One of the biggest offseason storylines for the Chicago Cubs will be the recovery of Justin Steele. Steele's 2025 season was wiped away after undergoing left elbow surgery in April, and the Cubs have kept things mum on his status for the 2026 season. That likely will change in the coming days once Jed Hoyer delivers his end-of-season remarks, but Steele's timeline may have quietly been leaked by Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic.
Sharma reported that Steele is scheduled to play catch later this month, and that will be the first step of his offseason recovery.