We've turned the calendar to May and, amazingly, 2018's baseball season is already 1/6 complete. We've seen some surprising team starts (Phillies, Pirates) and a few out-of-the-blue players rising to fantasy relevance (Christian Villanueva, Jarlin Garcia). But we're all wondering the same thing: where in the world is John Lackey? Nothing is worse in fantasy than watching our early-round fantasy studs crawl out the gates. We spent hard earned picks or auction dollars on these stallions and we [...]

Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said that free-agent starting pitcher John Lackey plans to pitch in 2018. Lackey who is 39 would like to continue his career, but one would think he'd like to go to a competitive team such as the Cubs. Lackey was one of the Cubs better pitchers in the second ha[...]

According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, free agent pitcher John Lackey intends to pitch in 2018. Lackey who is 39 pitched the past two years with the Chicago Cubs and won his third [...]

Pitching in relief Chicago Cubs pitcher John Lackey came in during the bottom of the ninth with one runner on. He walked Chris Taylor and then served up the game winning home run to Justin Turner. The Cubs bullpen has been the team's kryptonite thus far in the playoffs and must improve if they hope [...]

The Chicago Cubs remain undecided on their Game 1 starter for the NLCS versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. The choice seems to be between Jose Quintana and John Lackey. Quintana pitched Game 3 of the NLDS and threw 2/3 of an inning in Game 5 Thursday. The good news is that he only threw 12 pitches and s[...]

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher John Lackey is likely to make the team's playoff roster as a reliever. Lackey had a strong second half of the season and has pitched very well of late. He will also add some insurance for Game 4 starter Jake Arrieta (hamstring) should any issues arise. Lackey will likel[...]

After the Chicago Cubs clinched their third straight playoff berth on [...]

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Chicago Cubs pitcher John Lackey and catcher/outfielder Willson Contreras have both been ejected Friday afternoon for arguing balls and strikes. Contreras will be replaced by Alex Avila. Justin [...]

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher John Lackey had a great performance on Tuesday against Atlanta. Lackey threw 86 pitches over five innings and gave up just one run on five hits and two walks. Lackey still sits at a 5.04 ERA and isn't much of a fantasy asset, but it seems he will stick as a starting pit[...]