Justin Steele News Archive
News -- May 2024 (77)
- 5/20 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Light-Hitting Cubs Lack Identity, Hendricks Continues to Struggle, League Investigates Former Ohtani Teammate: “All about that personality crisis, you got it while it was hot, but frustration and heartache is what you got.” –...
- 5/20 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Light-Hitting Cubs Lack Identity, Hendricks Continues to Struggle, League Investigates Former Ohtani Teammate: “All about that personality crisis, you got it while it was hot, but frustration and heartache is what you got.” –...
- 5/20 North Side Baseball: What Changes Are on the Horizon for the Cubs' Starting Rotation?: With Jordan Wicks beginning his rehab assignment this week, some interesting questions have come up about the Cubs rotation....
- 5/18 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/18/24): Hoerner Still Sitting, Wisdom Leads Off, Imanaga Pitching: Sorry, folks, this is going to be another one where I pretty much punt on any kind of breakdown. The Cubs have dropped two straight...
- 5/18 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/18/24): Hoerner Still Sitting, Wisdom Leads Off, Imanaga Pitching: Sorry, folks, this is going to be another one where I pretty much punt on any kind of breakdown. The Cubs have dropped two straight...
- 5/18 RotoWire: Hit hard again: Steele (0-1) took the loss against the Pirates on Thursday, surrendering five runs on six hits and one walk over 5.2 innings....
- 5/17 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/16/24): Pirates 5, Cubs 4 – Late Rally Comes Up Short: The Cubs returned to Wrigley Field on Thursday night to take on the Pirates with wind conditions benefiting the hitters. Pittsburgh...
- 5/17 Cubs Insider: Quantifying Hope: Cubs at 65.3% Playoff Odds, Fall Behind Brewers After Recent Stumbles: The last week hasn’t been particularly kind to the Cubs, with a 3-3 road trip followed by a series-opening loss to the Pirates...
- 5/17 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/16/24): Pirates 5, Cubs 4 – Late Rally Comes Up Short: The Cubs returned to Wrigley Field on Thursday night to take on the Pirates with wind conditions benefiting the hitters. Pittsburgh...
- 5/17 Cubs Insider: Quantifying Hope: Cubs at 65.3% Playoff Odds, Fall Behind Brewers After Recent Stumbles: The last week hasn’t been particularly kind to the Cubs, with a 3-3 road trip followed by a series-opening loss to the Pirates...
- 5/17 On Tap Sports Net: Cubs Fumble Their Chances in 5-4 Loss to PiratesDespite ample opportunities, the Cubs fell short in their quest to overtake the Pirates' lead....
- 5/17 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/16/24): Tauchman Leads Off, Happ in LF, Steele Starting: When deployed properly, bullying works. Just look at the way I fixed the Cubs offense by threatening not to type out the names...
- 5/17 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/16/24): Tauchman Leads Off, Happ in LF, Steele Starting: When deployed properly, bullying works. Just look at the way I fixed the Cubs offense by threatening not to type out the names...
- 5/16 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates – Series Preview (May 16-19): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (25-19) salvaged the final game of their matchup with the Braves on Wednesday to wrap up a 3-3 road trip. With a continuing...
- 5/16 TeamRiseOrFall.com: How to Build the Best MLB DFS Lineup for Today’s Slate 5/16/24: How to Build the Best MLB DFS Lineup for Today’s Slate 5/16/24 Hey everyone, I’m trying something new today! This article will...
- 5/16 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates – Series Preview (May 16-19): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (25-19) salvaged the final game of their matchup with the Braves on Wednesday to wrap up a 3-3 road trip. With a continuing...
- 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Lee, Pirates, Cubs, Trades: As the 2024 regular season continues, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout...
- 5/16 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/16/24: MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/16/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/16/24 article. In today’s MLB DFS slate, we have a plethora...
- 5/16 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/16/24: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/16/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/16/24 article. Today’s MLB DFS slate is packed with intriguing...
- 5/16 Cubs Superfans: Cubs Crush Braves: Tauchman and Suzuki Lead the ChargeCubs Break Out of Slump with Explosive 7-1 Victory in Atlanta...
- 5/16 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Preview Thursday 5/16/24: MLB DFS Preview Thursday 5/16/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Preview Thursday 5/16/24 article. Today’s MLB slate is brimming...
- 5/16 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/15/24): Cubs 7, Braves 1 – Offense Snaps Funk to Avoid Sweep: The Cubs needed to avoid a sweep at Truist Park Wednesday night after two consecutive shutout losses. This was a much different...
- 5/16 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/15/24): Cubs 7, Braves 1 – Offense Snaps Funk to Avoid Sweep: The Cubs needed to avoid a sweep at Truist Park Wednesday night after two consecutive shutout losses. This was a much different...
- 5/14 North Side Baseball: Let's Talk About Ben Brown's Latest Performance: The rookie right-hander earned the win after entering a tied ball game in the bottom of the fifth inning. He finished with a...
