Jameson Taillon and Javier Assad are both set for rehab starts as they near their returns to full health and a potential ...

It wasn’t so fun for Chicago Cubs fans to watch a pair of relief pitchers wearing No. 23 give up four runs in the eighth ...

Instead, the Cubs settled for another bounceback candidate in Michael ... around the league and bet on Soroka and the returns of Jameson Taillon and Javier Assad to carry the team deep into October.

Javier Assad pitched into the fourth inning of his rehab start with the Iowa Cubs on July 30. Here's a full breakdown of his ...

As a team overall this year, the Chicago Cubs have been pretty amazing. Their biggest problem, though, has been their inconsistency from the starting pitching position.

Veteran right-hander Javier Assad, 27, is slated to make a rehabilitation start for Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, as he ...

The Chicago Cubs were going to be “all in” at the trade deadline, everyone was told. Just about every source spoke of the ...

Baltimore Orioles (50-60, fifth in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (64-45, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 1:20 ...

Javier Assad is currently rehabbing in the minors and should be back with the MLB squad soon, so that will help. But unless Chicago feels good relying on the likes of Michael Soroka and Ben Brown for ...

Assad (oblique) tossed three scoreless innings for the Cubs ' Arizona Complex League affiliate Thursday. He allowed one hit and struck out six.

The Chicago Cubs line up as one of the prospective buyers, especially for pitching, as baseball’s July 31 trade deadline ...

Saturday marked a return for Cubs pitcher Javier Assad. It's not the return, since he's about to head out for a rehab ...