However, the Cubs need to figure out what they have internally among their starting pitchers. Figuring out whether Thompson ultimately is a better fit in the rotation or bullpen is part of the ...

Brown rose to the challenge, limiting the Tigers to two runs and seven hits, striking out seven and walking one in seven ...

Battling monotony can be one of the biggest challenges in coming ... ‘‘There’s no experience like pitching at the major-league level.’’ The Cubs also claimed left-hander Anthony Kay ...

Hayden Wesneski has earned a spot in the Cubs' cache of promising young pitchers. But after being taken deep twice by Philadelphia's Trea Turner on Tuesday, Wesneski has given up 10 home runs in ...

It challenges each hitter differently ... Cayne Ueckert is a reliever to watch Cubs pitching prospect Cayne Ueckert. Big-league camp was a week from ending in Mesa, and Cayne Ueckert still ...

Cade Horton walked off the mound in the sixth inning on Friday afternoon and was greeted by a standing ovation from the ...

The pandemic created unprecedented challenges in player development. Developing pitchers is a particularly risky, unpredictable proposition. It will take years for the Cubs to fully integrate and ...

The challenge of competing but also having available ... More often than not, the Cubs' pitching successes have come via trade and free agency. This winter should find them active in those markets ...

Six relief pitchers combined to get the job done and the Cubs edged Toronto 3-2 at Wrigley Field. One reliever who did not pitch was closer Hector Neris. Jorge Lopez worked the ninth inning to ...