- 5/13 North Side Baseball: Monday Morning North Sider: Treading Water, Paul Skenes, Kyle Hendricks, And More: Happy belated Mother’s Day to everyone! The Cubs had a pretty quiet week, all things considered, though they did get Kyle Hendricks...
- 5/13 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves – Series Preview (May 13-15): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (24-17) won two of three against the Pirates in a wild series that included a game with six bases-loaded walks in a single...
- 5/13 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves – Series Preview (May 13-15): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (24-17) won two of three against the Pirates in a wild series that included a game with six bases-loaded walks in a single...
- 5/12 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/11/24): Pirates 10, Cubs 9 – Cubs Lose After Walking All Over Pirates: The Cubs and the Pirates played a truly bizarre game on Saturday that featured a highly anticipated MLB debut and a two-hour-plus...
- 5/12 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/12/24): Suzuki at DH, Madrigal at 2B, Hendricks Starting: The Cubs drew six bases-loaded walks in the 5th inning last night on a total of 26 pitches, which is something I haven’t...
- 5/12 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/11/24): Pirates 10, Cubs 9 – Cubs Lose After Walking All Over Pirates: The Cubs and the Pirates played a truly bizarre game on Saturday that featured a highly anticipated MLB debut and a two-hour-plus...
- 5/12 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/12/24): Suzuki at DH, Madrigal at 2B, Hendricks Starting: The Cubs drew six bases-loaded walks in the 5th inning last night on a total of 26 pitches, which is something I haven’t...
- 5/12 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: McLain, Carpenter, Almonte: The Reds lost a key piece of their starting lineup just before the season began when infielder Matt McLain underwent labrum surgery...
- 5/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Activate Kyle Hendricks On Sunday: The Cubs plan to activate right-hander Kyle Hendricks from the 15-day injured list tomorrow, manager Craig Counsell told reporters...
- 5/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/11/24): Tauchman Leads Off, Suzuki Returns, Steele Facing Skenes: After facing one rookie righty with an upper-90s fastball and wipeout slider, the Cubs get another one this afternoon. They looked...
- 5/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/11/24): Tauchman Leads Off, Suzuki Returns, Steele Facing Skenes: After facing one rookie righty with an upper-90s fastball and wipeout slider, the Cubs get another one this afternoon. They looked...
- 5/11 North Shore Nine: Game #40 Preview: Paul Skenes Debuts Against the Cubs: Paul Skenes, the #1 pitching prospect in MLB, makes his much-anticipated MLB debut today as the Pirates battle the Cubs. The...
- 5/11 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Justin Steele pitches in the Steel City as the Cubs face the Pirates, Paul Skenes making his major league debut. Steele allowed...
- 5/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/10/24): Cubs 7, Pirates 2 – Bellinger Blazing Hot in Win: The Cubs began a series against the Pirates Friday night at PNC Park after a rain delay of about one hour. It was definitely worth...
- 5/11 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Preview Saturday 5/11/24 Early Slate: MLB DFS Preview Saturday 5/11/24 Early Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Preview Saturday 5/11/24 Early Slate article. Today’s...
- 5/11 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/11/24 Early Slate: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/11/24 Early Slate Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/11/24 Early Slate article. Today’s Early...
- 5/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/10/24): Cubs 7, Pirates 2 – Bellinger Blazing Hot in Win: The Cubs began a series against the Pirates Friday night at PNC Park after a rain delay of about one hour. It was definitely worth...
- 5/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates – Series Preview (May 10-12): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (22-16) lost two of three to the Padres at Wrigley Field, but it wasn’t all bad news with the return of Justin...
- 5/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates – Series Preview (May 10-12): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (22-16) lost two of three to the Padres at Wrigley Field, but it wasn’t all bad news with the return of Justin...
- 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Skenes, Woo, Iglesias: As the 2024 regular season continues, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world headed...
- 5/10 Steel City Pirates: Series Preview: Cubs (22-16) at Pirates (17-21): 5-10-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X We waited for not even 9 months but the day has nearly arrived:...
- 5/8 North Side Baseball: Minor League Recap: Another Week, Another Strong Showing for Cubs Prospects: Iowa Cubs (1-5) Rough week for the Iowa Cubs, as they were on the road facing the first-place Omaha Storm Chasers. The series...
- 5/7 North Side Baseball: Amid Bullpen Chaos, Is It Time To Declare Mark Leiter Jr The Closer?: Frankly, I am starved for a normal 7-3 loss in which the Cubs went down early; I could simply chalk it up as a loss early on...
- 5/7 North Side Baseball: Dealing With The Whatever: Three Things True in Cubs' Woeful Bullpen Showing Monday: Some fans have sharply criticized Craig Counsell's deployment of his new team's relief corps this season, even as they have...
- 5/7 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/6/24): Padres 6, Cubs 3 – Steele Sharp in Return, 6th Inning Dooms Cubs: The Cubs welcomed ace Justin Steele back from the injured list Monday night as the Padres came to Wrigley for three games. Steele...
- 5/7 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/6/24): Padres 6, Cubs 3 – Steele Sharp in Return, 6th Inning Dooms Cubs: The Cubs welcomed ace Justin Steele back from the injured list Monday night as the Padres came to Wrigley for three games. Steele...
