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 hasn’t pitched for the Chicago Cubs this season because of a left oblique strain. He is nearing a return and will make rehab start Wednesday for Triple-A Iowa.

Javier Assad thinks he can help the Chicago Cubs in the last part of the season. Assad is slated to make a rehab start for ...

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

Assad and Taillon, who is scheduled to throw live batting practice in Milwaukee this week before starting his minor-league rehab assignment, are on track to return sometime around mid-August. And the ...

Saturday marked a return for Cubs pitcher Javier Assad. It's not the return, since he's about to head out for a rehab ...

T wo games ago, I noted the Cubs had played .500 over the last 36 games. That number now is 38 games. This game is just stuck in neutral. While they are stuck there, the Brewers r ...

Cubs' Javier Assad: Slowly ramping up rehabAssad (oblique) has been completing bullpen sessions as part of his rehab work but has yet to throw live batting practice, which the team says is his ...

The Chicago Cubs received positive news Friday from general manager Carter Hawkins regarding the return dates of pitcher Javier Assad and catcher Miguel Amaya's injuries.

Whether trade-deadline deals come now or later, has third base joined starting pitching as Cubs’ need? With rookie Matt Shaw struggling offensively, might Jed Hoyer be adding a third baseman to ...