The Chicago Cubs used the offseason to bolster ... The 2024 season saw Assad emerge as a reliable starting pitcher. He made a career-high 29 starts and pitched a career-high 147 innings, compiling ...

and the Cubs already have a couple of pitchers dealing with injuries. According to Cubs insider Patrick Mooney, Assad is dealing with oblique soreness and will receive imaging per manager Craig ...

Javier Assad #72 of the Chicago Cubs pitches during ... what a routine looks like,’’ Hottovy said. The Cubs have 34 pitchers in major-league camp and still might add more.

Last September, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell ... at least 34 pitchers are expected to be in camp in Arizona. Javier Assad, RHP: There is nothing flashy about his game, but his body of ...