Jon Lester gets tabbed Cubs Opening Day Starter for fourth time in five years Joe Maddon made official on Monday what many thought was a given. The Cubs’ skipper named lefty Jon Lester Named Cubs Opening Day Starter the team’s starter for Opening Day. Lester makes his fourth Opening Day start for the Cubs in five seasons and it will be the eighth time in his career he received the honor. Lester is the leader of what has the potential to be a solid starting staff. Lester is coming off a … [Read more...]
How Will the Cubs Front Office Add to the Bullpen?
With the baseball world taking over Las Vegas for the annual Winter Meetings, according to several reports, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer will spend a lot of time trying to strengthen a bullpen that, on paper, is extremely weak in early December. Epstein recently announced Brandon Morrow had surgery on his elbow last month and is not expected to start throwing until February. If everything goes as planned, which is usually not the case with pitchers coming back from elbow and/or surgery … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce Opening Day Starting Rotation
Joe Maddon announced Wednesday how the Cubs rotation will look to start the 2018 season A day after making it official and naming lefty Jon Lester the Cubs starter for the first game of the season, Joe Maddon announced how he will lineup his rotation to begin the year. Kyle Hendricks will follow Lester in the rotation. Yu Darvish will fill the third spot with lefty Jose Quintana and right-hander Tyler Chatwood rounding out the Cubs’ starting five. Maddon indicated the order of the … [Read more...]
Cubs Named Jon Lester Opening Day Starter
Jon Lester to get the ball on Opening Day for Cubs in Miami Joe Maddon made it official Tuesday when he announced Jon Lester will start for the Cubs on Opening Day in Miami on March 29 (11:40am CDT). Lester will make the Opening Day start for the third time in four seasons with the Cubs and the seventh time in his career. And Lester is in line to start the Cubs home opener against the Pirates on April 9. Lester ties the Cubs record for the most Opening Day starts by a lefty in franchise … [Read more...]
From the Wire: Cubs Activate Jose Quintana
Cubs activate LHP Jose Quintana … Option RHP Dylan Floro to Triple-A Iowa The Cubs made two roster moves on Friday prior to the opener of the three-game series in Baltimore. LHP Jose Quintana was added to the 25-man roster. To make room for Quintana, RHP Dylan Floro was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Jose Quintana will wear his familiar No. 62 and will make his Cubs’ debut on Sunday afternoon against the Orioles. With Friday’s moves, the Cubs’ active roster stands at 12 pitchers (four … [Read more...]
From the Wire: Cubs Acquire Jose Quintana from the White Sox
Cubs acquire LHP Jose Quintana from the White Sox for OF Eloy Jimenez, RHP Dylan Cease, 1B Matt Rose and INF Bryant Flete The Cubs added a controllable starting pitcher to the roster Thursday with a rare, and unexpected, deal with the White Sox. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer sent top prospects OF Eloy Jimenez and RHP Dylan Cease, along with prospects 1B Matt Rose and INF Bryant Flete to the Sox for LHP Jose Quintana. Quintana is under club control through the 2020 campaign. And the lefty will … [Read more...]