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MLB Trade Rumors The Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract with left-hander Matt Dermody, MLBTR has learned. The 30-year-old southpaw will be invited to Major League Spring Training to compete for a bullpen job. Dermody opened the 2020 season pitching on the independent circuit but caught the Cubs’ attention with a strong showing, leading to a minor league deal in August. The Cubs called him up to the big league roster later in the summer, and he pitched one scoreless inning before bei...

Among the many flyer relievers the Cubs have picked up over the last two years, Ryan Tepera is the only one to receive an MVP vote. OK, so maybe that vote was an oopsie, but Tepera did turn in a productive 2020 season for the Cubs, and stood out in at least one very extreme way: among qualifying pitches, it was Tepera’s recently-added cutter that generated the highest whiff rate in all of baseball. The Cubs opted to non-tender the 33-year-old righty earlier this month rather than commit to ar...

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images The Cubs haven’t been able to cross much off their offseason checklist so far. And with the winter meetings now over, the bulk of their work still lies ahead. Things haven’t moved as quickly as anyone would like, and the Cubs still have moves they must make before heading to spring training in two months. Here are three key areas the Cubs still need to improve this offseason: Starting pitching Right-handers Yu Darvish and Kyle Hendricks showed last season...

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