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Seiya Suzuki
Receives NL POTW honors
Suzuki was named the National League Player of the Week on Tuesday.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong
Thriving as run producer
Crow-Armstrong has recorded 10 RBI over his last five games, hitting .318 with a .941 OPS over that span.
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Miguel Amaya
Expected to land on injured list
Amaya left Saturday's game against the Reds with an oblique issue and is expected to land on the injured list, manager Craig Counsell told Mike Petraglia of MLB.com.
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Reese McGuire
Likely to get called up
The Cubs are expected to call up McGuire to replace Amaya ahead of Sunday's series finale against the Reds, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com.
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Kyle Tucker
Making presence felt
Tucker is hitting .333 with a 1.029 OPS when batting with two outs ahead of Wednesday's slate, according to Justin Morris of MLB.com.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong
Shining with two outs
Hoerner is hitting .300 with a .929 OPS when batting with two outs ahead of Wednesday's slate, according to Justin Morris of MLB.com.
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Nico Hoerner
Shining in two-out at-bats
Hoerner is hitting .348 with a .781 OPS when batting with two outs ahead of Wednesday's slate, according to Justin Morris of MLB.com.
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Matt Shaw
Gets much-deserved call-up
The Cubs have recalled Shaw from Triple-A Iowa on Monday after he hit .295 with a 1.119 OPS in his last 11 games.
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Nicky Lopez
Cubs will attempt to trade
Lopez did not travel with the Cubs ahead of their series in Miami and appears set to lose his roster spot to Matt Shaw, who will be recalled from Triple-A Iowa, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Kyle Tucker
Extension talks on horizon?
According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, there's been no indications that the Cubs and Tucker have discussed a potential contract extension, though talks are expected to start up at some point this summer.
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Kyle Tucker
Earns POTW honors
Tucker was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday after going 9-for-23 with eight walks, three doubles, three homers, eight RBI and 11 runs in six games.
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Justin Turner
Turned down higher offers
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports that Turner rejected better offers from other clubs before signing a one-year, $6 million contract with the Cubs on Tuesday.
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Ryan Pressly
Strain with former GM
After trading Pressly to the Cubs, Astros GM Dana Brown indicated that his relationship with the reliever became "fractured" after Houston signed closer Josh Hader last January, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic.
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Jon Berti
Received interest from Minnesota
Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports that the Twins reached out to Berti before he inked a one-year, $2 million contract with the Cubs in late January.
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Kyle Tucker
No contract extension expected
The "full expectation" is that Tucker will reach free agency rather than agreeing to a long-term contract extension with the Cubs, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.
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Seiya Suzuki
Trade target for Dodgers
The Dodgers are exploring right-handed hitting alternatives like Suzuki due to reaching an impasse on contract negotiations with Teoscar Hernandez, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Kyle Tucker
Hope for eventual extension talks
Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Tuesday that he's hopeful of eventually discussing a contract extension with Tucker, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
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Nico Hoerner
Less likely to be moved
The Cubs are less likely to trade Hoerner, who underwent surgery Oct. 11 to repair his right flexor tendon, after dealing away Isaac Paredes, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Cody Bellinger
Trade talks with Yanks ongoing
The Yankees and Cubs are having "ongoing" trade talks regarding Bellinger, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Cam Smith
Part of expected Tucker return
The Astros are nearing a trade for Smith, Isaac Paredes and Hayden Wesneski in exchange for Kyle Tucker, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Hayden Wesneski
Could be dealt to Houston
The Astros are close to acquiring Wesneski, Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith from the Cubs in exchange for Kyle Tucker, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Isaac Paredes
Might be headed to Houston
The Cubs are close to completing a trade sending Paredes, Hayden Wesneski and Cam Smith to the Astros in exchange for Kyle Tucker, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Cody Bellinger
Progress on Yankees trade
The Yankees and Cubs have made "a bit of progress" in trade discussions involving Bellinger, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Cam Smith
Trade interest from Houston
The Astros have interest in Smith as part of a return package for Kyle Tucker, Ken Rosenthal and Chandler Rome of The Athletic report.
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Isaac Paredes
Could be part of return for Tucker
The Astros are interested in Paredes and Seiya Suzuki as part of a trade package for Kyle Tucker, Ken Rosenthal and Chandler Rome of The Athletic report.
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