Reliever Ryan Pressly had one knock on Kyle Tucker, his longtime Astros teammate and the Cubs ’ new star right fielder. “Not the best fantasy football owner, I know that,” Pressly said in his introductory news conference over Zoom this week.

The Chicago Cubs made a big gamble by trading for superstar outfielder Kyle Tucker entering the final year of his rookie contract. Tucker is a three-time All-Star, has yet to turn 28, and is coming off a season where he could have been in Most Valuable Player consideration if not for an untimely shin injury.

Chicago Cubs fans have been feeling bright and sunny in recent days, after the trade for former Houston Astros closer Ryan Pressly. The deal comes a little over a month after another swap with the Astros that brought the team all-star right fielder Kyle Tucker.

The Chicago Cubs remain on the hunt to add one more big name to the roster before Opening Day in Japan against the Dodgers on March 19. Some of the major needs for the team have been addressed already this offseason,

The Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox went into the 2024 season with promising rosters and solid managers in Craig Counsell and Alex Cora respectively.

So far this winter, the Cubs have added two key members of the Astros, Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly, both via trade with Houston.

Kyle Tucker waved to the fans who packed the main ballroom at the Sheraton Grand Chicago on Friday night and could not contain a smile as the crowd serenaded him on his birthday. Standing nearby on stage,

The Chicago Cubs did a great job of identifying areas on their roster that needed to be upgraded this offseason and acquiring talent to get the job done.

The Chicago Cubs have traded for Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly from the Astros and are one of possible teams for Alex Bregman in free agency.

Since winning the World Series in 2016, the Chicago Cubs have made three playoff appearances, but two have resulted in being swept in the wild-card

CHICAGO — Kyle Tucker and the Chicago Cubs settled the largest of the 17 salary arbitration cases in which proposed figures were exchanged, agreeing to a one-year, $16.5 million contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The Chicago Cubs have had a very active offseason so far, trying to help a team that has won 83 games in consecutive years take a step forward.  In 2024, the Cu