His fastball was clocked at 100 mph, and the Chicago Cubs made him a high draft pick, but this southpaw’s baseball journey may be at an end.

The Chicago Cubs officially announced former pitcher Tyler Zombro will become their vice president of pitching.

After rebuffing an interview attempt from the Nationals, the Cubs have promoted Tyler Zombro to vice president of pitching, reports Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic.

Working with Dan Kantrovitz, who is vice president of scouting and the research and development department, Zombro is trying to refine the draft model to identify high-end pitching talent better. Currently, the system sorely lacks impactful arms beyond top prospect Jaxon Wiggins.

MLB's Winter Meetings concluded earlier this week, and while Cubs fans didn't see any major deal go down for the team, there's still plenty of time left in the

The Cubs are talking trade with the Marlins. While Chicago is eyeing one of Miami's pitchers, it's not Sandy Alcantara.

As Chicago Cubs fans continue to wait patiently for Jed Hoyer and the front office to make an impact addition in free agency, other teams have remained very active.

He called the Cubs’ normal route a “volume approach.” It involves taking fliers on pitchers on smaller deals, relying on the pitching infrastructure to get the most out of them, accepting that some won’t pan out, and gathering enough depth to pivot when necessary.

Earning his third-career All-Star season in this past campaign, Bregman slashed .273/.360/.462 with 18 homers. And in an apparent attempt to recruit the veteran to his team, Cubs’ infielder Ian Happ outlined a particularly good fit between Bregman and the team’s existing batting order.

With the winter meetings in the rearview mirror for the Chicago Cubs, the team was mostly quiet, and there are still some needs to address.  Coming off a strong