Kevin Gausman Expected To Make Cubs Debut Against Royals On Friday Night

Kevin Gausman has been connected to the Chicago Cubs since the beginning of his career. Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said the team had asked about his availability for years.

When Chicago finally landed the right-hander in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, well, it wasn't much of a surprise.

"When I told my wife it was the Cubs, she was like, ‘It’s about time,’" Gausman said. "Because just in Baltimore [with the Orioles] for years, it seemed like it was kind of always a link to here.