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Righty Vince Velasquez elected free agency after being outrighted by the Cubs on Tuesday, according to the MiLB.com transaction tracker. Infielder Scott Kingery was also outrighted and had the...
If it seems like the Cubs have been doing a poor job of capitalizing with the runners in scoring position or even with the bases loaded, that’s because they have been. Their aggregate .246 average...
“I see the strings that control the system. I can do anything with no resistance.” – Handlebars by Flobots The Cubs beat the Padres 5-4 yesterday, taking two of three in San Diego to finish 3-3 on...
Chicago has already lost Cade Horton for the year.
Episode 60 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! This week, Brett and I got into the weeds on Matt Shaw’s usage and success so far this season. We also talk about what we dug...
The Chicago Cubs did not explicitly trade Kyle Tucker for Alex Bregman this past offseason. Indeed, you could argue that even describing it as an indirect swap is stretch, given the relative sizes...
Much has been made about all-world Padres closer Mason Miller, but what if I told you Cubs reliever Ben Brown has been better? Over the last two weeks, anyway. That’s certainly not a knock against...
Chicago Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd is generally held up as, among other things, one of the nicest players in the game. You can detect that vibe externally, but it’s also what everyone who interacts...
The Chicago Cubs closed out a tremendously successful April by taking two of three in San Diego, finishing off a six-game split on the West Coast against the Dodgers and Padres. It was a great...
Being around the Cubs for the last couple of weeks has felt like one of the most famous lines from “Dumb and Dumber”: “We got no food, we got no jobs, our pets’ heads are falling off!” Everywhere...
The Iowa Cubs bats helped the team bounce back after a loss on Tuesday while the Knoxville Smokies struggled mightily at the plate. South Bend dropped another tough one to Fort Wayne while Myrtle...
New York is making a change after just two games.
I yada yada’d over it a bit yesterday in the EBS, because it just looked so typical for him. But what Jameson Taillon did yesterday deserves a call out, because it was extremely valuable – and the...
With quite a bit of help from the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies have had a brutal start to the 2026 season. Despite a theoretically loaded roster, full of big-name and big-money stars,...
It’s been a little while since we ran anything like this, so I was excited when the owner of FreshDCards reached out about doing a giveaway for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. FreshDCards offers...
With a decimated bullpen, other one-off injuries to deal with, and no off-day for travel, the Cubs just went out to the West Coast and split six games against two of the best teams in the NL, the...
A number of preseason playoff favorites are still struggling, while unexpected contenders rise up our list.
It was the kind of win where you’re clutching your chest for most of the last few innings, but the Cubs pulled out the 5-4 win over the Padres, taking the series in San Diego. The Padres must hate...
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his third home run of the season and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
The Cubs finished their West Coast road trip on a high note with a one-run victory over the Padres at Petco Park on Wednesday afternoon. The bullpen got into a major pickle in the late innings,...
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and drove in three runs for the second time in as many games, fueling the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the
WHEW. Well that got intense. OK, so let me start with this, because it’s fresh on the mind. The Cubs bullpen is in tatters, but it’s inexcusable to come into the game, up two runs, and walk the...
Jason Adam, like Jeremiah Estrada, has become an elite reliever with the Padres after departing the Cubs. It happens, I guess. Anyway, the point there is mostly that Adams is really good, and Matt...
Pete Crow-Armstrong has been heating up for a while now, but what if he’s about to go on an absolute scorcher? I mean, that was the trajectory this time last year. Just saying. For the second...
As Patrick Mooney tweeted prior to Wednesday’s game in San Diego, closer Daniel Palencia has made significant enough progress that he could be activated from the IL on Friday. Palencia was shelved...
This is an intriguing hire for the Detroit Tigers this season.
How on earth did this happen? How is this possible? Everyone knew old friend/pitching genius Kyle Hendricks was going to join an MLB front office after his playing days were over, and frankly, I’d...
There was a video going around that appeared to show rookie Dodgers catcher/shit-stirrer Dalton Rushing calling Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya a “fat f*ck” after he took a base on Rushing. Given Nico...
Attendant to the flurry of injuries over the past week, the Chicago Cubs have had to unleash a flurry of roster moves. Some of that is highly visible, and some of it more below-the-line, so to...
“Gloves of stainless steal, bats carved out of brick, will knock you down and push you up and give your ass a kick.” — When Push Comes to Shove by The Grateful Dead The Good News/Bad News Express...
Every April 29, we are reminded of how bad a Chicago Cubs season can start. And usually we can say to ourselves, hey, it could be worse. Consider the team and the situation back on this day in...
Cue Justin Timberlake, because it’s gonna be May the next time the Cubs have a game after today. Getaway Day on the West Coast means it’s a later start than in most cases, but that’s a helluva lot...
Chicago has to feel OK about this right now.
CUBS LINEUP — This afternoon at Petco Park, the Chicago Cubs have a chance to win a series against a tough Padres team on the road while dealing with a TON of injuries. You can’t ask for much more...
The Iowa Cubs might have lost on Tuesday, but they did get home runs from a pair of top prospects. Knoxville’s opener was delayed due to weather, but South Bend and Myrtle Beach both picked up...
A number of very important Cubs are dealing with ailments of varying degrees of severity, so I wanted to offer a few updates in case you missed anything over the last 24 hours. It’s been nuts....
I’m not the biggest fan of guest broadcasters, but I like the occasional fill-in work by Rick Sutcliffe. He’s like that uncle or grandpa who has a lot of practical knowledge and more than a little...
CHICAGO — Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele suffered a setback amid his rehabilitation for a torn UCL. While speaking on ESPN 1000's "Waddle and Silvy" show Tuesday afternoon, Rick Sutcliffe...
We somehow failed to get this up when it was announced, but lefty reliever Riley Martin has been diagnosed with a flexor strain and is expected to miss roughly eight weeks. That news was first...
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Bench coach Randy Knorr will be at the helm of the San Diego Padres when they host the Chicago Cubs in the finale of the teams' three-game series on W
San Diego knuckleballer Matt Waldron has been on a bad run in 2026 as he faces the Cubs
The super late-night games are over for a while, which is very nice … When the game is tied and there are runners on base, is there any Cub you want up there right now more than Nico Hoerner? THE...