Cubs Announce Injury Update on $68 Million Pitcher Ahead of Series vs. Cardinals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the Chicago Cubs look to extend their three-game winning streak against the St. Louis Cardinals on Independence Day, they'll have to do so without one of their top pitchers moving forward.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Cubs Should Pursue Athletics Star Pitcher Who Is Now on Trade Block. Adding a starting pitcher is a must for the Chicago Cubs. With Justin Steele out of the mix for the rest of the season, their already-thin rotation has been pushed to the limit during the past couple of months.

All along, the Chicago Cubs expected to add more pitching by the July 31 trade deadline and reinforce their first-place team for a playoff run. But now that Jameson Taillon is sidelined with a strained right calf muscle,