The Chicago Cubs called up top first baseman prospect Matt “Mash” Mervis Thursday following a dreadful 1-6 road trip against the Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals. The Cubs are 2-0 since Mervis’ long-awaited arrival. Mervis endured a true breakout campaign with three of the Cubs’ minor league affiliates during the 2022 season. Mervis began his campaign by dominating 27 games …
The Cubs have been doing better than expected so far in this young 2023 season. Unfortunately, Michael Fulmer has cost the team two games in the ninth inning within the last week. Should the team let him pitch through it or find a different role for the veteran?
The 2023 Chicago Cubs season is off and running. Opening Day is in the rearview and we find ourselves entering the second week of play. The Cubs find themselves 2-3 heading into the weekend series against the 4-2 Texas Rangers. At the moment, the Rangers record seems to be aided by an opening series sweep of last year’s National League …
The 2023 Cubs took the field for the first time on Thursday. They set out to make a statement against the Brewers and their ace Corbin Burnes and they did just in a 4-0 victory. Opening Day is the baseball New Year’s Day. The freshness of a new year provides excitement to fans. Attending Opening Day has long been a …
We have now hit the home stretch before the 2023 MLB season kicks off. The Cubs are slowly trimming their roster down to the 26 players that will open up the year next Thursday. Most of the roster is set. There are a few question marks remaining, however. One question has been resolved in my (and mostly everyone’s) opinion. Hayden …
The focus of this space this week turn north of the boarder. No, I’m not talking about the Blue Jays. It’s Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic. The biggest names on the roster are Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers and Tyler O’Neill of the Cardinals. Making a splash for the team, albeit a small sample size, is Cubs minor …
Back in the beginning of February, I wrote a piece about Cubs bullpen options. In that discussion I came to the conclusion that I would prefer the Cubs signed one of the other options available before they even thought about adding Zack Britton. They completed that first step by signing Michael Fulmer. Zack Britton remains unsigned as more reliever options …
The Chicago Cubs pitching staff has dominated its competition Thursday-Saturday, allowing one run in 27 innings, including throwing the team’s first no-hitter Friday night against the San Diego Padres. A meaningless game in spring training or game one of the World Series, it’s incredibly difficult to throw a no-hitter at the highest level of baseball. The Cubs pitching staff did …
The biggest news out of Mesa this week was Seiya Suzuki’s diagnosis of a moderate oblique strain. The injury leaves his status for Opening Day in jeopardy. More than likely Seiya will find himself on the IL when the season opens and missing the first couple of weeks in the best case scenario. That, however, leaves a hole in Right …
Seiya Suzuki came to the Chicago Cubs in 2022 with a lot of excitement. He was automatically penciled in to be a part of the new “core” that led the Cubs into the future. A star throughout his nine-year NPB career, his rookie season saw a lot of ups and downs. The Cubs right fielder looks to draw from that …
