I’m a little behind on this news due to some other goings-on, so this will be only long enough to note the two very obvious moves. As expected, Cody Bellinger has declined his portion of a $25 million mutual option for 2024 and will instead earn a $5 million buyout and become a free agent.
After a frustrating stretch of baseball that put themselves at risk of missing the playoffs, the Chicago Cubs are feeling good about their club once again.
The Cubs placed right-hander Brad Boxberger on the 15-day injured list due to a right forearm strain. Righty Keegan Thompson was called up from Triple-A to take Boxberger’s spot on the active roster.
Roster Jenga continues. The Cubs today placed right-handed pitcher Brad Boxberger on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to September 22) with a right forearm strain and recalled right-handed pitcher Keegan Thompson from Triple-A Iowa.
The Cubs reinstated right-hander Brad Boxberger from the 60-day injured list and optioned fellow righty Keegan Thompson to Triple-A Iowa, the team announced.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Brad Boxberger continued his rehab assignment with an inning of relief with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs on Wednesday. Boxberger was in Chicago on Monday to check with the medical team before continuing his rehab assignment.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Brad Boxberger suffered a statistical setback in his second injury rehab game at Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday as the Cubs faced Indianapolis.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Brad Boxberger threw his first injury rehab game at Triple-A Iowa on Sunday as the Cubs hosted the Louisville Bats. Boxberger threw one inning for Iowa, coming on in relief in the seventh.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Brad Boxberger could be pitching in an Arizona Complex League game soon, per the Chicago Tribune. The report wasn’t specific on when, but Boxberger’s most recent progress from his right forearm strain was pitching live batting practice in Arizona on Friday.
Thirtieth in a series. Brad Boxberger hasn’t panned out but he’s been injured. He’ll be back fairly soon, and then we’ll find out how much of his ineffectiveness was due to a forearm strain.
We’re roughly a third of the way through the 2023 season. Players have had a couple months to build something of a performance track record that’ll play a role in their future contracts.
On Friday night, seven Chicago Cubs pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter in a 4-0 win against the San Diego Padres in Cactus League action.
Here are all of Thursday's rumors, news, and moves
The Chicago Cubs are showing the world they want to be contenders again. After their 2016 World Series triumph, they started to slowly decline until 2021, the year in which they hit the reset button and traded most of the stars that gave them the title.
The Chicago Cubs and reliever Brad Boxberger are in agreement on a one-year, $2.8 million deal, ESPN reported Thursday. The 34-year-old right-hander was 4-3 with a 2.95 ERA and one save in 70 relief appearances for Milwaukee in 2022.
The deadline to offer arbitration-eligible players contracts is Friday, Nov. 18.
Boxberger has hummed along in 2022. He is 3-2 with a 2.33 ERA in 50 games.
We already know that National League Central has longstanding rivalries. The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs are no different.
The Marlins were expected to be one of MLB’s worst teams in 2020. Those expectations were lowered even further when an early COVID-19 outbreak cost them a number of games.
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