This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Cubs Could Trade for Zac Gallen as a ‘Fresh Start’ After Poor 2025 Numbers. Sometimes MLB players just need a fresh start. It's not always that they "got worse" or have fallen off — they just need a new environment to recapture some of the things that made fans fall in love with them.

This MLB insider makes the case for the Cubs sending out top prospects for a specific Pirates pitcher at the trade deadline.

Chicago Cubs (60-43, second in the NL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (38-66, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Cade Horton (3-3, 4.04 ERA, 1.36 WHIP,

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The Cubs have a lot of background information on Houser, who has suddenly re-emerged to become the new ace on the South Side.

Chicago’s ‘X-factor’ at trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Chicago Cubs have fallen behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central race. They are 11-7 in July, the second-best record in the National League in the month behind only the Crew.