Shota Imanaga tossed seven shutout innings and five players hit solo home runs Saturday, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.

The Chicago Cubs have been one of the best teams in baseball this year, with a lot of their success being buoyed by incredible offensive production.

MLB insider Jeff Passan of ESPN predicts that the Chicago Cubs will go "really big" at the trade deadline in search of a new starting pitcher.

The Talkin' Baseball crew predicts the Cubs to end up with a couple of stars. They've got both Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez and Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase ending up in Chicago. Suarez is having an incredible season, with 31 homers already. He was hit by pitch in the All-Star Game but stayed in and seemingly is fine.

The Cubs made a lineup switch in their last series before the All-Star break, resulting in Ian Happ moving down in the order. The plan moving forward appears to be that Nico Hoerner will hit leadoff against left-handed starters and Michael Busch will hit leadoff against right-handed starters.

With the 2025 MLB Draft now complete, the team’s prospect rankings have changed a lot since the preseason, with the biggest adjustments being courtesy of two graduations: third baseman Matt Shaw and right-handed pitcher Cade Horton.

Are the Chicago Cubs strong enough to win a World Series without making a major move before the trade deadline? That’s a question Jed Hoyer must ask himself.

Imanaga turned in his latest gem since returning from the injured list, throwing seven scoreless innings in the Cubs' victory against the Red Sox.

An American League East squad may try to pry away the Chicago Cubs' All-Star away from them during this winter's free agency

With Cole Young of the Seattle Mariners graduating off the Top 100 list, pitcher Jaxon Wiggins is now in the fold.

Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox will face Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs on Friday at Wrigley Field.