With Assad out of the running for the fifth-starter spot, left-hander Jordan Wicks and right-handers Colin Rea and Ben Brown ...

While the expectation is that Javier Assad will start pitching off a mound again this week, the Cubs may place the righty on ...

Javier Assad won't be part of the Cubs' roster for the Tokyo Series or Opening Day against the Diamondbacks later this month.

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 ...

Colin Rea, who played for Counsell while managing the Milwaukee Brewers, joined the Cubs on a one-year, $5 million contract ...

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

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

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

Assad (oblique) could throw off a mound this week, but a stint on the injured list to begin the season is possible, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.