Cubs listed as possible suitor for $21.05 million World Series hero

The Chicago Cubs are reeling astatine nan moment. They person mislaid 3 consecutive games and are 4-6 successful their past 10 contests.

They besides person fto some nan St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers backmost into nan National League Central race.

They'll invited Shota Imanaga backmost from nan injured database connected Thursday for their bid finale astatine Busch Stadium, but they are without Justin Steele, who underwent Tommy John room and is retired for nan 2025 season.

Zachary D. Rymer listed imaginable fits for Boston Red Sox seasoned starter Walker Buehler. The Cubs were among them.

"As for Buehler, we cognize he was on nan Cubs' radar over nan winter. He wouldn't costs them overmuch successful a waste and acquisition too money, and they tin still walk plentifulness of dollars before they risk running afoul of nan luxury tax," Rymer wrote.

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Despite their caller struggles, nan North Siders do stay connected apical successful nan NL Central. But pinch Steele retired for nan season, they will request an other arm.

Buehler could beryllium a bully fresh successful Chicago. He is not having a stellar play pinch Boston, arsenic he is 5-5 pinch a 6.29 ERA successful 13 starts, but he does person a way grounds of pitching good successful October.

That unsocial could beryllium capable to pique nan Cubs' interest. When he's healthy, he tin still beryllium 1 of nan amended starting pitchers successful Major League Baseball, and possibly a alteration of scenery could thief him rediscover his aged form.

The 30-year-old sounded a gem successful Game 3 of nan World Series past October for nan Los Angeles Dodgers and moreover closed retired nan New York Yankees successful Game 5 to clinch nan series.

It will beryllium absorbing to spot if nan Cubs person him connected their radar.

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