Joseph A. Reaves

One of the pleasant early surprises in the Cubs bullpen is former Cardinals stopper Mike Perez, who is coming back from rotator-cuff surgery last July. Perez, who came to spring...

One of the many changes around the Cubs' clubhouse this year is the living quarters for the coaches. Their lockers are in the same room as the players'. In the...

The Cubs and catcher Rick Wilkins are $450,000 apart on a contract for 1995, but will continue to negotiate, pending an arbitration hearing to be set sometime next month. Wilkins...

The bullpen promises to be the scene of more than a little turnover for the Cubs this season and one of the first decisions could be coming up in a...

Last year, Mike Morgan was the Cubs' Opening Day starter. This year, he spent Opening Day back in Arizona under orders to stay there until he is ready-and able-to pitch...

Who will be the MVP? Barry Bonds, San Francisco. He lost out to Jeff Bagwell last year but still hit 37 home runs with a bad elbow. The elbow has...

The only question mark left on the Cubs' Opening Day roster is backup catcher. And the choice is tough. Manager Jim Riggleman has to choose between Todd Pratt, a solid...

Howard Johnson was true to his word. He said he wouldn't let the stories out of New York distract him, and they didn't. Johnson went 2 for 3 with a...

Those four no-hit innings that White Sox starter Jason Bere threw against the Pittsburgh Pirates this week didn't go unnoticed by Cubs shortstop Shawon Dunston. "I'm not looking forward to...

If there was any doubt before, there can hardly be much now. Howard Johnson should make the Cubs roster. Johnson, brought into camp last week on a minor-league contract, had...