The Chicago Cubs are having trade talks with teams about veteran catcher Carson Kelly with the trade deadline almost here.

Steele said he is pain-free. He has been rehabbing at the team’s facility in Mesa, Arizona, and in Chicago during homestands. He played catch on Friday and plans to throw about 20 pitches off the mound on Saturday.

The Chicago Cubs have been run through the wringer when it comes to their pitching staff, with both the starting rotation and bullpen besieged by injury.

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson reached 10 years of MLB service time, the team announced on Monday. The post Cubs Announce Dansby Swanson News Before Cardinals Series appeared first on HEAVY.

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 have announced the latest on Shelby Miller. They will play the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

Alex Bregman leads a cadre of Cubs hitters, going 7-for-10 at the plate, to take the first two games against the Cardinals.

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PCA was one of six hitters with multi-hit games this weekend, but one meltdown kept the Cubs from sweeping the Pirates.