MLB Trade Rumors

The NL Division Series between the Cubs and Brewers gets started today, with Matthew Boyd facing Freddy Peralta in the Game 1 pitching matchup.  Here are the full 26-man rosters for both teams in the clash of NL Central rivals… Cubs catchers: Moises Ballesteros, Carson Kelly, Reese McGuire Infielders: Michael Busch, Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw, Dansby Swanson, Justin … [Read more...] about Cubs, Brewers Announce NLDS Rosters

Right hamstring tightness forced Jackson Chourio out of Game 1 of the NLDS in the second inning, though Chourio had already logged three hits by that point in the Brewers 9-3 win over the Cubs.  In the aftermath, Chourio told reporters “I feel good, and I feel I’m in a position where I’m ready to keep going and ready to keep competing,” though he underwent an MRI to check for … [Read more...] about Jackson Chourio Day-To-Day After “Inconclusive” MRI

The Brewers couldn’t capitalize on their first chance to close out the Cubs, as they dropped a 4-3 contest at Wrigley Field this evening. Chicago put up a four spot against Quinn Priester in the first inning, building a 4-1 cushion from which the Milwaukee bats couldn’t recover. Priester didn’t make it out of the first. Manager Pat Murphy used five pitchers — Nick Mears, Jose … [Read more...] about Brewers Notes: NLDS, Chourio, Hoskins

Cubs right-hander Cade Horton is potentially making some progress. According to Patrick Mooney of The Athletic, he will throw off a mound this week as the club decides whether or not to include him on the NLCS roster, if they advance that far. Horton debuted this year and hit the ground running. He logged 118 innings for the Cubs with a 2.67 earned run average. Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about N.L. Notes: Horton, Chourio, Bader

Now that the season is over, we’ll start seeing several players choose to become minor league free agents.  Major League free agents (i.e. players with six-plus years of big league service time) will hit the open market five days after the end of the World Series, but eligible minor leaguers can already start electing free agency. To qualify, these players must have been all … [Read more...] about 10 Players Elect Free Agency