Cubs activate shortstop Addison Russell from 10-Day DL … C Willson Contreras receives two-game suspension and fined … John Lackey fined for actions in Friday’s game The Cubs added a much-needed glove and bat to the active roster prior to Saturday’s game versus the Cardinals. SS Addison Russell has been activated from the 10-day disabled list and is available to Joe Maddon off the bench. Javier Baez is starting at short for the Cubs on Saturday. Russell will return to his normal position of … [Read more...]
From the Wire: Cubs Activate John Lackey from DL, Option Eddie Butler
Cubs activate RHP John Lackey from 10-day DL … Option RHP Eddie Butler to Triple-A Iowa As expected, the Cubs made two roster moves Tuesday prior to the second of the three-game series in Atlanta. RHP John Lackey was activated from the disabled list to make the start against the Braves. To make room on the roster for Lackey, RHP Eddie Butler was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs active roster consists of 12 pitchers (five starters, seven relievers) and 13 position players. John Lackey … [Read more...]
From the Wire: Cubs Place John Lackey on DL, Recall Kyle Schwarber from Triple-A
Cubs placed RHP John Lackey on 10-day disabled list … OF/C Kyle Schwarber recalled from Triple-A Iowa The Cubs made two roster moves prior to Thursday’s embarrassing loss at Wrigley Field. The Cubs placed John Lackey on the 10-day DL with plantar fasciitis of the right foot. As expected in order to save the minor league option, OF/C Kyle Schwarber was recalled from Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs active roster stands at 12 pitchers (four starters, eight relievers) and 13 position players. Kyle … [Read more...]
Cubs Month in Review – April 2017
After finally breaking the 108-year old ‘curse’ and sporting one of the best young cores in baseball, the Chicago Cubs were the talk of Spring Training. Many publications picked them to be the first team to win back to back championships since the New York Yankees did so from 1998-2000. Instead, the club started off the year with underwhelming 13-11 record, let’s take a look back at the World Series Champions first month. 2017 Team Record: 13-11 Team Average: .255 Team ERA: 3.77 … [Read more...]
Joe Maddon Announces Cubs Opening Day Rotation
Cubs to begin the season with a starting five of Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta, John Lackey, Brett Anderson and Kyle Hendricks Joe Maddon announced his starting rotation on Thursday. And the Cubs have decided to begin the season with a starting five of LHP Jon Lester, RHP Jake Arrieta, RHP John Lackey, LHP Brett Anderson and RHP Kyle Hendricks. The Cubs will have last season’s ERA champ as the fifth starter in the rotation to begin the year. The Cubs like the matchups the schedule presents for … [Read more...]
Joe Maddon Names Jon Lester Cubs Opening Day Starter
Cubs name Jon Lester Opening Day Starter … Lester Will Face the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on April 2 … Jake Arrieta to Start Second Game of 2017 Season Jon Lester will get the ball on Opening Night of the 2017 season. Joe Maddon announced Thursday that Lester will make his second Opening Day start for the Cubs in three years. Lester is coming off a sensational season in which he led the best pitching staff in the majors to a World Series Championship. Lester finished second in the NL Cy … [Read more...]
That’s Cub
Spring Training is underway in Mesa. The Cubs begin play Saturday in the Cactus League with a split squad day. Half of Joe Maddon’s Spring Training roster will host the A’s at Sloan Park and the other half will make the short trip to Scottsdale to take on the Giants. The Cubs announced Sunday that Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta, Kyle Hendricks and John Lackey will not pitch in the practice games until March, as expected. Brett Anderson and Mike Montgomery are among the starting pitchers that will … [Read more...]
Cubs Reportedly Agree to Terms with Brett Anderson
Cubs reportedly agree to terms with free agent LHP Brett Anderson … Deal is pending a physical According to Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs have agreed to terms on a contract with free agent left-hander Brett Anderson. The deal is pending a physical and believed to have a low base salary for the upcoming season with an incentives package. Terms of the contract with Anderson, that depends on a physical, have not surfaced. Anderson flew to Chicago on Monday night to presumably take a physical and … [Read more...]
Cubs Rewind: The Bunt
Ben Zobrist’s bunt in fourth inning of Game 4 of the NLCS led to a 10-2 victory over the Dodgers After being shutout in back-to-back games, the Cubs found themselves in a 2-1 hole entering Game 4 at Dodger Stadium. The Cubs offense was non-existent against Clayton Kershaw in Game 2 and Rich Hill in Game 3. And rookie left-hander Julio Urias had not allowed a hit through the first three innings of Game 4. John Lackey kept the Dodgers off the scoreboard in his first three innings of work. … [Read more...]
Cubs Rewind: Kris Bryant’s Two-Out Game Winning Hit on Final Day of First Half
Kris Bryant knocked in Matt Szczur with game winning run to close out the first half with a 6-5 victory at PNC Park The Cubs limped in to Pittsburgh for a three-game series to wrap up the first half. The Cubs were at the end of 24 games in 24 days and were by far playing their worst ball of the year. The Cubs were out of gas and had lost seven of eight prior to the Pirates series at PNC Park. The Bucs took the first two games. Jake Arrieta lost the opener. The Cubs were blown out on … [Read more...]