- 5/7 theforkball.com: Opinion: Cubs Starting Rotation is Starting to Get Crowded: And the Bullpen Could Benefit. Going into the 2024 season, the Chicago Cubs starting rotation The post Opinion: Cubs Starting...
- 5/6 North Side Baseball: How the Cubs' Less-Heralded Starting Pitchers Shut Down Their Top Rivals: The Chicago Cubs pitching staff has had a rather cumbersome past couple of weeks. Already a team with a slim margin for error,...
- 5/6 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/6/24: MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/6/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Hitters 5/6/24. As we navigate today’s MLB DFS slate, certain hitters...
- 5/6 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/6/24: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/6/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Pitchers 5/6/24. As we head into today’s MLB games, DFS players have...
- 5/6 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/6/24: MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/6/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Stacks 5/6/24. Get more MLB DFS Content here:MLB DFS Study Hub | MLB...
- 5/6 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres – Series Preview (May 6-8): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (21-14) took two of three from the Brewers at Wrigley Field this weekend to move into a tie for first place in the National...
- 5/6 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres – Series Preview (May 6-8): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (21-14) took two of three from the Brewers at Wrigley Field this weekend to move into a tie for first place in the National...
- 5/6 North Side Baseball: How Much of a Two-Pitch Pitcher Is Justin Steele, Exactly?: By and large, Justin Steele is a two-pitch pitcher. He has a fastball (a cutter, really, but some sources label it as a four-seamer),...
- 5/6 North Side Baseball: Monday Morning North Sider: Beating the Brewers, Closer Shenanigans, Cade Horton, And More: Welcome back all! Sorry for missing last week. NFL Draft coverage completely consumed me for the better part of a week, and...
- 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Prospect Promotions, Steele, Martin: With 20% of the 2024 regular season now in the books, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball...
- 5/6 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Padres visit the Cubs with Yu Darvish facing Justin Steele. Darvish averaged less that five inning per start this season,...
- 5/6 Baseball Musings: Beat the Streak Picks: The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.298 — Luis Arraez batting against Justin Steele. 0.291 — Nathaniel Lowe...
- 5/6 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Preview Monday 5/6/24: MLB DFS Preview Monday 5/6/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Preview Monday 5/6/24 article. Today’s slate offers a series of intriguing...
- 5/6 theforkball.com: Cubs Snatch Series from Brewers on Cinco de Mayo: The Chicago Cubs came back and won the series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Cinco The post Cubs Snatch Series from Brewers...
- 5/6 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/5/24): Cubs 5, Brewers 0 – Assad Deals in Shutout Win: The Cubs had a chance not only to win their series against the Brewers Sunday, but also to move into a tie for first place in...
- 5/6 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/5/24): Cubs 5, Brewers 0 – Assad Deals in Shutout Win: The Cubs had a chance not only to win their series against the Brewers Sunday, but also to move into a tie for first place in...
- 5/5 North Side Baseball: Cade Horton Might Very Well Be a Right-Handed Justin Steele: The results were mixed in Cade Horton's first start with the Iowa Cubs. There were also some things to monitor, though not outright...
- 5/5 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/5/24): Assad Starting Rubber Match: The Cubs got back in the win column yesterday to even the series, though they managed to make the win nearly as frustrating as...
- 5/5 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/5/24): Assad Starting Rubber Match: The Cubs got back in the win column yesterday to even the series, though they managed to make the win nearly as frustrating as...
- 5/5 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Bellinger, Suzuki, Steele, Mervis: The Cubs currently sit at a solid 20-14 record, just one game back of the Brewers for the NL Central lead. That strong start has...
- 5/3 RotoBaller.com: Justin Steele To Start On Monday: Updating a previous report, Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele (hamstring) will come off the injured list and start on Monday...
- 5/3 North Side Baseball: Threading the Needle at 99 Miles Per Hour, With Ben Brown: About two-thirds of the way through his second pass through the Mets batting order, Ben Brown hit a speed bump. The fireballing...
- 5/3 RotoBaller.com: Justin Steele To Throw Bullpen Saturday: Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele (hamstring) is slated to throw a bullpen session on Saturday in Chicago and will be re-evaluated...
- 5/2 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Imanaga Shuts Down Mets, Bats Remain Silent, Steele Close to Returning, Beekeeper Gets Baseball Card: “You’re driving me crazy! When are you coming home?” – James, Laid Chicago’s bats are like a disease...
- 5/2 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Imanaga Shuts Down Mets, Bats Remain Silent, Steele Close to Returning, Beekeeper Gets Baseball Card: “You’re driving me crazy! When are you coming home?” – James, Laid Chicago’s bats are like a disease...
- 5/2 North Side Baseball: Cubs Pitcher of the Month - April 2024: The Cubs pitching depth has been put to the ultimate test this season, and we’re only one month in. Jameson Taillon missed a...
- 5/2 RotoBaller.com: Justin Steele Has Successful Rehab Start: Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that everything went well with left-hander Justin Steele's (hamstring) minor-league...
News -- April 2024 (89)