Jake Arrieta was amped up for his first of the spring and his 2021 debut with the Cubs.

With spring training kicking off, David Ross and Jed Hoyer addressed how their bullpen is taking shape – starting with Craig Kimbrel in the closer’s role.

Manuel Espinoza shines again in Mexico, Trent Giambrone comes up big in Puerto Rico and more from the Winter Leagues.

Miguel Amaya continued his tear in Puerto Rico, Duane Underwood Jr. debuted and more from the winter leagues this week.

Miguel Amaya crushed a home run in Puerto Rico, Duane Underwood Jr. will debut and prospect Manuel Espinoza shined in Mexico in the winter leagues this week.

If the 2021 season began tomorrow, here’s an idea of what the Cubs Opening Day roster might look like.

The Cubs enter the offseason with a lot of upside in their bullpen, but they need more experience and will be looking to add some high-leverage arms over the winter.

Jeremy Jeffress has proven to be just as big of an acquisition for the Cubs off the field as he has on it. That’s been a big welcome for David Ross and the Cubs.

As the regular season winds down, the timing is perfect for the Cubs bullpen to start firing on all cylinders and they’ve been one of the better units in baseball recently.

Duane Underwood Jr. got off to a tough start to the 2020 season, but he’s been one of the team’s best pitchers over the last three weeks after a conversation with manager David Ross.