If the Chicago Cubs make the postseason, adding another quality starter who can slot into a playoff series would make them a serious World Series threat.

The Chicago Cubs line up as one of the prospective buyers, especially for pitching, as baseball’s July 31 trade deadline approaches. In the meantime, Chicago — which entered Friday at 60-42 and a game behind first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central — is inching closer to having some injured pitchers return.

Jed Hoyer has repeatedly stated the Chicago Cubs are looking to add pitching. Bullpen arms and a starting pitcher seems to be at the top of their priority list as they look to build a staff that can mirror the success their lineup has had.

The Chicago Cubs now have to go back to the drawing board after Seth Lugo just reportedly signed a multi-year extension with the Kansas City Royals.

With the trade deadline looming, the Chicago Cubs have extended president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer amid one of the team's best seasons.

In flashes, Brown has shown the top-of-the-rotation material the Cubs saw when they traded veteran reliever David Robertson to the Philadelphia Phillies at the 2022 deadline. Brown had been overlooked in the 2017 MLB Draft — the Phillies selected him in a 33rd round that no longer exists — but he popped up as a prospect that summer.

Jacob Misiorowski says he spends the days before a start focusing more on himself and making sure he’s physically ready than worrying about the hitters he’s going to face.

Releivers Porter Hodge and Eli Morgan also remain injured, and are on rehab assignments. But of Friday, the Cubs were forced to announce more bad news for their pitching staff.

The Chicago Cubs need pitching help, and it looks as though they are going to try a free agent veteran before making any trades. Jon Heyman of The New York Post

Its Tuesday, July 22 and the Royals (49-52) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (59-41). Rich Hill is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Matthew Boyd. Salvador Perez went yard twice last night as the Royals blitzed the Cubs in Game 1 of the series last night,

The White Sox (38-67) pitching staff faltered late in this game, so they were unable to win back-to-back games against the Cubs (61-43). Right-handed pitcher Aaron Civale, 30, started on the mound for the South Siders, and he was in control early on. Civale retired the first 11 batters he faced, striking out six of them.