Kyle Tucker was acquired in a trade from the Houston Astros in December of last year with the sole purpose of being an offensive weapon that the Chicago Cubs we

SportsLine's model simulated Pittsburgh vs. Chicago 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for the matchup at Wrigley Field

The Chicago Cubs made a pretty surprising move on Thursday, promoting top prospect Owen Caissie to the majors. Caissie, an outfielder who had an .893 OPS in 220 Triple-A games prior to his call-up, was more than deserving of the big league promotion,

“It's unclear if PCA and/or Tucker would be performing better if the Cubs had made a major trade or two, but the Cubs certainly haven't gotten the post-trade deadline jolt some teams have, and it leaves you to wonder whether they are truly a World Series contender.”

It's only been two weeks since the July 31 trade deadline, so it's important not to jump to too many conclusions based on such a short period of time.

The Cubs' ice-cold offense stayed that way in a series-opening loss to the Pirates, a story that's gotten old real quick for fans.

Mathew Boyd will help lead the visiting Cubs past the AL East division-leading Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon, Stitches predicts.

Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs.