By mid-September, the Chicago Cubs have an opportunity to have a stranglehold on a playoff spot. To get there, they have three players who they need to step up over the final month of the season.

Morel was the first Cubs rookie to accomplish the feat since Willson Contreras did it in 2016. Coincidentally, the Cubs had seen two other players, Jorge Soler (2014) and Starlin Castro (2010), do ...

The Chicago Cubs are showing patience as they wait for the hits to fall for Christopher Morel. They might not be able to afford that same approach to his defensive performance.

For the Cubs, the clear choice was Christopher Morel. Morel has a promising bat. In just two seasons he’s slashed .241/.311/.471/.781 with 42 home runs and 117 RBI.

The Cubs recognized that Morel had good intentions when he studied his at-bats on video. But for any player, going to the tablet too often can be counterproductive.

Christopher Morel is no longer a member of the Chicago Cubs. During the game on Sunday, the Cubs traded Morel to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for All-Star third baseman Isaac Paredes, according ...

He finished the season with the best ERA (3.12) of any reliever who finished the season with the Cubs. Most Improved Player: Christopher Morel Morel, a utilityman, also started the year in Double ...

Morel of the story: Young Cubs slugger — 24 on Saturday — has Home Run Derby potential In London, Christopher Morel will seek his 14th home run since being called back up on May 9 and his 25th ...