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Checking in on forgotten players from the 2024 Cubs

1 week ago | cubbiescrib.com | Andrew Wright

The 2024 season for the Chicago Cubs is certainly not a fun one to look back on. The Cubs finished at 83-79 for a second consecutive season and missed the postseason for a fourth straight year. When looking back at the roster, several often-overlooked and forgotten players who made appearances for Chicago have since moved on to new teams in 2025. Here is a check-in on three of those players who appeared for the Cubs last season.
Cubs turn to former nemesis in latest attempt to solve bullpen woes

1 week ago | cubbiescrib.com | Jordan Campbell

The Chicago Cubs are turning to a former foe as they look for answers in their bullpen. After being designated for assignment by the New York Mets, Génesis Cabrera is signing a deal with the Chicago Cubs. Cubs fans will be familiar with Cabrera as he spent the first five and a half seasons of his Major League career with the Cardinals. Cabrera found himself in a similar position Tyson Miller was last season.
Cubs rumored to suffer their first offseason loss months before the winter

1 week ago | cubbiescrib.com | Jordan Campbell

The Chicago Cubs sit at the top of the National League Central division, and while that can directly be tied to the breakout season of Pete Crow-Armstrong, there is something to be said for the continuity that Craig Counsell has on his coaching staff. While there were notable changes to the Cubs' base coaches, Counsell is in the middle of his second season with Ryan Flaherty as his bench coach.
Chicago Cubs News: Julian Merryweather DFA, Miguel Amaya, and Jordan Wicks

1 week ago | cubbiescrib.com | Jordan Campbell

On Saturday morning, we wrote that the stars were aligning for Julian Merryweather to be designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs in the very near future, and as it turned out, that future date proved to be Saturday. Brooks Kriske was promoted from Triple-A Iowa as the Cubs look to continue their trend of turning reclamation projects into effective relief pitchers at the Major League level.
Struggling Cubs' reliever on thin ice amidst bullpen getting healthy

1 week ago | cubbiescrib.com | Jordan Campbell

The Chicago Cubs' bullpen finally appears to be getting healthy, and Friday's activation of Ryan Brasier from the IL after he suffered a hip injury during his final Cactus League appearance in Spring Training confirmed that. While Cubs fans wait for Jed Hoyer to trade for an impact relief pitcher who can immediately be inserted as the team's closer, the goal for the next few weeks will be for the bullpen to get healthy.
Pete Crow-Armstrong announces his MVP tour with heroic grand slam

2 weeks ago | cubbiescrib.com | Jordan Campbell

The Chicago Cubs are no longer just dealing with a breakout season from Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Cubs are dealing with Crow-Armstrong making a strong case to the Most Valuable Player in the National League. Crow-Armstrong's latest heroics came on Friday night during the Cubs' game against the Cincinnati Reds. It was a game that saw the Cubs trailing 6-2 before the offense did what they have already done multiple times this season in proving that no deficit is too large for them to overcome.
Cubs have their All-Star dream come true for Wrigley Field (But there's a catch)

2 weeks ago | cubbiescrib.com | Jordan Campbell

The Chicago Cubs will finally be hosting an All-Star Game at Wrigley Field. Bruce Levine of 670 The Score reported on Thursday afternoon that the Cubs will be hosting the 2027 All-Star game. Levine noted that an official announcement will be coming from Major League Baseball later this summer. Wrigley Field to host 2027 All-Star game After the restoration project between 2014 and 2019, the Cubs' biggest goal for Wrigley Field was to host an All-Star game.
Pete Crow-Armstrong contract update is annoyingly familiar to Cubs fans

2 weeks ago | cubbiescrib.com | Jordan Campbell

Pete Crow-Armstrong's breakout season with the Chicago Cubs has been the talk of Major League Baseball, but in the back of every Cubs fan's mind has been whether Crow-Armstrong's future with the team will be limited to the years of control before he reaches free agency in 2030. After Crow-Armstrong and the Cubs failed to reach an extension during Spring Training, the framework of a potential deal has dramatically changed.
Jed Hoyer provides confirmation on the next Cubs' roster move

2 weeks ago | cubbiescrib.com | Jordan Campbell

Chicago Cubs left fielder, as expected, will be activated off the IL ahead of the Cubs' game against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. Jed Hoyer was a guest on 670 The Score on Tuesday morning, and confirmed the roster move that would be taking place with Happ's return. When Happ was placed on the IL last week, the expectation was that he would be activated on the first day that he was eligible to return.
It sure sounds like Nicky Lopez will be the odd man out upon Matt Shaw's return

2 weeks ago | cubbiescrib.com | Jordan Campbell

With clues first emerging on Sunday afternoon that Matt Shaw could be on his way back to the Major League level, the Chicago Cubs had a corresponding roster move to debate. As Shaw had been refining his approach with the Iowa Cubs, the Cubs, at the Major League level, have gone with a revolving door of veterans at third base. The case included Nicky Lopez, Jon Berti, and Vidal Bruján.