Chicago Cubs reportedly showing interest in Boston Red Sox right-handed starter ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

With plans to acquire a starting pitcher prior to the trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs are reportedly keeping an eye on a half-season rental from Boston.

The Chicago Cubs enter the month of the trade deadline with very clear needs for Jed Hoyer to address. The biggest need of all is in their starting rotation. Sandy Alcantara, understandably, is a pitcher Cubs fans have been clamoring for really since Opening Day. While he's a big name, he continues to prove the Cubs should go in another direction.

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A veteran catcher has just retired after 12 seasons in the big leagues. He was a two-time Gold Glove Award winner with the Cincinnati Reds.

The Chicago Cubs need to be weary of Sandy Alcantara. While the team is interested in him, Alcantara is no longer an ace-level starter.

Lee Elia, who managed the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs in a baseball career that lasted more than 50 years as a coach and player, died Wednesday at the age of 87, the Phillies announced