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Yu Darvish
Live batting practice goes well
Darvish (elbow) sat between 92-94 mph in a live bullpen session Tuesday and felt good afterwards, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Mike Montgomery
Nearing return to mound
Montgomery (shoulder) is expected to throw off a mound this weekend, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Ben Zobrist
Absent for personal reasons
Zobrist has yet to report to camp due to personal reasons, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Junichi Tazawa
Held back by visa issues
Tazawa's arrival at Cubs camp has been delayed due to visa issues, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Mike Montgomery
Battling shoulder stiffness
Montgomery is battling left shoulder stiffness and won't throw off a mound for two or three days, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Xavier Cedeno
Signs with Cubs
Cedeno signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Wednesday which includes an invitation to spring training, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.
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Pedro Strop
Expected to open season as closer
Strop is expected open the season as the Cubs' closer, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Brandon Morrow
Builds up to 90 feet
Morrow (elbow) threw from 90 feet Wednesday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Daniel Descalso
Will play lots of second base early
Manager Joe Maddon suggested Descalso will be the primary option at second base early in the season, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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David Bote
Opening as backup shortstop
Bote will open the year as the Cubs' backup shortstop behind Javier Baez, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Kendall Graveman
Heads to 60-day injured list
Graveman (elbow) was moved to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Colin Rea
Working with restrictions in camp
Rea (undisclosed) will be on a restricted schedule during spring training, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Tony Barnette
Cleared for normal spring
Barnette (shoulder) will have no restrictions during spring training, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Adbert Alzolay
Hindered by side injury
Alzolay (side) will be two weeks behind other pitchers during spring training, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Cristhian Adames
Inks NRI deal with Cubs
Adames signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Wednesday that includes an invitation to spring training.
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Carlos Ramirez
Invited to Cubs camp
Ramirez signed a minor-league deal with the Cubs that includes an invitation to spring training.
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Tony Barnette
Signs with Cubs
Barnette (shoulder) signed a one-year deal with the Cubs with a club option for 2020 on Friday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Ian Clarkin
Clears waivers
Clarking cleared waivers Friday and was outrighted to Triple-A Iowa, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Brandon Morrow
On track to miss one month
Morrow (elbow) is expected to miss at least one month to begin the 2019 season, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Francisco Arcia
Joins Cubs
Arcia signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs earlier in January, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
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Junichi Tazawa
Catches on with Cubs
Tazawa agreed Saturday with the Cubs on a minor-league contract, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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George Kontos
Joining Cubs on minors deal
Kontos agreed to a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Friday, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
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Brad Brach
Signs with Cubs
Brach signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Cubs on Thursday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports. The deal also includes a mutual option.
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Zach Borenstein
Picked up by Cubs
Borenstein signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Wednesday, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
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Christian Bergman
Latches on with Cubs
Bergman signed a minor-league contract with Chicago including an invitiation to spring training, Mariners Minors reports.
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