Ross said after the game that right-hander Javier Assad (1-2) will make his second ... It’s not as though the Cubs ever want to miss an opportunity to move up in the standings.

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Javier Assad put together a quality start in his first outing of the season in Tuesday's ...

The Chicago Cubs could join the long list of teams interested in acquiring former Los Angeles Dodgers ace Jack Flaherty.

The Chicago Cubs had targeted another arm in the starting rotation at the beginning of the offseason, then reality apparently ...

The Cubs have viable replacements for Stroman in the rotation, too. Javier Assad, in particular, has begun to emerge as a standout. In Assad’s most recent starts, serving in Stroman’s spot ...

Javier Assad, Luke Little, and Hayden Wesneski held the Braves to one run for the next seven innings, but this time the Cubs offense couldn’t get anything going. They took an early lead in the ...

With Jameson Taillion, Matthew Boyd, and with potential options in Javier Assad and Ben Brown vying for the fifth spot in the rotation, the Cubs are rather deep in starting pitchers. The Cubs ...

The Cubs believe they have created an environment that is enticing for Japanese players looking to make the jump to Major League Baseball, as evidenced by the signings of lefty Shota Imanaga and Seiya ...

The Dodgers were deemed a favorite to land star international prospect Roki Sasaki from the moment he was posted by the Chiba ...

Over the winter, the Cubs added Matthew Boyd to a rotation led by Shota Imanaga, Justin Steele and Jameson Taillon. Additionally, Chicago has back-end options, including Javier Assad and the ...

Starting five: Justin Steele, Shota Imanaga, Jameson Taillon, Matthew Boyd, Javier Assad 40-man depth ... could use more help. The Cubs were in pursuit of Jesús Luzardo but that deal never ...