’t pay attention, but MLB has released their next proposal: Increase in minimum salary but it’s tiered by service time, at least it’s a [...]

The Cubs simply couldn’t afford to wait any longer. After adding both Edward Cabrera (hamstring/adductor) and Ben Brown (neck) to the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, the Cubs struck a late-night deal, bringing in left-handed pitcher David Peterson from the New York Mets. In return, Chicago sent infield prospect Cole [...]

Needed a new thread at some point anyway, but winning the first game of the doubleheader with a minimum of bullpen used helped a lot, and so did Dansby Swanson going nuts with the bat. Enjoy. [...]