It is officially Opening Day, and the Cubs roster is set to kick off the 2023 season. Though most of these spots have been set for weeks, there were a couple of surprises and down-to-the-wire battles that were only just decided. The 26-man roster will obviously not look the same the entire season, but the Cubs are rolling out a…
With only two weeks left until Opening Day, it’s time to provide an updated prediction for how the Cubs’ 26-man roster will look to start the year. There aren’t many changes from CHGO’s initial prediction last week, though the changes that were made do feel fairly significant. The biggest one features the young starting pitcher pictured above: Hayden Wesneski. Back…
Exactly three weeks from today, the Cubs host the Brewers for an Opening Day matchup at 1:20 p.m. at Wrigley Field. Like every year at the end of March, the weather probably won’t be anything special. But as for which 26 players make the trip to Chicago at the end of spring training for that Opening Day contest? That’ll of…
Pitchers and catchers officially report to Mesa, Ariz., for Cubs spring training on Wednesday, which means baseball season is officially here. The Cubs have built important depth in the rotation and have some interesting bullpen names to look at, but there are still a number of questions that need to be answered this spring. But that’s why camp lasts six…
With the trade deadline deals that took away the team's top four relievers, with the injuries that have shrunk the group of healthy, established big-league arms, the Cubs have a lot of innings to cover over the last six weeks of the season.
And with that need for arms, the Cubs will have a lot of time to take a look at a long list of arms looking for their shot in the majors.
Losing four high-leverage bullpen arms at this point in the season hurts, because the Cubs have just two months to figure out how to deploy the newer faces and give themselves the best chance to win now.
But with that comes plenty of chances and likely some longer leashes for young pitchers to prove their worth in the big leagues. As difficult as losing in the short-term will be, the long-term effects of getting those players experience will only benefit the organization as a whole moving forward.
Christopher Morel and Brandon Hughes, newly called up on Tuesday, had themselves big league debuts to remember.
Now that the Cubs have seen a couple of prospects have instant success, is ‘The Next Great Cubs Team’ around the corner?
The Cubs are going streaking. The Chicago Cubs have won four games in a row. The Cubs have won six out of their last eight ballgames. It’s been fun. Brandon Hughes and Christopher Morel did not waste any time making noise for the Cubs in their major league debuts. The Pirates defensive issues allowed the Cubs to jump out to…
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