The Cubs are “already browsing the trade market looking for pitching help” following the unexpected loss of Justin Steele, according to Bruce Levine of 670 The Score and Marquee Sports Network. That report came out shortly before their acquisition of Drew Pomeranz from the Mariners, though it’s hard to see the 36-year-old southpaw as much more than a lottery ticket. Pomeranz hasn’t pitched in MLB since 2021 and has only logged 29 total minor league innings in that time.
A series of injuries and procedural moves have conspired against him, but he put up really good numbers working exclusively as a reliever with the Padres in ’20 and ’21.