Javier Assad and Jameson Taillon should be returning from injuries as Michael Soroka recently went on the injured list.

The Chicago Cubs did not set themselves up for success at the trade deadline, but maybe a couple of returners from injury ...

Assad (oblique) struck out two and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk across 3.2 innings in his rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Iowa.

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 ...

Javier Assad thinks he can help the Chicago Cubs in the last part of the season. So does manager Craig Counsell. Assad is ...

The Cubs made the expected roster move before Tuesday's game, placing newly-acquired pitcher Michael Soroka on the 15-day ...

The South Bend Cubs boiled the Ft. Wayne TinCaps (Padres), 8-2. Erian Rodriguez pitched the first six innings and took home ...

Cubs right-hander Andrew Kittredge threw a slider to Tyler Stephenson that started just off the plate and kept moving away.

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

It hasn’t taken long for Assad to prove his worth to the Cubs — his 16.2 innings pitched are the most by a Cubs starter this season and his ERA is the second-best on the team, only behind Imanaga.

Left-hander Justin Steele, who has been in the Cubs’ system with Assad since they signed him out of Mexico in 2015, was just as unsurprised as Mervis. “That’s Assad, baby,” Steele said.

TORONTO — Cubs rookie right-hander Javier Assad applauded as he backed toward the dugout, acknowledging left fielder Ian Happ for his sliding catch in foul territory, a play that ended Assad’s ...