Chicago Cubs Trades and Free Agent Signings Archives

Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2021

Jed Hoyer Tore Pretty Much Everything Down, Now He’s Got to Rebuild It

Change was long overdue for the Cubs, but the way things went down felt like an episode of Dr. Pimple…

Evan AltmanJuly 30, 2021

After trading away damn near everyone, the Cubs had to make some moves just to have enough warm bodies to…

Evan AltmanJuly 30, 2021

As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Cubs have agreed to trade Javier Báez to the Mets. Ken Rosenthal…

Greg HussJuly 30, 2021

You have had time to process the news. You have vented on Twitter. You yelled at the picture of Jed…

Evan AltmanJuly 29, 2021

The Red Sox had been discussed most often as a potential Anthony Rizzo suitor, but their biggest rivals jumped ahead…

Evan AltmanJuly 26, 2021

Conventional wisdom says that you trade away good players to contending teams in order to receive prospects and/or money in…

Evan AltmanJuly 23, 2021

The Cubs have acquired a player from the Mets, though it’s got nothing to do with all the rumors. The…

Evan AltmanJuly 23, 2021

The Cubs have activated Matt Duffy after two months on the IL due to back issues and he’s in the…

Evan AltmanJuly 18, 2021

The Cubs announced Sunday that they have claimed 29-year-old first baseman Frank Schwindel off waivers from the A’s and have…

Evan AltmanJuly 17, 2021

Even though you know trades are coming, it’s jarring when a teammate or a fan-favorite player is moved mid-season. That…