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The Chicago Cubs have frontrun the MLB trade deadline with a pitching staff transaction, adding a division rival’s former first-round pick.
The Chicago Cubs are in dire need of pitching before the MLB trade deadline, and everyone knows it. Their starting rotation has been ravaged by injuries this season, and the arms who have stayed healthy haven’t performed up to par. The Cubs have managed ...
Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has a close relationship with his Detroit counterpart, Scott Harris.
The Chicago Cubs are thought to be a player in the Tarik Skubal trade sweepstakes. Sitting at 58-45, the Cubbies are six games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for first place, and still firmly hold the top spot in the NL Wild Card race.
When the Cubs were in New York to face the Mets late last month, the state of the rotation had reached an alarming level. Ben Brown and Edward Cabrera both landed on the injured list, joining a handful of other starters already on the shelf.
The Chicago Cubs are being urged to make a trade for New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes ahead of the deadline.
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Column: Chicago Cubs will be trade deadline buyers, but how aggressive will Jed Hoyer be?
The Chicago Cubs will be buyers at the trade deadline for the third time in the last four seasons, which means president Jed Hoyer will be active again.
On Sunday, the Chicago Cubs finished their series with the Minnesota Twins at Wrigley Field. They won by a score of 10-1 (and took two out of three in the series). Before Sunday’s game, the Cubs announced a trade with the Athletics on Saturday night.
The Chicago Cubs are firmly in postseason contention as the MLB trade deadline approaches, prompting manager Craig Counsell to issue a direct message to executives Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins: "Just make the team better.
The Chicago Cubs are being urged to address this specific roster need ahead of the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline.
The Chicago White Sox have a real chance to make noise in the American League. It's been quite the glow up from their team in the basement in recent seasons, and it makes the upcoming MLB trade deadline a particularly compelling one in Chicago.