The Chicago Cubs are expected to make some real upgrades over the course of the next week ahead of the trade deadline. They have been the center of rumors for m

The Chicago Cubs are a team with few holes. A back-end starter would help, so would a third baseman, but perhaps the Cubs look to bolster an already impressive bullpen with a marquee reliever. ESPN’s Jeff Passan recently listed Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bender as his No.

The Chicago Cubs entered Sunday in a peculiar position. Despite owning the best record in Major League Baseball, they also possessed the sport's slimmest division lead, sitting just a game ahead of the surging Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central.