Chicago Cubs

In light of the trade that sent Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics, the obvious question of who will fill those two pitchers' spots in the Chicago Cubs' rotation comes to mind. Samardzija would have started Saturday against the Washington Nationals, but the trade occurred before game time. Carlos Villanueva came out of the…

The New York Yankees have a starting rotation decimated with injuries, which has left them with only Masahiro Tanaka and Hiroki Kuroda remaining from the Opening Day roster. Ivan Nova is out for the season, and Michael Pineda is out until at least August and possibly longer. In addition, ace CC Sabathia will not return from the disabled list in…

Minor League players, even top prospects, move up and down through the farm system with little or no notice or public general knowledge. That is not the case, though, with Chicago Cubs prospect Kris Bryant, a very highly-touted "can't miss" prospect who is working his way through the Cubs system very quickly. On Wednesday, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat…

The Chicago Cubs have given their fans very little reason to cheer at the Major League level since their two straight N.L. Central titles in 2007 and 2008. In fact, the last two years saw them lose 101 and 96 games, respectively. This year promises to end no better. At 20-33 entering play on June 1, the Cubs are on pace to finish 61-101 for the…