CHICAGO – The Cubs still need pitching depth for the rotation and bullpen, leading the club to a reunion with right-hander Colin Rea. On Friday, Rea and the Cubs agreed on a one-year deal with a club option for 2026, pending the completion of a physical, a source told MLB.com.

The Cubs on Thursday acquired right-handed pitcher Matt Festa from the Rangers for cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, infielder Miles Mastrobuoni has been designated for assignment. The Cubs' 40-man roster currently stands at 40 players. Festa, 31, appeared in 19 Major League games with the Rangers

It's a great time to watch young stars in baseball. Here's who might be next up in 2025. Phenoms like Bobby Witt Jr., Gunnar Henderson, Elly De La Cruz and Paul Skenes stole the show last season. And there will be a new wave of rising stars that stand out

CHICAGO -- The Cubs have a strong record of avoiding arbitration hearings, but have yet to close the book on the entirety of this offseason’s class of eligible players. The North Siders were unable to reach a deal with star outfielder Kyle Tucker ahead of Thursday’s deadline for exchanging proposed

This roster moves and injury updates page will be updated throughout the offseason as news happens.

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In the final installment of the MLB Pipeline Executives Poll, we’re pulling back from the granular and taking a more organizational perspective. After exploring individual players and tools, we’re using a wider lens to see what front offices think about … each other’s operations. All of the questions in Part

Let’s keep drilling down, shall we? In the first two parts of our MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices about who they thought will be the 2025 Rookies of the Year, who the top prospects are and, of course, some Roki Sasaki questions. In Part III, we asked

With the calendar flipping to 2025, we can say that Spring Training begins next month. While this offseason has featured plenty of activity, there is still work to be done and questions to be answered for many clubs before they arrive in Arizona and Florida. Here are each team's biggest

Our 2025 MLB Pipeline Poll kicked off with a look at Rookie of the Year favorites. In Part II, we take a deeper dive into what executives across all 30 MLB organizations think about the top prospects in the game. Who do executives think is the best overall prospect in

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We recently looked at the 10 players who were the signature stars of the sport in 2024, the ones who will be the first players everybody thinks of when looking back at this past year. They were the names of 2024. But who will be the top names of 2025?

Just how good are executives across Major League Baseball at predicting the future? That’s what we aim to find out in our annual MLB Pipeline Poll. Two years ago, they were on the money, choosing Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson to win Rookie of the Year honors in 2023. Last

CHICAGO -- The Cubs continued to build up their inventory of bullpen arms, adding veteran lefty Caleb Thielbar to the mix before the calendar flipped to 2025. On Tuesday, the Cubs announced the signing of Thielbar to a one-year Major League contract, giving manager Craig Counsell an experienced southpaw within

As the calendar flips to the new year, it's a time for everyone to set new goals and make predictions for the months ahead -- and MLB teams are no different. With that in mind, each of our beat reporters was asked to make one prediction for their respective team

Every year as the calendar flips, we at MLB Pipeline gaze into crystal balls and turn our collective attention to potential breakout prospects for the coming season. Last year in this space, we listed Josue De Paula (Dodgers), Bryce Eldridge (Giants), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers), Jacob Melton (Astros), Lazaro Montes (Mariners),

When a baseball player reaches the pinnacle of the sport, a place in Cooperstown, his Hall of Fame plaque does not discriminate. If that player spent 20 seasons with a team, it gets listed under his name; if a player spent 20 games with a team, it also gets listed.

Each Major League season is a stage for players to raise their game to previously unseen heights. Perhaps a blossoming star becomes unquestionably elite. Or perhaps a big league newcomer makes the most of his opportunity. Regardless, these types of breakout seasons can help turn an under-the-radar club into a

We’ve officially turned over the calendar to 2025 this week. Of course in baseball, it feels like we began to flip the calendar the moment Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler struck out Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo in Game 5 to end the World Series on Oct. 30. Here at MLB Pipeline,

A new season brings new opportunities for every player in a team’s system. This is especially true for a team’s Minor League prospects, who look to build on the previous season’s accomplishments and continue to make a name for themselves as they forge a path to the Majors. Here’s a

CHICAGO -- Part of the Cubs’ ongoing roster reorganization involves finding more potential options for the team’s bench. Chicago is bringing utilityman Vidal Bruján into the fold as a candidate for that segment of the squad. On Sunday, the Cubs and Marlins agreed to a trade that would bring Bruján

At this point in the offseason, every team could still use some help -- and plenty of top free agents remain available. But taking into account age, position, skill set and projected cost, who is the perfect fit for each club? To answer that question, we enlisted the help of