The Chicago Cubs should spend this offseason fixing the pitching problems that made an explosive offense carry too much responsibility. The Cubs won 89 games, led the majors in runs, and reached October behind Pete Crow-Armstrong’s breakout season and Alex Bregman’s arrival.
The Chicago Cubs are in transition. The team that made the playoffs this season likely won't be around much longer. Jed Hoyer said that he expects this Cubs team to look very different at the start of next season.
The Chicago Cubs enter the offseason with plenty of uncertainty surrounding what their roster will look like in 2027. LHP Shota Imanaga, OF/DH Seiya Suzuki, OF Ian Happ, RHP Kevin Gausman, LHP David Peterson, and OF Michael Conforto are all set to become free agents the day after the World Series.
The Chicago Cubs did make a valiant effort at righting their sinking pitching ship at the trade deadline. Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer went out and acquired Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes, Ryan Zeferjahn, and Braxton Garrett at the deadline.
How many of the active MLB players to reach 100 hits in at least eight different seasons can you name in five minutes?
The Chicago Cubs have a lot of work to do this offseason. And, obviously, that work will center on pitching. Cubs pitching was inconsistent at best and flat-out horrid at worst.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
This is not going to be as fun as the position player article. This, you likely already know. And this is why: I’ve shown you that chart before, but it’s worth repeating here.
The Cubs will have about a month of free agency between the end of the World Series and the end of the current CBA, during which time they will have to determine whether to tender contracts to 12 arbitration-eligible players.
Today’s Reflections There’s not much to say about Game 2 or the Wild Card Series overall. Nico Hoerner was the only hitter to consistently rise to the challenge of the Padre pitching.
Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch is projected to receive a $5.4 million salary for the 2027 season through arbitration, a figure that could leave the club with a relative bargain at a position it expects to keep filled.
The Cubs’ season came to an unceremonious end on Wednesday. Chicago was easily swept out of the Wild Card Series by San Diego. They lost by a combined 12-1 margin over the two contests.
The Chicago Cubs left San Diego empty-handed, then turned the page on the same afternoon the season officially ended for them. Swept in two games by the Padres in the National League Wild Card Series, Chicago was eliminated and San Diego moved on to face the Milwaukee Brewers in the Division Series.
The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.
Dave Rosello, the longtime Chicago Cubs infielder who spent the bulk of his major league career on the North Side before finishing with the Cleveland Indians, died Wednesday in Kissimmee, Florida.
The Chicago Cubs’ playoff run came and went after falling 2-0 in the Wild Card series against the San Diego Padres. With the team out of the postseason, President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer revealed where he failed the roster this season.
The Chicago Cubs closed the 2026 season with a return to October and an immediate exit, swept by the San Diego Padres in the National League Wild Card series after an 89-73 regular season.
The Chicago Cubs’ season ended after an ugly two-game stomping at the hands of the San Diego Padres in the opening Wild Card series at Petco Park. While
The Chicago Cubs turned in a miserable collective performance in the Wild Card series against the San Diego Padres and, as a result, were eliminated in two games.
Entering the playoffs, the Chicago Cubs were expected to be led by their offense. But those plans didn’t come to fruition as they were outscored 12-1 by the San Diego Padres, getting swept out of the Wild Card Series.
The Chicago Cubs did not lose their 2026 season because they could not hit or catch the ball. They finished with the highest-scoring offense in baseball
The Chicago Cubs are officially out of the playoffs, and that could also mean that one notable player has played in his final game for them. Chicago is not expected to get into a bidding war for their veteran outfielder Seiya Suzuki, Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reported Thursday.
With the Chicago Cubs' early exit from the postseason and Kevin Gausman being a pending free agent this offseason, a reunion with the veteran is looking more realistic for the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Chicago Cubs entered October believing they had the roster, the momentum, and the star power to make a run. Instead, they were embarrassed by the Padres in the Wild Card series, exposed in every phase, and sent home with more questions than answers. The front office now faces one of the most important offseasons in recent franchise history.
The Chicago Cubs had the best offense in baseball this year, leading the sport in runs per game, OPS, total bases and more during the regular season. Unfortunately, their potent lineup completely disappeared once the playoffs started.
The Chicago Cubs season has come to an end with two losses to the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card Series at Petco Park.
The Chicago Cubs walked into Petco Park for Game 1 with confidence, momentum, and belief that Matthew Boyd’s veteran steadiness would carry them. Instead, they were crushed 8–0 in a game that felt over almost immediately. Boyd surrendered three home runs, including a first‑pitch blast to Fernando Tatis Jr that sent the stadium into a frenzy.
The Boston Red Sox were in a dark place just a few short months ago.
The Chicago Cubs had one of the worst pitching staffs among playoff teams in the regular season.
In a wild-card series that nearly came down to the final game of the season to determine home field advantage, the Chicago Cubs will be traveling out west for a rematch of a 2025 NLWCS matchup against the San Diego Padres.
Just one week after Bregman experienced a scary injury, he marked a tremendous comeback by hitting two no-doubt home runs against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
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