Willson Contreras

Contreras isn't starting Saturday's game against the Marlins. Contreras has gone 0-for-7 with a walk and two strikeouts across his last three appearances, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last four games. Jose Lobaton will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is back in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against right-hander Marcus Stroman and the Toronto Blue Jays. Contreras will catch Kyle Hendricks and hit fifth. Jose Lobaton should be available off the bench after starting on Wednesday. numberFire’s models project Contreras for 9.3...

Contreras went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's win over the Cardinals. Contreras hit his 11th home run of the season in the eighth inning, giving the Cubs their final run of the day in the 8-5 victory. The catcher is third on the team in long balls, trailing Javier Baez (14 home runs) and Kris Bryant (13). Contreras is one of the best-hitting backstops in the game and should remain a strong fantasy asset.

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is in the starting lineup for Friday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Johan Oviedo and the St. Louis Cardinals. Contreras will catch Kohl Stewart and hit fifth while replacing P.J. Higgins behind the plate. The Cubs placed Higgins on the injured list with a strained right forearm and purchased the contract of Jose Lobaton in a corresponding roster move.

The Cubs have momentum in this game and they do not appear to be willing to surrender it. Willson Contreras just added to the Cubs lead, which is now 8-5, with this solo bomb in the bottom of the 8th. If you were wondering who leads NL catchers in homers,...

This one doesn’t even fall in the trade rumors category because it’s long dead, but I felt it was worth revisiting the offseason scuttlebutt about the Marlins’ interest in Willson Contreras. SportsGrid’s Craig Mish reported back in January that there had been exploratory talks and added that none of Miami’s top 10 prospects had been discussed, which is why there was never any traction toward a deal despite what may have been mutual initial interest.

Contreras isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Padres. Contreras went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over San Diego, but he'll get a breather in Wednesday's series finale. P.J. Higgins will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres. Contreras will take a breather for Wednesday's matinee after he hit his 10th home run of the season on Tuesday night. P.J. Higgins will catch Jake Arrieta and bat eighth.

The Chicago Cubs listed Willson Contreras as their catcher for Monday's game against the San Diego Padres. Contreras will take over at catcher and bat leadoff Monday, while P.J. Higgins returns to the bench. Contreras has a $3,100 salary on FanDuel and is projected to score 12.5 fantasy points against...

Contreras is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Giants. Contreras will rest up Sunday after starting the first three games of the series in San Francisco. P.J. Higgins will get the start behind the plate, though Contreras could be an option to pinch hit later in the contest.

Chicago Cubs manager David Ross had to separate catcher Willson Contreras and first baseman Anthony Rizzo during an argument in the dugout. The Chicago Cubs are in danger of being swept by the San Francisco Giants to start their California road trip, and it’s clear some players are frustrated. Manager...

The players of the Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rizzo Y Willson Contreras they had an encounter last Friday in the cave in the middle of the game of the Big leagues (MLB) on his visit to the San Francisco Giants. We do not know the reason, the fact is that Anthony...

It sucks to lose two games in a row and sometimes that frustration boils over in a public fashion. Such was the case Friday night, when Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras got into a heated exchange in the dugout that saw David Ross stepping between them. Rizzo seemed particularly incensed, gesticulating angrily as Ross walked him away.

Chicago Cubs catcher/outfielder Willson Contreras is in the lineup Thursday in the team's game against the San Francisco Giants. Contreras is getting the nod behind the plate while batting fifth in the order against Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani. Our models project Contreras for 1.1 hits, 0.5 runs, 0.3 home runs,...

Willson Contreras hit one of the latter and that brought the Cubs from behind in the middle innings of their Tuesday night game against the Padres. That homer plus continued great relief work gave the Cubs the ballgame 4-3 and the series win. (Again, I ask: “What’s so great about this Padres team?”)

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras hit a huge home run against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, and flipped his bat for good measure. The Chicago Cubs-San Diego Padres series has been circulating around the battle of the shortstops between Javier Baez and Fernando Tatis Jr. The Padres were looking to get back in the win column following their loss to the Cubs on Monday. But catcher Willson Contreras had other plans.