The Chicago Cubs made two trades with the Houston Astros last offseason. One trade has worked out tremendously, while the other has not worked out as expected.

To discuss the deadline and set up a crucial week for the club, Cubs beat writer Patrick Mooney hosted a live Q&A with The Athletic subscribers on Tuesday. Here are some questions that were answered during the chat.

An MLB insider believes the Chicago Cubs trading for Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller could make some sense.

The Chicago Cubs could trade for a Cy Young award winner, but might have to part ways with their No. 1 prospect.

Shane Bieber has spent his entire big league career with the Cleveland Guardians. The two-time All-Star and 2020 American League Cy Young winner is coming off Tommy John surgery and has yet to pitch in 2025. Nevertheless, Jeff Passan of ESPN believes the Chicago Cubs could still try to acquire the 30-year-old starting pitcher.

2021: The Chicago Cubs traded first baseman Anthony Rizzo to the New York Yankees. Cubs fans did not get a chance to say goodbye — Rizzo was not in the starting lineup for a 7-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

Even after their loss on Monday, the 62-44 Chicago Cubs have the second-best record in the National League and are just 1.0 game behind the Milwaukee Brewers fo

Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ avoids major injury after fouling ball off shin. X-rays negative as team considers him day-to-day.