Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 2
The Cubs' official Twitter feed reported on Rizzo's status for Tuesday's game:
Carrie Muskat of MLB.com has the results of an MRI Rizzo took, while Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago expands on how the Cubs view his status for the remainder of 2014:
WSCR-AM's Bill Levine, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat and ESPN Chicago's Jesse Rogers have more detail:
Updates from Monday, Sept. 1
Carrie Muskat of MLB.com confirmed Anthony Rizzo's absence from Monday's lineup:
Rick Renteria later spoke about Rizzo's status (via Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune):
Jesse Rogers of ESPN also provided the next steps for Rizzo:
Updates from Saturday, Aug. 30
The ...
The Washington Nationals' reassignment of starting pitcher John Lannan to the minor league came as quite a surprise, but it looks like the Chicago Cubs are looking to take advantage. According to the Gordon Wittenmyer of the Sun Times, the Cubs inquired about Lannan, who requested a trade after being sent down. The Cubs already had talked to the Nationals about lefty pitching, including Lannan and former Cub Tom Gorzelanny, the source said, with Cubs center fielder Marlon Byrd included in those discussions.The report goes on to say that Nationals manager Davey Johnson is intent on keeping Lannan, and that might just be a ...
