Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Javier Assad (oblique) will not be ready by Opening Day. Assad was diagnosed with a mild ...

While the expectation is that Javier Assad will start pitching off a mound again this week, the Chicago Cubs may play it safe ...

Cubs right-hander Javier Assad has been sidelined this spring due to oblique soreness, and 670 The Score’s Bruce Levine ...

MESA, Ariz. — The Cubs have ruled out right-hander Javier Assad for the start of the season, manager Craig Counsell said Saturday.

Assad is aiming to resume throwing off a mound sometime next week, but the Cubs have determined that he won't have enough time to work his way back before the beginning of the season. With Assad now ...

The Chicago Cubs have had a respectable spring training so far and are slowly getting themselves ready to start the regular ...

There is also another factor that could lead this Chicago Cubs veteran starting pitcher to make the rotation on opening day.

The Chicago Cubs starting pitching depth took a bit of a hit on Saturday morning when manager Craig Counsell announced that ...

When the Cubs signed Colin Rea to bolster their starting pitching depth, there appeared to be an outside chance for the ...

That may prove to have been the case for the Cubs when presumed fifth starter Javier Assad was diagnosed with an oblique ...

With Javier Assad (oblique) set to miss the beginning of the regular season, Rea may be the next player up to fill the Cubs ' final rotation spot, Cole Bradley of MLB.com reports.