This article references Steve Cishek and more! Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports that pitcher Steve Cishek's deal with the Cubs is for two-years and $13 million. Cishek is coming off a nice year in which he spent time with the Mariners and Rays and pitched to a 2.01 ERA. He figures to be part of the late-inning mix for the Cubs. Cishek also provides closer experience, and there is a chance he can earn that role in Chicago if free-agent closer [...]Keep on reading: Steve Cishek Deal Worth $13 Million Over Two Years

This article references Avisail Garcia, Eric Hosmer, Fernando Rodney, Gerrit Cole, Greg Holland, Jason Kipnis, Manny Machado, Max Schrock, Michael Fulmer, Stephen Piscotty, Steve Cishek, Yu Darvish and more! As we move closer to the 2018 MLB season, the MLB Winter Meetings closed their third day in Orlando, FL. After a lot of projected moves over the first two days, some big name players came off the board today, filling major holes for teams looking to contend in 2018. It is important to see how these potential All-Stars fit with their new team and if their fantasy stock improves with the transactions of the day. There are still other moves brewing over the coming days, but Thursday was a ver[...]Keep on reading: 2017 Winter Meetings Recap - Thursday's Breaking News

This article references and more! Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports that the Minnesota Twins were in on Steve Cishek before he agreed to a deal with the Cubs earlier in the day. He mentions Fernando Rodney, Matt Belisle, Addison Reed and Tony Watson as potential options.Keep on reading: Twins Interested In A Number Of Bullpen Options

This article references Steve Cishek and more! Free agent pitcher Steve Cishek signed with the Chicago Cubs according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. Cishek, a 31-year-old sidearmer with experience as a closer, put up an outstanding 2.01 ERA, 0.896 WHIP and 41/14 K/BB ratio in 44 2/3 innings between the Mariners and Rays in 2017. He will sure up the back end of the Cubs' bullpen and, at the moment, is probably the closer for Chicago with Wade Davis gone as a free agent.Keep on reading: Steve Cishek Signs With Cubs

This article references and more! Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports that the Nationals are looking at bullpen options. He mentions Addison Reed, Brandon Kintzler and Steve Cishek as pitchers on their radar. The Nationals had one of the worst bullpens the first half of the season, but it improved after they acquired Sean Doolittle, Brandon Kintzler and Ryan Madson. All three players mentioned have experience as a closer and figure to get multi-year deals. The trio has attracted interest from numerous teams during the winter mee[...]Keep on reading: Nationals Considering Bullpen Options

This article references Steve Cishek and more! Free agent reliever Steve Cishek is gaining interest, as Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reports that the Twins are in the mix for him. There is also known to be some level of interest from the Mets. Cishek, a 31-year-old sidearmer with experience as a closer, put up an outstanding 2.01 ERA, 0.896 WHIP, and 41/14 K/BB ratio in 44 2/3 innings between the Mariners and Rays in 2017.Keep on reading: Steve Cishek Being Scouted By Twins

Free agent pitchers Tommy Hunter, Steve Cishek, and Anthony Swarzak could be on the radar of the Mets according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post . In other words, the Mets do not want to give a three-year deal to the top-of-the-market options like Addison Reed and Bryan Shaw. Instead, Sherman he[...]

The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Steve Cishek from the Mariners for Erasmo Ramirez on Friday afternoon. Ramirez was 4-3 with a save, six holds and a 4.80 ERA eight starts and 18 relief appearances for the Rays, but was even better as a reliever, posting a 3.23 ERA (11 ER, 30.2 IP) with 23 strikeouts. Cis[...]

Mariners closer Steve Cishek ended up taking the loss in relief, as the Tigers needed extra innings to complete the sweep of Seattle, by a score of 5-4 on [...]

Mariners closer Steve Cishek was summoned from the bullpen with two outs to go in the ninth inning and induced two groundouts to nail down his 16th save of the season in a win over the Red Sox on Friday. Cishek has converted 16 of 20 opportunities on the season. He has a record of 2-3 on the season,[...]