Here in 2024, he has a 4.67 ERA through 18 appearances. His walk rate is up to 8 percent and his strikeout rate is way down to 17.3 percent. The velocity is down a bit on all five of his pitches, per Statcast.
Well you don’t see that very often. Craig Counsell was thrown out from inside the Cubs dugout by the FIRST BASE umpire after an appeal. Here’s what happened.
Statcast just revealed its bat tracking metrics, which include average swing speed and length, the percentage of swings that are squared up, and even the number of “swords” each player has.
The Cubs split six games over the last week. The Cubs lost two of three to the Padres at home last week, then took two of three in a wacky series in Pittsburgh.
We talk a lot as baseball fans about the best pitchers in the game. The MLB is full of aces in 2024 and debates surrounding the Cy Young and Reliever of the Year awards are always prominent.
With his ninth home run on Sunday afternoon against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs Third Baseman Christopher Morel continues to move up the National League home run leaderboard.
Patrick Wisdom hit a solo homer during a three-run 10th inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.
The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Kyle Hendricks from the injured list to start Sunday's road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. In a corresponding roster move, right-hander Jose Cuas was optioned to Triple-A Iowa.
Saturday started off as a great day of excitement and optimism for the Pittsburgh Pirates as Paul Skenes, one of the best pitching prospects of the past 15 years, was set to make his major league debut.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger is getting some praise from his manager after having an excellent return to the roster. Bellinger went 4-for-5 in his first game with the team since going on the injured list.
Just when things were looking up for the Chicago Cubs, the injury bug has come back to bite them. After Dansby Swanson went on the injured list Friday, Yency Almonte joined him on Saturday.
Dansby Swanson is the latest casualty. The Chicago Cubs put Swanson on the 10-day IL today. Swanson has been dealing with a knee issue for some time. Frankly, he has been struggling for a while.
The Chicago Cubs have placed shortstop Dansby Swanson on the 10-day injured list due to a sprained right knee, via Meghan Montemurro of The Chicago Tribune.
And the Bullpen Could Benefit. Going into the 2024 season, the Chicago Cubs starting rotation looked to have depth if not a lot of front-end talent. Well, there has certainly been some depth displayed.
The Chicago Cubs have accomplished a lot during their storied history, but over the weekend they achieved something that they've never done before in modern MLB history.
The Chicago Cubs‘ top prospects and all minor league affiliates took the field this past week. You can see how the top prospect and their teams did below in the weekly breakdown of the Cubs Farms system here.